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19 Cards in this Set
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Suprasternal notch
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U shaped indentation on the superior border of the Manubrium
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Sternal angle
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a few centimeters below suprasternal notch;a bony ridge;manubrium articulates w/ the sternum;location of the 2nd pair of ribs.
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sternum ; 3 parts
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manubrium, body, xiphoid process
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costal angle
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ribs 7-10 forms an angle between R & L costal margins. Less than 90 degrees
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Spinous Process of the 7th cervical vertebra
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Vertibrea prominence
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Vertical Reference lines
Anterior Chest |
Midsternal line
(Rt & Lft midclavicular lines) |
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Posterior Reference Lines
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Left Scapular line
Verticle line ( middle) Right Scapular line |
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ORTHONEA
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associated with HF b/c excess fluid in lungs (patient cannot lay down = drowning).
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how long does one listen for?
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A full respiratory cycle
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Where is most lung tissue?
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Anterior surgface of chest
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where are the lower lobes of both lungs?
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toward the posterior surface of the chest
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rIGHT MIDDLE LOBE
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DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE POSTERIOR SIDE OF THORACTIC WALL must be assessed from the anterior surface alone
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PARIETAL PLEURA?
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line chest cavity;
thin, double layered serous membrane |
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Visceral pleura
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covers external surface of lungs
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pleural space
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between two pleural layers
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cilia
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line trachea and bronchi
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pleural space
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third space for body stoage fluid;severe dehydration = increased lung sounds;possible friction rub,
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inhalation is to actice as exhilation is to
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passive
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Lung cancer risk factors
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Cigarette smoking
african american men workplace pollutants reoccuring inflammation that leaves scars history of hodgekins disease |
