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64 Cards in this Set
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What does "A" in the front of a word mean?
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Absent or without
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What is normal breathing called?
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Eupnea
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What is an abnormally slow breathing called?
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Bradypnea
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What is abnormally fast breathing called?
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Tachypnea
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What is temporary cessation of breathing called?
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Apnea
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What is the name of the muscles that are used other than the diaphragm and intercostal?
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Accessory muscles
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What is the increase in breathing rate?
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Hyperpnea
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What is "air hunger" labored/difficult breathing?
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Dyspnea
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What is discomfort breathing in any position other than erect sitting/standing position?
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Orthopnea
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What is abnormal breathing sounds?
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Adventitous
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A whistling sound, high pitch squeak, airflow in severly narrowed bronchus called?
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wheezing
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What sound may be high pitched and sudden reinflation of alveoli?
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rales or crackles
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What is the vibrations felt through the patient's chest wall when they speak?
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tactile or vocal fremitus
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What is the pleural lining space between pleural and lung with fluid or some other object?
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pleural fricition rub
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What is a sonorous wheeze, loud, low pitched, musclar spasm, and fluid in trachea called?
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Rhonchi
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This term is the movement/depth of the chest wall?
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Excursion
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This term means reduces rate and depth of breathing; <12 in adults and <20 in child?
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hypoventilation
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This term means increased rate and depth of breathing; >20 in adult and >30 in child?
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hyperventilation
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When would hyperventilation usually occur?
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when in pain or something is physically or emotionally wrong
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What is the collapse of alveoli, no movement in small airway called?
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Atelectasis
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What is the medical term for lungs?
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Pneumon
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What is the medical term for chest?
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thorax
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What is the space within the thorax containing the lungs?
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pleural cavity
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What is the collection of air or gas in the pleural space called?
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Pneumothorax
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What is the space between visceral and parietal layers of the pleurae called?
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pleural space
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What medical terms mean organ?
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Visceral
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What is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intrepleural spaces of the lung called?
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pleural effusion
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What is the normal amount of fluid that is found in the lung?
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10-20 ml
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How many lobes does the right & left side of the lungs have?
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right-3
left-2 |
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Which sound would be described as loud, high pitched with hollow-quailty heard over the trachea?
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Bronchial
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Which sound would be described as a blowing sound, medium pitch and intensity-heard over upper thorax?
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Bronchovesicular
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Which sound would be described as soft, breezy, low pitched- heard over lower thorax?
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vesicular
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What is the exchange of oxygen/carbon dioxide gases in & out of lungs called?
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ventilation
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What is movement of oxygen & carbon dioxide between alveoli & red blood cells called?
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Diffusion
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What is the distribution of red blood cells to and from pulmonary capillaries called?
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perfusion
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Respirtory systems play important role in maintaining what?
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acid-base balance
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When assessing the poster & lateral chest how would you positin the patient?
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-upright with arms folded in front
-head slightly forward -slow deep breaths with mouth slightly open |
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When assessing the anterior chest how would you position the patient?
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sits or lie down
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What 3 things are you looking for in assessing the respiratory system?
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1. rate
2. rhythm 3. depth |
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What shape is the chest in infants?
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almost round
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What is the critical thing to observe in inspecting patient's respirtory system?
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observe posture
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What are you palpation the respiratory system for?
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-lumps
-masses -pulsation -unusual movement |
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What is percussion of respiratory system done for?
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determines whether underlying tissue is filled with air, fluid, or if solid
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What is movement of oxygen & carbon dioxide between alveoli & red blood cells called?
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Diffusion
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What is the distribution of red blood cells to and from pulmonary capillaries called?
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perfusion
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Respirtory systems play important role in maintaining what?
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acid-base balance
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When assessing the poster & lateral chest how would you positin the patient?
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-upright with arms folded in front
-head slightly forward -slow deep breaths with mouth slightly open |
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When assessing the anterior chest how would you position the patient?
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sits or lie down
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What 3 things are you looking for in assessing the respiratory system?
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1. rate
2. rhythm 3. depth |
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What shape is the chest in infants?
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almost round
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What is the critical thing to observe in inspecting patient's respirtory system?
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observe posture
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What are you palpation the respiratory system for?
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-lumps
-masses -pulsation -unusual movement |
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What is percussion of respiratory system done for?
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determines whether underlying tissue is filled with air, fluid, or if solid
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What sound in percussion is created by air and is heard over posterior thorax?
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Resonance
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What sound in percussion is created by bone/mass and is heard over scapila, ribs, spine, muscle, liver, and heart?
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Dull or flat
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What sound in percussion is created by hyperinflation?
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hyperresonant
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What sound in percussion is created by a clear, hollow, drum-like, and heard over cavity-stomach?
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tympany
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What are you assessing for when you auscultation the respiratory system?
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assess movement of air through the trachobronchial tree and detect mucous or obstrution of airflow
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What is Atelectasis?
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collaspe of lung
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What would you do to the arms to examine the lateral thorax?
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raise arms
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When examining the anterior thorax make sure to observe use of what muscle?
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Accessory muscle
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When a patient speaks 99 and fluid compresses the lung causing vibrations to transmit clearly to the chest wall this is called what?
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bronchophony
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When client whispers 99 and it becomes clear in certain lung abnormailities this is called what?
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whispered pectorilguy
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Where do you measure infant chest circumference?
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measure under arms at the nipple line
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