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31 Cards in this Set
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ventilation
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movement of air in and out of the lungs; process of inhalation and exhalation
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thorax
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mediasinum- heart, aorta, superior vena cava, lower esophogus, lower part of trachea
Right and left Pleural cavities (lungs) And Rhoraciccage- 12 ribs ,12 thoracic vertebrae, sternum |
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dyspnea
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difficult or labored breathing
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costal angle
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costal margin angle formed on the anterior chest wall at the base of the xiphoid process, where the ribs are seperate
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cyanosis
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bluish gray discoloration of the skin resulting from the presence of or abnormal amounts of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
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adventicious
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abnormal or acquired breath sounds
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bronchovesicular
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referst to breath sounds at a pitch intermediate btwn bronchial or tracheal sounds and alveolar sounds
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vesicular
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normal breath sounds heard over most of the lung
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crackles
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abnormal respiratory sound heard during auscultation characterized by discontinuous bubbling sounds; heard over distal bronchioles and alveoli that contain serous secretions; formely called rales
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wheeze
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high pitched, musical noise that osunds like a squeek, heard during auscultation of a narrowed airway
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rhonchi
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loud, low pitched, coarse sound of similar to a snore heard on auscultation of an airway obstructed by thick secretions, muscular spasm, neoplasm, or external pressure; also called a sonorous wheeze
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eupnea
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normal quiet breathing
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bradypnea
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breathing that is abnormally slow
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tachypnea
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rapid breathing; respiratory rate that is faster than normal
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hyperventilation
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very deep, rapid respirations
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cheynes stokes
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respiration rhythmic waxing and waning of respiratory from very deep breathing to very shallow breathing with prds of temporary apnea, often associated with cardiac failure, increased intraccranial pressure, or braing damage
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Biot
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breathing characterized by several short breaths followed by long, irregular prds of apnea
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midaxillary line
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vertical line extending downward from the midaxillary fold; used in assessment as an anatomic reference point
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midclavicular line
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vertical line extending downward from middle of clavicle; used in assessment as an anatomic reference point
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tactile fremitus
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vibratory sensations of the spoken voice felt through the chest wall on palpation
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systole
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ventricles are contracted and ejecting lbood into the aorta and pulmonary arteries
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diastole
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ventricles are relaxed and filling with blood
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angina
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paroxysmal chest pain, often associated with myocardial ischemia: pain and severity very among indicviduals; pain sometimes radiates to the neck, jaw or left arm, may be accompanied by choking or smothering sensations
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hypoxia
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abnormal reductions of oxygen delivery to body tissue; oxygen deficiency
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edema
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excessive accumulation of fluid within the interstitial space
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skin turgor
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normal resiliency of the skin
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auscultatory gap
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phenomenon sometimes noted by an examiner listening for BP sounds; temporary silent interval btwn systolic and diastolic sounds that may cover a rrange of 40 mm HG; commonly occurs with hypertensive clients with a wide pulse pressure
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Peripheral vascular ..resistance PVR
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impedence or opposition to blood flow to the tissues; determined by viscosity or thickness of the blood, blodd vessel lenth blood vessel diameter
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myocardium
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a layer of the heart wall; cardiac muscle cells that form the bulk of the heart and contract with each beat
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ventricle
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two lower chambers of the heart
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thrombus
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a solid mass of blood constituents in the circulatory system ; a clot
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