✓~ irreg. interspersed periods of apnea in a disorganized sequence of breaths
ataxic
✓~ sig. disorganization with irreg. and varying depths of Resp.
peripheral resp. assessment
✓~ nail cyanosis or clubbing
lip pursing
alae nasi for flaring
trachea deviation
✓~ pneumothorax
chest palpation abnormal
✓~ crepitus or crackly /crinkley sensation
from
pulm. rupture or gas producing organism
thorasic expansion abnormals
, ✓~ thumbs diverge (barrel-chested)
asymmetry (pneumo/ surgery)
tactile fremitus (vibrations felt) decreased=
✓~ emphysema,
pleural thickening
effusion
massive pulm. edema
bronchial obstruction
tactile fremitus (vibrations felt) increased=
✓~ presence of fluids, or mass, from lumg consolidation, nonobstructive bronchial
secretions, compressed lung or tumor
tactil fremitus (vib. felt) gentle=
✓~ lung consolidations and inflammatory infectious processes
percussion for resonance normal
✓~ resonance
percussion for resonance abnormal
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