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Week 2 - Pulmonary Exam Flashcards

1
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What is the respiratory ROS question?

A

Any shortness of breath or cough?

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2
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What 2 things is the Respiratory System responsible for?

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  1. Ventilation

2. Respiration

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Define Ventilation

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Getting air into and out of the lungs

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4
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Respiration

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Exchanging of air between the alveoli and the blood and between the blood and the tissues

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5
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During what process does cough occur? Name 3 ways it can happen.

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Ventilation; Tumors, infection, asthma

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6
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During what process does alteration of blood gases (O2, CO2, pH) occur?

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Respiration

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7
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What 4 things do we observe in respiration?

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  1. Rate
  2. Rhythm
  3. Depth
  4. Effort of breathing
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8
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How do we assess respiration rate?

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Count the number of breaths in 1 minute

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9
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What 2 ways can we measure respiration rate?

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  1. Visual inspection

2. Subtly listening over pt’s trachea with stethoscope head/neck or chest exam

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10
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What is the normal breaths per minutes for an adult?

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14-20 breaths per minute in a quiet, regular pattern

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11
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Is an occasional sigh normal in respiration?

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Yes

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12
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How high can breaths per minute go in infants?

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44 breaths per minute

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13
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Go observe the picture on your phone about the different breathing patterns

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GO LOOK

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14
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Slow breathing may be secondary to what 3 things?

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  1. Diabetic coma
  2. Increased intracranial pressure
  3. Drug-induced respiratory depression
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15
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What is slow breathing called?

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Bradypnea

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16
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Rapid shallow breathing may be caused by what 3 things?

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  1. Restrictive lung disease
  2. Elevated diaphragm
  3. Pleuritic chest pain
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17
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What is rapid shallow breathing called?

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Tachpnea

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18
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What is Cheyne-Strokes Breathing?

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Periods of deep breathing alternate with periods of apnea (no breathing)

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19
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Where is Cheyne-Strokes Breathing often seen?

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In children and aging people during sleep

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20
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What 4 things could cause Cheyne-Strokes Breathing?

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  1. Drug-induced respiratory depression
  2. HF
  3. Uremia
  4. Brain damage
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21
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2 terms specifically seen in Cheyne-Strokes

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  1. Hyperpnea

2. Apnea

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22
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What happens in Obstructive Breathing?

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Expiration prolonged because narrowed airways increase the resistance to air flow

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What 3 things can cause Obstructive Breathing?

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  1. Chronic Bronchitis
  2. Asthma
  3. COPD
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What is Sighing Respiration?

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Breathing punctuated by frequent sigghs

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25
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What should Sighing Respiration alert us to?

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Possibility of hyperventilation syndrome

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26
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What is hyperventilation syndrome a common cause of?

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Dyspnea and dizziness

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27
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What could cause Rapid Deep Breathing

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  1. Metabolic acidosis
  2. Exercise
  3. Anxiety
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28
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What 3 things should we consider in a comatose patient in Rapid Deep Breathing? What would these affect?

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  1. Hypoxia
  2. Infarction
  3. Hypoglycemia

Medulla or Pons

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29
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What is Kussmaul Breathing?

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Deep breathing due to metabolic acidosis

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30
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Could Kussmaul Breathing be fast, normal in rate, or slow?

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Yes

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31
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What is Ataxic Breathing?

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Unpredictable irregularity in breathing

32
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What is another name for Ataxic Breathing?

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Blot’s Breathing

33
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Breaths could be what in Ataxic Breathing? (Blot’s)

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Shallow, deep, or stop for short periods

34
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What 2 things could cause Ataxic (Blot’s) Breathing? At what level?

A
  1. Respiratory depression
  2. Brain damage

Medullary level

35
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Order for Pulmonary Exam

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  1. Inspect
  2. Palpate
  3. Percuss
  4. Auscultate
  5. Compare one side to another (see asymmetries)
  6. Adjust the gown
36
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How do we adjust the gown for men?

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So that we can see the chest fully

37
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How do we adjust the gown for women?

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Cover the anterior chest when examining the back; when examining the chest, drape the gown over each half of the chest as you exam the other half

38
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What do we inspect the patient for in the pulmonary exam?

A

Respiratory difficulty

39
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Why do we assess color?

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For cyanosis

40
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What do we assess from midline position behind the patient?

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  1. Movement of chest
  2. Abnormalities such as masses
  3. Shape of chest
41
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What does unilateral impairment or lagging in the chest indicate? From what?

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Pleural disease from asbestosis or silicosis

42
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What could also be a problem in unilateral impairment or lagging in the chest?

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Phrenic nerve damage or trauma

43
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What 3 things could abnormal retraction be caused by?

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  1. Upper airway obstruction
  2. COPD
  3. Severe asthma
44
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What 4 things do we palpate the chest for?

A
  1. Identify tender areas
  2. Assess of observed abnormalities
  3. Further assessment of chest expansion
  4. Asses for Tactile Fremitus (TF)
45
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What is Tactile Fremitus?

