Test 2 Heart and Lungs-Cher Flashcards
Type of respirations that is like tachypnea but deeper?
kussmauls
Type of respirations that come with brainstem injury?
Biots
DKA can be seen with what type of respiration?
Kussmauls
Orthopnea
Difficulty breathing when supine
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
Awakening from sleep short of breath and needing to be upright to achieve comfort
normal costal angle?
90 degrees
What is sternal angle?
Junction between the manubrium and sternal body (manubriosternal joint). Also called “angle of Louis”.
What do you ask people with orthopnea?
How many pillows do you use?
What type of sound can be heard when percussing over an air filled cavity?
Tympany
What type of sound can be heard when percussing over lung fields (normal lung tissue)?
Resonance
What type of sound can be heard when percussing over the liver?
Dullness
What type of sound can be heard when percussing over muscle?
Flatness
What is the one way we will palpate the thorax?
Check for symmetry of respiratory excursion
What type of breath sounds do we hear over the lungs?
Vesicular
What type of breath sounds do we hear over the trachea?
Bronchial
Which is lower pitched, vesicular or bronchial breath sounds?
Vesicular
Inward movement of the area between the ribs; associated with increased respiratory effort
Subcostal retraction
Indrawing of the abdomen just below the sternum
Substernal retraction
Indrawing between the ribs
Intercostal retraction
When tissues are drawn in above the clavicle (shoulder girdle).
Suprasternal Retraction
In what type of respirations do the chest and belly alternate?
see-saw respirations
A posture that uses three points of support, typically used by patients with pulmonary problems as they lean forward, use their arms for support, and lift the chest to increase breathing capacity
tripod position
How should we auscultate the lungs? Compare _____ to _____.
Side to Side
What makes a sound discontinuous?
Very short. Not at all musical. Ex: bubble wrap or crack
What are the 2 discontinuous lung sounds?
Crackles
Pleural friction rub
What are the 3 continuous lung sounds?
Wheeze
Rhonchi
Stridor
Which type of lung sound has a more musical nature?
Continuous
What is head bobbing in a baby a sign of?
Respiratory Distress
What is grunting in a child a sign of?
Respiratory Distress
Crackles are usually heard only on:
inspiration
Newborns are Obligate nose breathers until __ months.
3