CHAPTER 19 LUNGS Flashcards
Type of respirations
diaphragm or chest
What is COPD?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ex of COPD
(Emphysema & Bronchitis)
pigeon chest, protrusion
Carinatum
funnel chest, inward
Excavatum
pattern of respiration for men Men & Children
Diaphragmatic
Pattern of Respirations for women
Thoracic or costal
RR more than 20
Tachypnea
RR less than 12
Bradypnea
Alternating tachypnea and Apnea
Cheyne-Stokes
Irregular pattern of normal resp. and apnea
Biot’s respiration
Awakening from sleep with SOB
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)
Deep rapid and laborious
Kussmaul
Marks the site of tracheal bifurcation, and the upper border of the atria of the heart
Angle of Louis/Manubriosternal angle
Air that has escaped into the SQ tissues
Cellophane paper crackling
Crepitus