RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT Flashcards
(11 cards)
WHEN DO YOU DO A RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT?
IT IS PART OF FULL PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
TRAUMA
WHAT IS THE CONDITION ‘EUPNOEA’
NORMAL BREATHING RATE & PATTERN
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘TACHYPNOEA’
INC RESP RATE
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘BRADYPNOEA’
DEC RESP RATE
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘APNOEA’
ABSENCE OF BREATHING
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘HYPERNOEA’
INC DEPTH & RATE OF BREATHING
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘CHEYNE-STOKES’
GRADUAL INC. & DEC. IN RESP WITH PERIODS OF APNOEA
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘BIOTS’
ABNORMAL BREATHING PATTERN WITH GROUPS/CLUSTERS OF RAPID RESP OF EQUAL DEPTH
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘KUSSMAULS’
TRACHYPNOEA & HYPENOEA
WHAT IS THE CONDITION
‘APNEUSTIC’
PROLONGED INSPIRATORY PHASE WITH A PROLONGED EXPIRATORY PHASE
PALPATION AND PERCUSSION TO CHECK
PALPATION
-CHEST WALL MOVEMENT
-POSITION OF TRACHEA
PERCUSSION
-USED TO ACCESS UNDERLYING STRUCTURE OF CHEST WALL