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RRT TMC KeywordUnilateral wheeze - Answer -- A foreign body obstruction, aspiration
- CA mass in large AW
(recommend rigid bronchoscopy)
Rhonchi - Answer -- Mucus blocking the larger bronchioles
(Cough, Suction)
Fine rales/crackles - Answer -- CHF
- Pulmonary Edema
(Diurese the pt, Cardiac Medication)
Medium Rales - Answer -Mucus in Medium AW
(CPT, PEP, Postural drainage)
Sudden onset SOB - Answer -Pulmonary Embolism
Flattened T waves - Answer -Hypokalemia
, pulsus paradoxus - Answer -- Status Asthmaticus
- Any Severe Air-Trapping Disease
(beats have weaker amplitude with respiratory inspiration, stronger with expiration)
Paradoxical chest movement - Answer -Flail Chest (≥2 Ribes broken)
Ensure ventilation, watch for pneumothorax
Sudden onset of Tachypnea, Hyperresonant on Percussion - Answer -Associated With - Pneumothorax
(100% oxygen, chest x-ray, chest tubes if positive)
Sweet smelling breath - Answer -Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Panic Breathing - Answer -Asthma Episode
Spiked T waves - Answer -hyperkalemia
Flipped T wave - Answer -Myocardial Ischemia
Digitalis toxicity
Flat percussion sound - Answer -- Atelectasis
- Any severe Air-Trapping disease
5 obstructive diseases - Answer -Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Cystic Fibrosis
Chronic Bronchitis
Emphysema
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