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45 Cards in this Set
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CTA |
Clear to Ausculation |
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LLL |
left lower lobe (of lung) |
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No RRW |
no rales, rhonchi, or wheezes (normal) |
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Rales/crackles Rhonchi Wheezes Stridor |
Abnormal Lung Sounds
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Accesory Muscle use |
increased use of the abnormal muscles of intercostal muscles
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Apnea |
cessation of breathing |
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Ausculation |
listening to internal body sounds |
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Basilar |
Reffering to the base |
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Bradypnea
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slow respiratory rate
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Cyanosis |
Blue discoloration of the skin |
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Expiratory |
breathing out |
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Hypoxia |
LOW OXYGEN SATURATION |
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INSPIRATORY |
breathing in |
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RETRACTIONS |
sucking in of skin around the ribs |
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TACHYPNEA |
rapid breathing rate |
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DYSPNEA |
shortness of breath |
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HEMOPTYSIS |
bloody sputum |
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HYPERVENTILATION |
rapid expiration |
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METERED |
dose inhaler (MDI) |
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NEBULIZER |
ASK RACHEL; NOT LISTED |
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PEROXYSMAL |
short, severe episode of symptoms |
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PHLEGM |
mucosal secretions |
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POST-TUSSIS EMESIS |
after cough vomiting |
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SPUTUM |
mucous expectorated |
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EDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION |
tube inserted into larynx |
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NASAL CANAL |
ASK RACHEL; NOT LISTED |
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BAG VALVE-MASK |
ASK RACHEL; NOT LISTED |
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CLEAR TO AUSCULATION GOOD AIR MOVEMENT |
Unremarkable Exam |
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DIMINISHED AIR MOVEMENT WHEEZING BASILAR CRACKLES COURSE RHONCI INSPIRATORY STRIDOR |
common abnormalities |
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DIMINISHED AIR MOVEMENT |
poor air movement |
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END-EXPIRATORY WHEEZING |
most common time fram heard |
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BASILAR CRACKLES |
wet lung sounds |
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COURSE RHONCHI DIFFUSELY
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low pitched lung sound, due to bronchitis
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INSPIRATORY STRIDOR |
high pitched sound; due to obstruction in the air pathway |
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CROUP |
barky or seal like cough; a condition of the upper airway seen in pediatrics |
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PERTUSSIS |
whooping cough |
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ASTHMA
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ASK RACHEL; NOT LISTED |
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BRONCHITIS |
inflamation of the bronchi; also causes excess mucous excretion |
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PNEUMONIA |
ASK RACHEL; NOT LISTED |
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PNEUMOTHORAX |
abnormal collection of air in the pleural space |
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PULMONARY EMBOLISM |
long in lung vessels |
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CARDIAC ARREST |
ASK RACHEL; NOT LISTED |
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ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS (ACD) |
requiring some degree of airway support |
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RESPIRATORY FAILURE (ARD) |
ASK RACHEL; NOT LISTED
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INFLUENZA RHINOVIRUS RESPIRATORY SYNTACTICAL VIRUS |
viral infections of the lungs |
