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Chapter 11: Lungs/Respiratory Flashcards

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Tachypnea

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rapid, shallow breathing
- fast breathing
- faster then 20 breaths per minute

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Bradypnea

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slow breathing
- slower than 12 breaths per minute

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Occupational Hazards

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hazards that include the air-borne ones
- exposure to irritants, asbestos, smoke, etc that affects your lung health

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Dyspnea

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shortness of breath

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Orthopnea

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difficulty breathing when lying down
- propping yourself up with pillows helps alleviate this

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Pursed Lip Breathing

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when you inhale with the nose and then exhale with pursed lips very slowly
- seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma

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What is Kussmauls ?

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distressing, paroxysmal dyspnea
- patten of respiration that is rapid, deep, and labored
- also known as air hunger
- affects both inspiration and expiration
- body’s compensation to alleviate the high levels of acidosis

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Cyanosis

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bluish discoloration, especially of the skin and mucous membranes
- can be a sign of inadequate oxygenation of tissues

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Auscultate

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listen to the sounds within the body
- usually with a stethoscope

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Barrel-Shaped Chest

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rounded, bulging chest with abnormal increase in AP diameter
- AP diameter of 1:1
- can be due to chronic air trapping in the alveoli
- can be caused by emphysema
- shows little movement on respiration

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Bronchovesicular

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sounds heard over the main stem bronchi
- intensity of sound is moderate
- I=E
- moderate pitch sound

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Adventitious

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means involuntary/abnormal
- examples of these types of sounds are wheezing, crackles, rhonchi

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Pectus Carinatum

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occurs when abnormal cartilage growth causes the sternum to protude from the chest
- when the breast bones is pushed outwards
- also called pigeon chest

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Pectus Excavatum

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when the breast bones is sunken into the chest

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Anterior-Posterior Diameter

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where the front to back dimension of the chest is smaller than its lateral dimension
- normal is about 1:2 ratio to lateral diameter

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Crepitus

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unusual popping or cracking, etc
- indicates air in the subcutaneous tissue

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Pleural Friction Rub

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Superficial, low-pitched, coarse rubbing or grating sound
- sounds like two surfaces rubbing together
- heard throughout inspiration and expiration
- caused by pericardial pleura rubbing together

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Vesicular Sounds

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heard over the periphery (outside portions of lungs) of lungs
- I>E
- intensity of sound is soft because it’s the furthest site from the airway
- low pitch sound

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Rhonchi

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low-pitched wheezing sounds (can sounds like snoring or moaning)
- usually heard during expiration
- continuous
- can be heard if you have bronchitis, asthma, COPD

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Bronchitis

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inflammation of the bronchial tubes
- may become productive with sputum (muscus)
- can cause coughing, wheezing, etc

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Asthma

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hyperreactive airway disease characterized by bronchoconstriction, airway obstruction, and inflammation

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Emphysema

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Destruction of the alveolar walls causes permanent abnormal enlargement of the air spaces
- causes increased AP (anterior posterior) diameter

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Pneumothroax

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air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung
- decreased chest wall movement on side of injury can occur
- breath sounds over affected area are absent
- tracheal deviation (moves away from the midline and must be seen immediately)

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Retraction

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when the area between the ribs and in the neck sinks in when a person with asthma tries to inhale
- Ex.) intercostal muscles are drawn inward between the ribs
- indicates airway obstruction
- may occur during pneumonia

