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Maryville NURS 612 Exam 2 Study Guide Solutions inspect the chest - ANSWER-without clothes on; 1st assess shape and size; 2nd check for symmetry; 3rd thoracic landmarks; 4th color of skin; 5th check for supernumerary nipples; 6th superficial venous patterns; and 7th observe for rib prominence ...

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inspect the chest - ANSWER✔✔-without clothes on; 1st assess shape and size; 2nd

check for symmetry; 3rd thoracic landmarks; 4th color of skin; 5th check for

supernumerary nipples; 6th superficial venous patterns; and 7th observe for rib

prominence


thoracic landmarks - ANSWER✔✔-midline trachea, costal angle, angle of ribs,

intercostal spaces, suprasternal notch


symmetry of chest - ANSWER✔✔-thoracic expansion at costal angle, w/o use of

accessory muscles


hx questions for cc of resp issue - ANSWER✔✔-What is the nature of your cough?; Do

you produce any sputum?; Is your cough related to activity?; What position are you

most comfortable in?; How many pillows do you sleep with at night?; Is your SOB

related to activity?


normal respirations - ANSWER✔✔-rate between 12 to 20/min; ratio of resp to heart

beats= 1:4; pt should breathe easily, regularly w/o apparent distress; pattern should be

even, not too shallow or too deep



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, hypopnea - ANSWER✔✔-term for abnormally shallow respirations


tachypnea - ANSWER✔✔-term for resp rate greater than 20, but consistent and may

occur during hyperventilation; often a symptom of pain


bradypnea - ANSWER✔✔-term for resp rate less than 12; may indicate neurologic or

electrolyte disturbances, infection, or conscious response to protect against the pain of

pleurisy or other irritative pneumonia. Can also be 2/2 level of cardio fitness


hyperventilation - ANSWER✔✔-term for fast and deep, heavy respirations, can be

caused by exercise, anxiety, and CNS and metabolic diseases


hyperpnea - ANSWER✔✔-term for abnormally deep respirations


kussmaul respirations - ANSWER✔✔-deep and mostly rapid respirations, used to

describe resp effort of metabolic acidosis


cheyne stokes respirations - ANSWER✔✔-regular breathing with intervals of apnea by

crescendo decrescendo breathing; can be seen in sleeping pts, but mostly pts who are

very ill, esp with brain damage


biot respirations - ANSWER✔✔-irregular breathing that varies in depth and is

interrupted irregularly by intervals of apnea; associated with severe and persistent

increased intracranial pressure, resp compromise from drug poisoning, or brain

damage at the medulla and generally equals poor prognosis




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