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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Radial pulse |
On wrist toward radius |
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Brachial pulse |
Inner medial elbow Go to for children |
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Popliteal pulse |
Behind knee |
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Femoral Pulse |
Where leg meets groin |
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Posterior Tibialis |
Halfway between the posterior border of the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon |
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Pedal pulse |
Top of foot |
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Common adventitious breath sounds |
Crackles Wheeze Rhonchi Pleural Stridor |
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Crackles |
Fine, high pitched crackling typically heard during inspiration
Not cleared by cough or altered by changes in body position |
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Wheeze |
High pitched, musical sounds similar to a squeak |
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Rhonchi |
Low-pitched, coarse, low snoring or moaning |
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Pleural Friction Rub |
Superficial, low pitched, coarse rubbing sound. Heard through out respiration and not cleared by coughing. |
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Normal Shape of Chest |
Oval, 1:2 ratio (AP diameter)
Ribs should slope down about 45° relative to the spine
Costal angle should be <90° |
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Angle of Louis |
Articulation of the manubrium and body of sternum Marks the point at which rib #2 articulates with the sternum |
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Suprasternal Notch |
Shallow U shaped border of the top of the manubrium that can be felt at the anterior base of the neck between the medial ends of the clavicles |
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Costal angle |
The meeting point of the lower border of the false ribs with the axis of the sternum Should be <90° |
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Abnormal chest shape? |
Barrel chested, or 1:1 ratio |
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Vocal/tactile fremitus |
Vibration resulting from verbalizations |
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