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24 Cards in this Set
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costal angle
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90 degrees or less made of right and left costal margins-meet at xiphoid process
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hypercapnia
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increase of CO2 in blood
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hypoxemia
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decrease of oxygen in blood
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othopnea
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difficulty breathing when supine
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fremitus
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a palpable vibration
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crepitus
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coarse crackling sensation palpable over the skin surface
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hyperresonance
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lower-pitched booming sound found over lungs when too much air is present
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dullness
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soft muffled thud sound
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NORMAL BREATH SOUNDS
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Bronchial-over trachea and larynx
Bronchovesicular- over major parts of lungs Vesicular-over peripheral lung fields |
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adventitious sounds
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added sounds not normally heard in lungs
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crackles and wheeze
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types of adventitious sounds
crackle-fluid present in lungs wheeze-trouble breathing due to narrowing or obstruction |
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kyphosis
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outward curvature of the thoracic spine (humpback due to age usually)
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normal AP diameter
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1:2
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barrel chest
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equal AP diameter-usually die to aging
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pectus excavatum
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a markedly sunken sternum and adjacent cartilages
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pectus carinatum
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a forward protrusion of the sternum
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scoliosis
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a lateral s-shaped curvature of the thoracic and limber spine
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cheyne-stokes respiration
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a cycle in which respirations gradually wax and wane in a regular pattern increasing in rate and depth and then decreasing.
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biots respiration
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similar to cheyne-stokes respiration except the pattern is irregular
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chronic obstructive breathing
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normal inspiration and prolonged expiration to overcome increased airway resistance.
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atelectasis
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collapsed lung
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Bronchial (tracheal) respirations
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expiration is louder
trachea and larynx |
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Bronchial (tracheal) respirations
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expiration is louder
trachea and larynx |
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bronchovesicular
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inspiration and expiration are equal
upper sternum and scapula |
