Respiratory/Pulmonary

Question 1

Bradypnea

Answer 1

Decreased respiratory rate

Question 2

Clear to auscultation (CTA)

Answer 2

No abnormal sounds when listening to the lungs with a stethoscope

Question 3

Dyspnea

Answer 3

Difficulty/labored breathing, shortness of breath

Question 4

Dyspnea on exertion (DOE)

Answer 4

Feeling short of breath during very light exercise

Question 5

Hemoptysis

Answer 5

Coughing up gross amounts of blood

Question 6

Hypoxia

Answer 6

Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood

Question 7

Pleurisy

Answer 7

General term for pain with breathing

Question 8

Rales

Answer 8

Crackles; wet crackling heard in the lungs typically due to pneumonia or CHF

Question 9

Rhonchi

Answer 9

The sound of mucus rolling around in the bronchioles/bronchi

Question 10

Shortness of breath (SOB)

Answer 10

Air hunger, difficulty breathing, or breathlessness

Question 11

Sputum

Answer 11

Any mixed matter with the saliva that is passed through the mouth

Question 12

Stridor

Answer 12

Upper airway noise; common sign in croup

Question 13

Tachypnea

Answer 13

Increased respiratory rate

Question 14

Wheezing

Answer 14

High-pitched sound heard in the lungs wit asthmatics or lung disease