ThoraxLungs Flashcards
FOUR COMPONENTS OF A RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
INSPECTION
PALPATION
PERCUSSION
AUSCULTATION
forms the thorax (chest) portion of the body
thoracic cage (rib cage)
It consist of how many pairs of ribs?
12 pairs of ribs with their costal cartilages and the sternum
The ribs are anchored posteriorly to the?
12 thoracic vertebrae (T1–T12)
The thoracic cage protects the what?
heart and lungs
The ribs are classified as?
true ribs (1–7) and false ribs (8–12)
The last two pairs of false ribs are also known as
floating ribs (11–12).
It is the elongated bony structure that anchors the anterior thoracic cage
Sternum
sternum consists of three parts:
the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
is the wider, superior portion of the sternum
manubrium
The top of the manubrium has a shallow, U-shaped border called the
jugular (suprasternal) notch
The elongated, central portion of the sternum is the?
body
The inferior tip of the sternum is the?
xiphoid process.
t is located between the ribcage (sternum) and the shoulder blade (scapula). It is the bone that connects the arm to the body.
Clavicle
it is the eponymous name given to the sternal angle which is the palpable anatomical feature formed from the manubriosternal junction
ANGLE OF LOUIS
is the joint of the sternal body and the manubrium.
manubriosternal junction
a type of joint characterized as a fibrous connection between two bones (the manubrium and the sternal body in the case of the angle of Louis) which does not allow any significant movement.
synarthrosis
ACCORDING TO UNDERLYING LUNGS AND LOBES: RIGHT LUNG
UPPER
MIDDLE
LOWER
ACCORDING TO UNDERLYING LUNGS AND LOBES: LEFT LUNG
UPPER
LOWER
INSPECTION
( SSPRCIACS)
Shape
Scars
Prominent veins
Resp rate and rhythm
Chest wall movement
Intercostal recession
Added sounds
Cyanosis
Sputum
Chest wall movement?
symmetrical, hyperinflated, paradoxical movement
the chest and abdomen move in the same direction during breathing?
Symmetrical
occur when air gets trapped in the lungs and causes them to overinflate. caused by blockages in the air passages or by air sacs that are less elastic, which interferes with the expulsion of air from the lungs.
Hyperinflated
an obvious sign that the portion of the chest wall is not assisting with the breathing function.
Paradoxical Movement
PALPATION
(TPC)
Tenderness
Position of apex beat
Chest wall expansion
The actual beat which you can feel is the very tip of the?
Left Ventricle
As you feel the apex beating it should be in time with the?
Carotid Pulse
Assessing for chest expansion?
(symmetric or asymmetric)
normal range of chest expansionis?
2-5 cm
Assessing for chest expansion provides clues regarding the presence of?
chest wall pathology, lung volume loss or obstruction.