A

Vibration felt on the chest when someone says “99

46
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What 3 things might be occurring in DECREASED Tactile Fremitus? Due to what?

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  1. Neoplasm
  2. Unilateral pleural effusion
  3. Pneumothorax

Decreased transmission of low frequency sounds

47
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What is seen in INCREASED Tactile Fremitus? Due to what?

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  1. Unilateral pneumonia

Increased transmission through consolidated tissue

48
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What does Percussion do?

A

Sets chest wall and underlying tissues in motion producing a sound

49
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What does percussion help establish about underlying tissues?

A

If they are:

  1. Solid
  2. Air-filled
  3. Fluid filled
50
Q

How far does Percussion penetrate? Does it help detect deep-seated lesions?

51
Q

In reference to pitch, how does increased air sound?

A

Increased air = lower pitch

52
Q

Which is lower in Percussion, R or L?

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R (bigger air filled lung) is lower than L

53
Q

Can we Percuss the diaphragm itself?

A

No; but can infer probably location from level of dullness

54
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What are we identifying in diaphragmatic percussion?

A

Resonant lung tissue and duller structures below diaphragm

55
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What does an abnormally high level suggest in diaphragmatic percussion?

A

Pleural effusion

56
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Where do we see a high diaphragm?

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  1. Atelectasis

2. Phrenic nerve paralysis

57
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What is the normal diaphragmatic excursion?

58
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If abnormalities are suspected during Auscultation, what do we do?

A

Listen to sound of pt’s spoken or whispered voice as transmitted through chest wall

59
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Give the duration of sounds, intensity/pitch of expiratory sounds, and locations where head normally of Vesicular Breathing

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  1. Duration - inspiratory sounds longer than expiratory
  2. Intensity - soft
  3. Pitch - relatively low
  4. Location - over most of both lungs
60
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Give the duration of sounds, intensity/pitch of expiratory sounds, and locations where head normally of Broncho-Vesicular Breathing

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  1. Duration - I/E equal
  2. Intesntiy - intermediate
  3. Pitch - intermediate
  4. Location - often in 1st or 2nd interspaces anteriorly between the scapulae
61
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Give the duration of sounds, intensity/pitch of expiratory sounds, and locations where head normally of Bronchial Breathing?

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  1. Duration - E > I
  2. Intensity - Loud
  3. Pitch - Relatively high
  4. Location - over manubrium (larger proximal airways)
62
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Give the duration of sounds, intensity/pitch of expiratory sounds, and locations where head normally of Tracheal Breathing?

A
  1. Duration - E=I
  2. Intensity - very loud
  3. Pitch - relatively high
  4. Location - over trachea
63
Q

Give the breath sounds, transmitted voice sounds, and tactile fremitus for a Normal, Air-filled lung

A
  1. Breath Sounds - predominantly vesicular
  2. Voice Sounds - muffled and indistinct, “ee” heard as “ee”, whispers faint or not heard
  3. TF - normal
64
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Give the breath sounds, transmitted voice sounds, and tactile fremitus for a airless lung

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  1. Breath Sounds - bronchial or bronchovesicular
  2. Voice Sounds - spoken louder, “ee” heard as “ay”, whispers louder, clearer
  3. TF - increased
65
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2 causes of Crackles

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  1. Series of tiny explosions when small airways, deflated during expiration, pop open during inspiration
  2. Air bubbles flowing through secreations or lightly closed airways during respiration
66
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What 3 things do crackle explosions explain?

A
  1. Late inspiratory crackles
  2. Interstitial lung disease
  3. Early HF
67
Q

What is related to coarse crackles?

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Air bubbles

68
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What 7 adventitious sounds are possible?

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  1. Late inspiratory crackels
  2. Early inspiratory crackles
  3. Midinspiratory and expiratoy crackles
  4. Wheezes and Rhonchi
  5. Wheeze (Stridor)
  6. Pleural Rub
  7. Mediastinal crunch
69
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What 2 things do we look for in Inspection of the Neck?

A
  1. Contraction of accessory muscles

2. If trachea is midline

70
Q

What 3 deformities of the chest are possible?

A
  1. Pectus Excavatum (Funnel chest)
  2. Barrel Chest
  3. Pectus Carinatum (Pigeon Chest)
71
Q

Another name for Pectus Excavatum

A

Funnel Chest

72
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Another name for Pectus Carinatum

A

Pigeon Chest

73
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Another name for Pectus Carinatum

A

Pigeon Chest

74
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Normal Pulmonary Findings for:
Percussion
Trachea
Breath Sounds
Adventitious Sounds
TF and Transmitted Vocie
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  1. Resonant
  2. Midline
  3. Vesicular
  4. None
  5. Normal
75
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Conslidation Pulmonary Findings for:
Percussion
Trachea
Breath Sounds
Adventitious Sounds
TF and Transmitted Vocie
A
  1. Dull over airless areas
  2. Midline
  3. Bronchial over involed area
  4. Late inspiratory crackles over involved area
  5. Increased TF w/ higher voice sounds

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