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Asymmetry
abnormal finding where the abnormal side of the chest expands less and lags behind the normal side
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Pitch
how high or low the respiration sound is
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Intensity
characteristic of the breath sound that is loud, moderate, or soft
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Sputum
a mixture of saliva and mucus produced by the lungs in viral or bacterial infections
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What does greenish/yellow sputum mean ?
bacterial infections
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What does clear/whiteish sputum mean ?
viral infection - like a cold or bronchitis
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What does black sputum mean ?
smoke or coal dust inhalation
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What does Rust/Red sputum mean ?
TB or pneumococcal pneumonia
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What does foul smelling sputum mean ?
bacterial pneumonia, lung abscess, or bronchietasis
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What does frothy sputum mean ?
pulmonary edema
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What does thick sputum usually mean ?
cystic fibrosis
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How do we document tobacco use ?
using pack-years - # packs per day X # yrs smoked - or # cigs per day X # yrs smoked/ 20
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What does a Normal Lung Inspection look like ?
- Eupneic (easy, free respirations) - no nasal flaring - no lip, buccal mucosa cyanosis - AP diameter of 1:2 - pink nail beds, capillary refill <3 secs, no clubbing - chest wall symmetrical and mobile
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Why does clubbing occur ?
sign of chronic hypoxia
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What causes Barrel Chest to occur ?
COPD
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Is Chest Retraction a good sign ?
no, it indicated airway obstruction that can occur because of an asthma attack or pneumonia
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How do we check for crepitus ?
palpation
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What is Vocal (tactile) Fremitus ?
feeling the vibrations of the anterior or posterior thorax - should be equal bilaterally - may be absent in a healthy person with a high-pitched or soft voice
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Fine Crackles
- high-pitched popping sounds - not continuous - can occur because of pneumonia, bronchitis, fluid in lungs
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Coarse Crackles
- low-pitched popping - more of a rippling sound - not continuous - can occur because of pneumonia, fluid overtake
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Do crackles clear with a cough ?
no
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Wheeze
high-pitched snoring sound - continuous - musical-like sound - heard during expiration and inspiration - occurs during asthma
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Plural Friction Rub
caused by inflamed parietal and visceral pleura rubbing against each other - sounds like a coarse, grating sound
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Stridor
high-pitched crowing, honking sound - heard over the larynx - heard during both inspiration and expiration - can occur because of respiratory obstruction of larynx or trachea and they aren't getting enough 02
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Bronchial
heard over the trachea and thorax - high-pitch sound - intensity of sound is loud because it's the closest to the airway - I
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What are the Chronic Pulmonary Diseases ?
- Asthma - COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis)
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Acute Bronchitis
- inflammation of the mucous membrane - cough is initially non-productive but after a few days it becomes productive - rhonchi heard on auscultation with wheezing heard after coughing
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Chronic Bronchitis
- long-term cough with mucous (sputum history) -chronic, cyanosis, may hear rhonchi, obesity, clubbing, wheezes
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Is Nasal Flaring a good sign in infants ?
infants are abdominal breathers, so a little flaring is okay but if it's excessive then it's an emergency
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Atelectasis
collapsed alveoli caused by external pressure from a tumors, fluid, or air in the pleural space - diminished breath sounds and fremitus, low 02 Sat
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What are common childhood illnesses ?
asthma, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, and cystic fibrosis
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What are illnesses are associated with Fine Crackles ?
pneumonia, bronchitis, fluid in lungs
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What illnesses are associated with Coarse Crackles ?
pneumonia, fluid overtake
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What illnesses are associated with Wheezes and Rhonchi ?
asthma, bronchitis, COPD,
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What are abnormal findings of Vocal (tactile) fremitus ?
Diminished/Absent: - pneumothorax, pleural effusion, obesity, and bronchial obstruction Increased: - pneumonia - tumor if it's solid
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What is the Pitch, Intensity, Duration, and Expected location of Bronchial sounds ?
- high-pitched - loud (closest to the airway) - Expiration is longer than Inspiration - over the trachea and thorax
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What is the Pitch, Intensity, Duration, and Expected location of Bronchovesicular sounds ?
- moderate pitch - moderate - Inspiration=Expiration - over the main stem bronchi
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What is the Pitch, Intensity, Duration, and Expected location of the vesicular sounds ?
-low pitched - soft (furthest from the site of airway) - Inspiration is longer - periphery of lungs (outside portions of the lungs)
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What are some symptoms of chronic bronchitis ?
- chronic, productive cough - cyanosis (due to hypoxia) - crackles, wheezes - obese - prolonged expiration - peripheral edema
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What are some symptoms of emphysema ?
- dyspnea - minimal cough - pink skin, pursed-lip breathing - accessory muscle use - hyperinflation, barrel chest - tachypnea - increased minute ventilation - weight loss (due to work of breathing)
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What is placement of hands during thoracic expansion ?
anterior: costal margin and xiphoid process posterior: T9 or T10 ; 10th rib
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How do you calculate pack years ?
- # packs smoked a day x # years smoked - # cigs smoked per day x # years smoked/ 20
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When can wheezes be heard ?
during inspiration and expiration
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When can rhonchi be heard ?
expiration
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When can stridor be heard ?
during inspiration and expiration
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Where is stridor usually heard ?
over the larynx
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What adventitious lung sounds are continuous and be cleared with a cough ?
wheezes, and rhonchi
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What causes stridor ?
respiratory obstruction of larynx or trachea - not getting adequate O2 - associated with croup - very dangerous and must act quickly
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What causes fine and coarse crackles ?
fluid in lungs - pneumonia or bronchitis
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What patient do we prioritize seeing ?
ABC - airway - breathing - circulation - respiratory issues are always a priority

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