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40 Cards in this Set
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suprasternal notch
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hollow ushaped depression jus above teh sternum in between clavicles
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sternum
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the breast bone
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three parts of sternum
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manubrium
body xiphoid process |
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manubriosternal angle aka angle of Louis
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a few centimeters down from suprasternal notch
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the angle of Louis is continuous with the _____ rib
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second
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you should start counting ribs at the _____ of _____
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angle of louis
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midsternal line
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anterior middle of chest
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midclavicular line
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bisects the center of each clavicle at a point halfway between the palpated sternalclavicular and acromiclavicular joints
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vertebra prominens
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felt when head is flexed and a bony spur appears at the base of the neck
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the apex of the lungs are located
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3-4cm above inner 1/3 of clavicle
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the right lunger is shorter/longer than the left lung?
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shorter
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orthopnea is..
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difficulty breathing while supine
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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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awakening from sleep with SOB and needing to be upright to achieve comfort
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pink and forthy sputum could mean..
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bad news: pulmonary edema
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night sweats is associated with which two diseases
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TB/AIDS
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if you encounter a vietnamise child with markings on his chest and a respiratory infection you might suspect what?
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that the family rubbed coins on their chest as a folk remidy
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things to ask a child who coughs
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any severe colds
any allergy in family does the child have wheezing or noisy breathing could the child have swollowed something are there any smokers with the child |
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RA can do what to the spine?
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deform it
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numerous rib fx can result in
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flail chest
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long bone fx can cause a release of bone content and cause...
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embolism
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symmetric chest expansion is acheived by this animal on the back
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butterfly at T9-T10
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fremitus is..
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palpable vibration
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the _____ base of the fingers or the _____ edge of one hand is used to asses fremitus
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palmar base
ulner edge |
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once the palmar base of the fingers or the ulnar edge of the hand is placed on the person.. have them repeat _____ to asses fremitus
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ninety nine
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cheyne stokes respirations could mean...
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^ICP
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cyclic breathing is ..
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faster and faster breathing and then an apnic event
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fremitus is different in everyone and that is normal. what is abnormal if _____ frematus
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unsymmetrical
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fremitus _____ as you progress cephalocaudally
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decreases
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decreased fremitus occurs when..
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anything obstructs the transmission of vibrations
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something that would obstruct vibrations and therefore aobstruct fremitus could be..
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onbstructed bronchus
pleural effusion or thickening pneumothorax emphysema |
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increased fremitus occurs with
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compression or consolidation of lung tissue
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a condition that could cause an increase in fremitus would be..
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lobar pneumonia
only gross changes increase fremitus. small areas of early pneumonia do not significantly affect fremitus |
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rhonchal fremitus is..
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palpable with thick bronchial secretions
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crepitus is a..
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coarse crackling sensation palpable over the skin surface. it occurs in subcutaneous emphysema
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resonance is the..
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low pitched clear hollow sound that predominates in healthy lung tissue in the adult
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hyperresonance is a..
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lower pitched booming sound found when too much air is present
eg emphysema or pneumothorax |
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a dull note signals..
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abnormal desnity in the lungs as with pneumonia, pleural effusion, atelectasis, or tumore
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the three types of normal lung sounds are
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bronchial, bronchovesicular, vesicular
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bronchial
pitch amplitude duration quality location |
high
loud inspiration<expiration harsh, hollow tubular treache larynx |
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bronchovesicular
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moderate
moderate inspire=expire mixed over major bronchi, posterior between scapula on right side anterior around upper sternum in first and 2nd intercostal |
