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4 parts of stethoscope - ✔bell
diaphragm
tubing
earpiece
inspection - ✔observation of patients chest configuration and pattern of
breathing -position
-chest configuration
- ventilatory pattern
palpatation - ✔touching of the chest to evaluate movement and lung functions
-fremititus
Percussion - ✔production of audible and tactile vibrations of the chest by tapping the
chest wall
hyperresonance - ✔air trapped
resonance - ✔loud and low pitched
reflective of emphysema lung
, dullness - ✔medium intensity, pitch and
duration usually more fluid than air
flat - ✔soft, high pitched, short duration
tympanic - ✔drum like with high pitch
Auscultation - ✔elevation of breath sounds heard with stethoscope
back: 12 spots
front: 10 spots
crackles - ✔discontinuous
alveoli snapping open. wet crackling
rhonchi - ✔continuous low pitched sound that normal indicates secreations in airways
wheezes - ✔continuous high pitched sound that do not clear with coughing
pleural rub - ✔creaking or grating sound as a result of inflamed pleural surfaces
rubbing together.
adventitious breath sounds - ✔crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, pleural rub
work of breathing - ✔effort required, ventilatory reserve
effectors inhibiting pulse oximetry - ✔-fake nails/ nail
polish - cold
Complete Solutions (Verified
Answers)
4 parts of stethoscope - ✔bell
diaphragm
tubing
earpiece
inspection - ✔observation of patients chest configuration and pattern of
breathing -position
-chest configuration
- ventilatory pattern
palpatation - ✔touching of the chest to evaluate movement and lung functions
-fremititus
Percussion - ✔production of audible and tactile vibrations of the chest by tapping the
chest wall
hyperresonance - ✔air trapped
resonance - ✔loud and low pitched
reflective of emphysema lung
, dullness - ✔medium intensity, pitch and
duration usually more fluid than air
flat - ✔soft, high pitched, short duration
tympanic - ✔drum like with high pitch
Auscultation - ✔elevation of breath sounds heard with stethoscope
back: 12 spots
front: 10 spots
crackles - ✔discontinuous
alveoli snapping open. wet crackling
rhonchi - ✔continuous low pitched sound that normal indicates secreations in airways
wheezes - ✔continuous high pitched sound that do not clear with coughing
pleural rub - ✔creaking or grating sound as a result of inflamed pleural surfaces
rubbing together.
adventitious breath sounds - ✔crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, pleural rub
work of breathing - ✔effort required, ventilatory reserve
effectors inhibiting pulse oximetry - ✔-fake nails/ nail
polish - cold
