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11 Cards in this Set
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Decreased Breath Sounds
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Fewer breath sounds on one side |
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Consolidation
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When secretions and exudate from pneumonia solidify in lung tissues |
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Adventitious breath sounds
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Abnormal breath sound (includes: crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, pleural friction rub and stridor) |
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Rales
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Crackles |
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Rhonchi
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Sounds described as: snoring, rattling, gurgling, squeaking, and low-pitched wheezes, caused by either secretions or partial occlusion of the airways. |
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Wheezes
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Continuous melodious, musical, or whistling sounds. Due to the constriction of the airways |
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Pleural friction rub
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Grating, creaking sound that is due to inflamed, edematous pleural surfaces rubbing together during breathing. |
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Aortic Valve
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Heard at the second intercostal space just to the right of the sternum (right base heart sound) |
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Pulmonic Valve
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auscultated at the second intercostal space just to the left of the sternum (left base heart sound) |
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Tricuspid valve
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best heard at the edge of the sternum at the level of the fourth intercostal space just to the left of the sternum (left lateral sternal border heart sound) |
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Apical Pulse
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1. Rate 2. Rhythm 3. Strength |
