CSE overview Exam Questions and Answers | latest Update | 100% Correct. asthma patient assessment - shortness of breath/dyspnea; pursed-lip breathing, chest tightness - accessory muscle usage, retractions (especially in children) - hyperresonant/tymp
CSE overview Exam Questions and Answers | latest Update | 100% Correct. asthma patient assessment - shortness of breath/dyspnea; pursed-lip breathing, chest tightness - accessory muscle usage, retractions (especially in children) - hyperresonant/tympanic note - diffuse wheezing, diminished, prolonged expiration - diaphoresis, tachycardia, tachypnea, pulsus paradoxus during severe episodes asthma diagnostic testing - chest x-ray: increased A-P diameter, translucent (dark) lung fields, depressed or flattened diaphragms - ABG: initially acute hyperventilation with hypoxemia, may develop hypercarbia in status asthmaticus - PFT: decreased flows (FEV1, FVC
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