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how many lobes does the left lung have?

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TWO, an upper and lower

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how many lobes does the right lung have?

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three, (upper, middle, and lower lobe)

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what diagnostic equipment is used for the thorax and lungs?

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x ray, MRI, and CT scans

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what are immediate ways you can assess the lungs and thorax?

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inspection, palpation, ausultation (percussion isnt really used anymore)

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what are the different respiratory patterns?

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even, effortless
uneven
labored
deep
shallow
gasping
grunting
stridor
tachypneic
bradyneic

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is watching their pattern of breathing

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respiratory pattern

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a classic example is an asthma attack, THEYRE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THEIR BREATH

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labored breathing

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gasping for breathing, this is not on the slide, but it is a term you might see on other systems

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agonal breathing

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is seen in cardiac arrest or stroke patients

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agonal breathing

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it sounds horrible, it is often associated with airway obstruction or crup. more commonly seen in children`

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stridor

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what does stridor require?

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immediate medical attention

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what is the limit for tachypneic?

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over 20-22

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what would be an example of someone who might have bradypnea ?

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someone who’s overdosing, or someone you gave a narcotic to

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any type of movement makes them profoundly short of breath, seen in CHF and COVID
asthma
pneumonia

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SHOB on exertion

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shortness of breath while laying down

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orthopnea

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you will see their chest go in and out

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increased chest expansion

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17
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use of accessory muscles, but mostly in the abdomen

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retractions

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cessation of breathing

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apnea

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how many areas do you auscultate on the posterior chest?

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9

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what would you document for breathing that is normal sounding?

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clear

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what are the abnormal or adventitious sounds?

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crackles
rhonchi
wheezes
pleural friction rub

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are more of the wet crackles you will hear

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coarse crackles

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coarse crackles are heard in patients with?

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pneumonia, pulmonary edema

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where airway will suddenly open when close (the alveoli open)

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fine crackles

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large airway sounds, is like continuous gurgling or bubbling sound
rhonchi
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rhonchi can be heard during?
inspiration and expiration
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what usually causes rhonchi?
movement of fluids during upper respiratory infection
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sounds like thousands of tiny pops on top of each other,
rales
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seen in CHF and pneumonia
rales
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is heard with asthma
wheezing
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wheezing is heard during
inspiration or expiration
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wheezing is associated with?
asthma copd
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can be clear sounds but can be _________, can be in the bases, sometimes in smokers, is clear but is not as lound (is muffled in a way)
diminished
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is theyve had a lobectomy what would you chart for that lobe?
absent
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is charted with apnea
absent
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can result from air or fluid in or around lungs, as well as from a pneumothorax
absent breathing sounds
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how many areas do you auscultate on the anterior chest?
5
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what does the purple indicate?
bronchial area
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what does the green area indicate?
tracheal area
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what does the blue area indicate?
bronchovesicular
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what does the red are indicate?
vesicular
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are hash and high pitched sounding areas
tracheal
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loud high pitched
bronchial
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Medium in loudness and pitch
bronchovesicular
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Quiet low pitched
vesicular
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is hear equally during inspiration and expiration at these locations
tracheal, and bronchovesicular
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what is heard more at the broncial area ?
expiration
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what is heard more at the vesicular location?
inspiration
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is above the supraclavicular notch
tracheal
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just above clavicles on each side of the sternum over the manubrium
bronchial
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next to sternum between scapulae
bronchovesicular
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what area is indicated by the blue?
bronchovesicular
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what area is indicated by the red?
vesicular
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what are you palpating for on the lungs?
tenderness, lesions, lumps, & deformities
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is subcutaneous imphazema
crepitus
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air trapped under the skin
crepitus
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what is a common cause of crepitus?
trauma
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what type of oxygen delivery is this?
nasal canula
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what type of oxygen delivery is this?
nonrebreather mask
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is youre ging past 6 liter of oxygen what type of mask do you want to use?
something at least like a nonrebreather
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what type of oxygen delivery device do you want to use for mouthbreathers?
something that covers their mouth, so a nonrebreather possibly
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a pillow or a teddy bear that is help is a type of this
chest splint
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if they're not coughing or deep breathing after surgery what is your patient at risk for?
pneumonia
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what are two respiratory interventions (especially ones meant to prevent pneumonia?)
incentive spirometer, coughing and deep breathing
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what is a good goal for an incentive spirometer ?
ten times an hour while awake
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what do you need to know about sputum?
color, consistency, amount, and odor
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thin white or clear sputum indicates?
colds viral infections, chronic bronchitis
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white to yellow sputum indicates?
acute bronchitis, acute pneumonia, asthma, or allergic conditions
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thick yellow or green sputum indicates?
bacterial infection (ex. lung abscess, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia)
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what does rust colored sputum indicate?
TB pneumococcal pneumonia
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what does brown or black sputum indicate?
TB, coal workers pneumoconiosis lung CA?
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what does pink tinged sputum indicate?
lung tumor, TB, lung cancer (lung Cancer to go from pink to red and progress to brown or black)
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profuse frothy pink sputum indicates?
pulmonary edema
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red pink and rsut colored sputum indicates?
pulmonary edema
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foul smelling sputum indicates?
lung abscess, cronchiectasis, anaerobic infection
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what is tactile fremitus?
noise from vocal chords, is used as a way to palpate chest to assess for fluid with palpation
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is where youre going to listen for vesicular sounds at
lateral thorax
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where are you going to: observe accessory muscles palpate muscles and skeleton asses tactile fremitus compare right and left sides auscultate for bronchial sounds?
anterior thorax
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what is LFT?
liver function tests
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what is ABG?
arteriole blood gas values
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what do you use ABG values for?
to adjust ventilator setting

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