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17 Cards in this Set
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Dyspnea |
Difficulty breathing |
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Kyphosis |
Curvatures of spine that look like a slouching or hunchback posture (occur in thoracic spine-May limit thoracic cafe excursion) |
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Scoliosis |
Occurs in lateral manner, looks like C or S, palpable may limit thoracic cafe excursion |
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Hyperactive bowel |
Loud, high pitched sounds Heard in pts with diarrhea, laxative use, gastroenteritis, early intestinal obstruction |
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Hypoactive |
Slow, decreased sounds, heard in pt with constipation, obstruction, medications |
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Borborygmus aka normoactive |
Loud gurgling or rumbling sounds made by movement of gas through intestines |
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Scaphoid |
Abnormal finding for abdomen seen with cancer, weight loss, hernia, accumulation of fluid |
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Protuberant |
Protruding abdomen; abnormal finding seen with cancer, weight loss, hernia, accumulation of fluid |
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Angle of Louis |
Helps find 2nd ICS |
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Bradypnea |
Abnormally low respirations <12 |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heartbeat |
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Tachypnea |
Abnormally high respirations >20 breaths/min |
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Shortness of breath |
Subjective, feels not enough air |
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Wheeze |
High pitched, whistling sound- in bronchovesicular caused by narrowed passageways in bronchial tree by secretions, inflammations, obstruction |
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Rhonchi |
Deeper, low-pitches wheeze (occur in upper bronchi) like snoring |
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Stridor |
Upper airway obstruction (in trachea) respiratory distress |
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Crackles |
Loudest on inhalation, as inhale the alveoli that have collapsed expand and the crackle is the stretch of alveoli (sudden opening of collapsed airway) |
