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GNUR 238 RESPIRATORY EXAMLATEST UPDATE
retraction - Answer area between the ribs that sink in when a person with asthma
inhales, indicates that someone is working hard to breathe
pack years - Answer # of packs per day x # of years a smoker
function of respiratory system - Answer gas exchange
oxygenation - Answer mechanisms that facilitate or impaire body's ability to supply
oxygen to cells
respiration - Answer act of inhaling and exhaling air to transport oxygen to alveoli
diffusion - Answer actual exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
barrel chest - Answer air trapped in alveoli and can't escape
pigeon chest - Answer sternum is pushed out; happens in thin patients (can get it
corrected but is considered a cosmetic deformity)
funnel chest - Answer sternum is depressed; causes cardiac issues because the
sternum is pressing on the heart (considered to be pretty serious and surgery is
needed)
kyphosis - Answer exaggerated of the thoracic spine; occurs with aging (looks like
hunchback)
scoliosis - Answer lateral curve of thoracic and lumbar spine; causes difficulty breathing
and might need braces or surgery depending on severity
tracheal sounds - Answer harsh, high-pitched sounds that are heard over the trachea
bronchial sounds - Answer loud, high-pitched sounds heard next to the trachea
bronchiovesicular sounds - Answer medium loudness, medium pitch sounds heard
between the scapula
vesicular sounds - Answer soft, low-pitched sounds heard over the remainder of the
lungs
asthma - Answer bronchioles constrict, causing wheezing
atelectasis - Answer collapsed alveoli
bronchitis - Answer inflamed bronchioles
emphysema - Answer alveoli walls are damaged
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