Respiratory Findings Flashcards by Hannah Mikulich

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Absence of nail bed angle or Schamroth space

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Clubbing

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Biot’s respiration (irregularly irregular rhythm)

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Damage to the medulla-CVA, trauma or tumor

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Bronchophony (loud breath sounds)

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Pneumonia, compression atelectasis

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Cheyne-Stoke breathing (regularly irregular)

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CHF or raised intracranial pressure

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Clubbing of fingers

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TB, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, lung cancer

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Crackles

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Pneumonia, CHF and bronchiectasis

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Cyanosis- central (blue lips, fingers and toes)

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Severe respiratory distress, Fallot’s tetralogy

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Cyanosis- peripheral (blue fingers and toes)

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Cold temperatures, Raynaud’s phenomenon

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Decreased tactile fremitus

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COPD, pleural effusion, asthma

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Egophony (E sounds like A)

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Pneumonia, compression atelectasis

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Flared nasal alae

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Respiratory distress

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Gibbus (localized angular kyphosis)

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Pott’s disease of the spine- TB

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Absent breath sounds

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Pleural effusion, pneumothorax

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Bronchiectasis, lung abcess

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Halitosis

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Hyper-resonant percussion

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Pneumothorax, emphysema and asthma

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Increased tactile fremitus

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Pneumonia, tuberculosis

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Intercostal space bulging

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Pleural effusion and empyema

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Intercostal space retraction

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severe asthma and upper airway obstruction

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Kussmaul’s breathing (deep rapid breathing)

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Local lag

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Obesity, pleural effusion

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Musty (ammonia) breath (fetor hepaticus)

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Liver failure

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Pectus carinatum (pigeon sternum)

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rickets or congenital abnormality

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Pectus excavatum (funnel chest)

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rickets or congenital abnormality

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Pitted nails

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Psoriasis

Pleuritic friction rub

Pleurisy

Precordial friction rub

Pericarditis

Pursed lip breathing

Emphysema

Rachitic rosary (swollen costochondral joints)

Rickets

Red currant jelly sputum

Klebsiella (Friedlander's) pneumonia

Rust colored sputum

Pneumococcal pneumonia

Stony dull percussion note

Pleural effusion

Sweating with chest pain

MI, PE or dissecting thoracic aorta

Tender swollen costochondral joint

Tietze's syndrome

Tracheal shift

Pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax, TB

Tracheal tug (downward pull on the trachea)

Aneurysm of the arch of the aorta

Wheeze (musical breath sound)

Asthma, bronchiectasis and COPD

Whispered pectoriloquy (whispered 99- loud)

Pneumonia, compression atelectasis