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| respiratory system purposes |
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| 1. supply oxygen 2. eliminate CO2 3. homeostasis (acid-base balance) |
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| angle of louis (sternal angle) |
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| at 2nd rib (where top of sternum and manubrium meet) |
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| 3rd ICS on LSB- significant because heart sounds change here |
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| highest lung tissue (3-4 cm above inner 1/3 of clavicles) |
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| lower border (rests on diaphragm at about 6th rib MCL) |
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| 1. client seated (examine posterior and lateral thorax) 2. client supine (examine anterior and lateral thorax) |
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| congenital problem where the sternum goes in (no need to correct) |
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| sternum protrudes forward |
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| elliptical (transverse > anterior to posterior; 2:1) in infants or emphesyma there is a 1:1 ratio |
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| crackling sensation (indicated air in subcutaneous tissues) |
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| palpable vibration toward top of chest upon vocalization |
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| normal diaphragmatic excursion |
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| incorrect location (may here bronchovesicular where we should hear vesicular), dimished or absent |
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| generall due to secretions in the trachial/bronchial tree, can be due to swelling, note whether you hear upon inspiration or expiration |
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| aka rales, adventitious sounds usually due to secretions in the trachial/bronchial tree, usually on inspiration |
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| aka rhonchi, more on expiration, softer than crackles |
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| more snore-like, on inspiration and expiration |
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| indicate acute respiratory distress, on inspiration, sounds crow-like, tripod position, increases respiration, anxiety, flaring nostrils |
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| can be in other organs (heart) |
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| normal: muffled 99; abnormal: distinct 99 |
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| normal: indistinct E; abnormal: "E to A" change |
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| normal: indistinct "1,2,3"; abnormal: distinct "1,2,3" |
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| Vesicular breath sound characteristics |
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| soft, quiet, low pitched, fine rustling, inspiration > expiration |
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| vesicular normal location |
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| peripheral lung fields anterior, posterior, and lateral chest |
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| bronchovesicular characterisitcs |
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| medium pitched, medium intensity, muffled blowing quality, inspiration = expiration |
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| bronchvesicular normal location |
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| either side of sternum and right apex anterior chest and interscapular area and posterior chest |
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| bronchial characteristics |
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| high pitched, loud, less harsh and less tubular than tracheal breath sounds, expiration > inspiration (may be break in between) |
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| bronchial normal location |
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| over major bronchus (manubrium) |
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| high pitched, loud, harsh and tubular, inspiration = expiration (may be break, expiration may be more intense) |
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| anteriorly over trachea and posteriorly over cervical vertebrae |
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