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7 Cards in this Set
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Access muscle use |
Shrugging for breath using extra muscles |
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Nasal flaring |
Enlargement of the opening in nostrils during breathing |
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Prolonged expirations |
Usually heard in asthmatics |
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Rales |
Wet/crackling sound heard, usually PNA or CHF |
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Retractions |
Visible sinking of the chest wall with inspiration |
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Rhonchi |
Sound of mucous rolling around in the bronchioles/bronchi |
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Wheezing |
High-pitched sound heard, usually asthmatics/CHF |
