Vital Signs
Breathing Patterns
Chest Inspection
Chest Deformities
Breath sounds
100
60-100
What is the normal adult heart rate range?
100
Complete lack of breathing usually longer than 10 seconds.
What is apnea?
100
Increase in anterior-posterior diameter.
What is barrel chest?
100
Concave curvature of the spine, hunchback appearance.
What is Kyphosis?
100
Vesicular, bronchovesicular, bronchial and tracheal breath sounds.
What are normal breath sounds?
200
12-20
What is the normal adult respiratory rate?
200
Rapid, labored breathing.
What is tachypnea?
200
Rapid respiratory rate.
What is hyperventilation?
200
Lateral curvature of the spine, can impair the lungs.
What is scoliosis?
200
Low pitched, continuous, loose secretions moving through the airways.
What is rhonchi?
300
120/80
What is normal adult blood pressure?
300
Rapid and deep respirations common to diabetic ketoacidosis patients.
What is Kussmauls respirations?
300
Equal chest rise and fall.
What is symmetry?
300
Combination of kyphosis and scoliosis: hunchback and the lateral curvature of the spine.
What is kyphoscoliosis?
300
Musical sounds can be heard on both inspiration and expiration, indicates a narrowed airway.
What is wheezing?
400
98.6 or 37 degrees Celsius
What is normal body temperature?
400
Slow breathing, gradually increasing in RR and depth (tidal volume) then gradually decreasing to complete apnea.
What is Cheyne-Stokes respirations?
400
Increased respiratory rate and change in tidal volume, and accessory muscle use.
What is increased work of breathing WOB?
400
Sternum protrudes forward, also called: "pigeon breast".
What is Pectus carinatum?
400
Upper airway obstruction, loud, high pitched sounds, emergent in nature and distress is noted.
What is stridor?
500
160/110
What is hypertension?
500
Flail chest: the chest moves in on inspiration and out on expiration.
What is paradoxical breathing?
500
Scalene, sterno-clidalmastoid, and pectoralis muscles.
What is accessory muscle use?
500
Sternum is depressed inward, also called: funnel chest.
What is Pectus excavatum?
500
Bubbling, crackling, sounds, like rice crispies in milk.
What is rales or crackles?
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