Week 2 - Pulmonary Exam Flashcards
What is the respiratory ROS question?
Any shortness of breath or cough?
What 2 things is the Respiratory System responsible for?
- Ventilation
2. Respiration
Define Ventilation
Getting air into and out of the lungs
Respiration
Exchanging of air between the alveoli and the blood and between the blood and the tissues
During what process does cough occur? Name 3 ways it can happen.
Ventilation; Tumors, infection, asthma
During what process does alteration of blood gases (O2, CO2, pH) occur?
Respiration
What 4 things do we observe in respiration?
- Rate
- Rhythm
- Depth
- Effort of breathing
How do we assess respiration rate?
Count the number of breaths in 1 minute
What 2 ways can we measure respiration rate?
- Visual inspection
2. Subtly listening over pt’s trachea with stethoscope head/neck or chest exam
What is the normal breaths per minutes for an adult?
14-20 breaths per minute in a quiet, regular pattern
Is an occasional sigh normal in respiration?
Yes
How high can breaths per minute go in infants?
44 breaths per minute
Go observe the picture on your phone about the different breathing patterns
GO LOOK
Slow breathing may be secondary to what 3 things?
- Diabetic coma
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Drug-induced respiratory depression
What is slow breathing called?
Bradypnea
Rapid shallow breathing may be caused by what 3 things?
- Restrictive lung disease
- Elevated diaphragm
- Pleuritic chest pain
What is rapid shallow breathing called?
Tachpnea
What is Cheyne-Strokes Breathing?
Periods of deep breathing alternate with periods of apnea (no breathing)
Where is Cheyne-Strokes Breathing often seen?
In children and aging people during sleep
What 4 things could cause Cheyne-Strokes Breathing?
- Drug-induced respiratory depression
- HF
- Uremia
- Brain damage
2 terms specifically seen in Cheyne-Strokes
- Hyperpnea
2. Apnea
What happens in Obstructive Breathing?
Expiration prolonged because narrowed airways increase the resistance to air flow
What 3 things can cause Obstructive Breathing?
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Asthma
- COPD
What is Sighing Respiration?
Breathing punctuated by frequent sigghs
What should Sighing Respiration alert us to?
Possibility of hyperventilation syndrome
What is hyperventilation syndrome a common cause of?
Dyspnea and dizziness
What could cause Rapid Deep Breathing
- Metabolic acidosis
- Exercise
- Anxiety
What 3 things should we consider in a comatose patient in Rapid Deep Breathing? What would these affect?
- Hypoxia
- Infarction
- Hypoglycemia
Medulla or Pons
What is Kussmaul Breathing?
Deep breathing due to metabolic acidosis
Could Kussmaul Breathing be fast, normal in rate, or slow?
Yes