he midterms

Cards (30)

  • Barrel chest - spinal configuration increased ratio between anteroposterior diameter to transverse diameter
  • Kyphosis- increased curve of the thoracic spine/common to older adults
  • Atelectasis- Collapsed lungs
  • Crepitus- indicate air escapes from the lung or into subcutaneous tissue, it occurs after thoracic injury
  • Increase-result of consolidation
  • Decrease- bronchial obstruction, air tapping
  • Resonance- normal lung tissue
  • Flat tone- over the scapula
  • Hyperresonance- elicit in cases of trapped air
  • Dullness- present when fluid or solid tissue replace air in lungs
  • Bronchovesicular- heard over major bronchi/upper sternum area
  • Vesicular- heard over peripheral lung flieds/low pitch soft sound
  • Bronchial(tracheal)- heard over the trachea and larynx- high pitched louder and harsh
  • crackles- formerly called raled
  • Fine-high pitched/short popping
  • Coarse- low pitched, bubbling moist sound during inspiration
  • wheezes- a musical quality caused by narrowing airways
  • Expiratory- musical sounds heard during inspiration
  • Monophonic- expiration or throughout the respiratory cycle
  • Stridor- loud high pitched sound heard during inspiration
  • Bronchophony- 99
  • Egophony- letter E
  • Whispered pectoriloquy- 1, 2, 3
  • Eupnea- normal, relaxed breathing
  • Tachypnea- rapid and shallow breathing
  • Bradypnea-slow respiratory rate <12 beats per minute
  • Apnea- stop breathing while asleep or almost no air flow
  • Hyperventilation - rapid and deep breathing
  • Hypoventilation- too shallow and too slow to meet the needs of the body
  • Dyspnea- difficulty of breathing