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31 Cards in this Set

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ventilation
movement of air in and out of the lungs; process of inhalation and exhalation
thorax
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
dyspnea
difficult or labored breathing
costal angle
costal margin angle formed on the anterior chest wall at the base of the xiphoid process, where the ribs are seperate
cyanosis
bluish gray discoloration of the skin resulting from the presence of or abnormal amounts of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
adventicious
abnormal or acquired breath sounds
bronchovesicular
referst to breath sounds at a pitch intermediate btwn bronchial or tracheal sounds and alveolar sounds
vesicular
normal breath sounds heard over most of the lung
crackles
abnormal respiratory sound heard during auscultation characterized by discontinuous bubbling sounds; heard over distal bronchioles and alveoli that contain serous secretions; formely called rales
wheeze
high pitched, musical noise that osunds like a squeek, heard during auscultation of a narrowed airway
rhonchi
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
eupnea
normal quiet breathing
bradypnea
breathing that is abnormally slow
tachypnea
rapid breathing; respiratory rate that is faster than normal
hyperventilation
very deep, rapid respirations
cheynes stokes
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
Biot
breathing characterized by several short breaths followed by long, irregular prds of apnea
midaxillary line
vertical line extending downward from the midaxillary fold; used in assessment as an anatomic reference point
midclavicular line
vertical line extending downward from middle of clavicle; used in assessment as an anatomic reference point
tactile fremitus
vibratory sensations of the spoken voice felt through the chest wall on palpation
systole
ventricles are contracted and ejecting lbood into the aorta and pulmonary arteries
diastole
ventricles are relaxed and filling with blood
angina
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
hypoxia
abnormal reductions of oxygen delivery to body tissue; oxygen deficiency
edema
excessive accumulation of fluid within the interstitial space
skin turgor
normal resiliency of the skin
auscultatory gap
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
Peripheral vascular ..resistance PVR
impedence or opposition to blood flow to the tissues; determined by viscosity or thickness of the blood, blodd vessel lenth blood vessel diameter
myocardium
a layer of the heart wall; cardiac muscle cells that form the bulk of the heart and contract with each beat
ventricle
two lower chambers of the heart
thrombus
a solid mass of blood constituents in the circulatory system ; a clot