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RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT / NUFT 204 / EXAM 3 – Qs And As
RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT / NUFT 204 / EXAM 3 – Qs And As
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RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT / NUFT 204 / EXAM 3 – Qs And As1.Lungs major function: Provide continuous gas exchange between
inspired air and blood in the pulmonary circulation
2.mouth/nose to alveoli: Respiratory tract extends from
to
3.Upper airway: filters airborne particles, humidifies and warms inspired
gases
4.Lower airway: serves for gas exchange
5.Expiration: is a passive process from elastic recoil of lung and chest
wall, with passive diaphragm relaxation
6.Observe (the patient's breathing pattern): Rate (normal vs.
increased/de- creased)
Depth (shallow vs. deep)
Effort (any sign of accessory muscle use (retractions, inspect neck)
7.Technique:
Inspect Palpate
Percuss
Auscultat
e
8.Anterior: word for front
9.Posterior: word for back
10.Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in the lungs): What is a PE?
11.The lung is over inflated: What does Hyperresonance mean?
12.One lung collapsed, one long is working harder: What does Unilateral
Hy- perresonance?
13.6 (Auscultation): Should listen to at least locations anteriorly and
posteriorly
14.Normal Breath Sounds:
Bronchial Bronchovesicular
Vesicular
15.Abnormal Breath Sounds:
Absent Decreased
Bronchial (if heard in other locations of the lung)
16.Adventitious (Abnormal):
Crackles Wheeze
Rhonc
hi
Stridor
Pleural Friction Rub
17.Inspiration: Air moves to smaller airways
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hitting walls More turbulence, Increased sound
18.Expiration: Air moves toward larger
airways Less turbulence, Decreased
sound
19.Normal Breath Sounds: Loudest during inspiration, softest during
expiration
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