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anatomic landmark of trachea
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T4 posteriorly
sternal angle anteriorly |
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When do girls stop growing?
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2 years after start of period
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Which lung is higher?
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right
b/c of liver |
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cause of wheezing
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asthma, CHF, COPD, Chronic bronchitis
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cause of rales
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pneumonia, atelectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, acute bronchitis, or bronchiectasis. Pulmonary edema secondary to left-sided congestive heart failure can also cause rales.
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cause of rhonchi
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flow of air through thick mucous secretions in the larger air passages such as the bronchioles but can also be associated with smaller structures such as the alveoli.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute or severe bronchitis. |
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cause of stridor
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expiratory phase of respiration usually indicates a lower respiratory tract obstruction - "as with aspiration of a foreign body (such as the fabled pediatric peanut)."
inspiratory phase is usually heard with obstruction in the upper airways, such as the trachea, epiglottis, or larynx; because a block here means that no air may reach either lung, this condition is a medical emergency. |
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big sign of epiglottit patient
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drooling
--fever, difficulty swallowing, drooling, and stridor. |
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cause of epiglottitis
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most often caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B, although some cases are attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae or Streptococcus pyogenes.
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Hamman's sign?
what condition? what it sounds like? what is best position to hear it? |
heard in pneumomediastinum.
precordial crackles heard synchronous with the heart beat heard best in left lateral position |
