Bates Physical Exam of the Chest and Lungs Verified Guide
1. What is the sternal angle known as?
A) Angle of Louis
B) Angle of Simpson
C) Angle of Harrison
D) Angle of Grant
Correct answer: A) Angle of Louis
2. What is the medical term for shortness of breath?
A) Dyspnea
B) Wheezi...
Bates Physical Exam of the Chest and Lungs Verified Guide
1. What is the sternal angle known as?
A) Angle of Louis
B) Angle of Simpson
C) Angle of Harrison
D) Angle of Grant
Correct answer: A) Angle of Louis
2. What is the medical term for shortness of breath?
A) Dyspnea
B) Wheezing
C) Cough
D) Hemoptysis
Correct answer: A) Dyspnea
3. What is a continuous, whistling sound produced in the respiratory airways during breathing?
A) Wheezing
B) Cough
C) Crackles
D) Rhonchi
Correct answer: A) Wheezing
, 4. What is the reflex response to stimuli that irritate receptors in the larynx, trachea, or large bronchi?
A) Cough
B) Wheezing
C) Hemoptysis
D) Parasthesias
Correct answer: A) Cough
5. What is the expectoration of blood (or blood-stained sputum) from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or
lungs called?
A) Hemoptysis
B) Parasthesias
C) Dyspnea
D) Wheezing
Correct answer: A) Hemoptysis
Normal Breathing ✔️12 - 20 in adults
44 in infants
*may be different than EMT, kool aid
Slow breathing ✔️Bradypnea
Bradypnea ✔️Slow breathing. May be secondary to such causes as diabetic coma, drug induced
respiratory depression, and increased intracrainal pressure.
Sighing Respiration ✔️Breathing punctuated by frequent sighs should be alert you to the possibility of
hyperventilation syndrome - a common cause of dyspnea and dizziness. Occasional sighs are normal.
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