Definitions
Bisects the center of each clavicle at the halfway point
What is midclavicular line?
The side of the stethoscope that is appropriate for auscultating breath sounds.
What is the diaphragm?
High-pitched squeaking sound, mostly during expiration. Occurs in asthma.
What is a wheeze?
This lung has three lobes, but is the shorter one.
What is the right lung?
Exaggerated posterior curvature of thoracic spine (humpback)
What is kyphosis?
Middle section of the thoracic cavity. Includes esophagus, trachea, heart, great vessels.
What is the mediastinum?
The type of normal breath sound heard over the trachea and larynx.
What is bronchial?
Loud, low-pitched bubbling and gurgling sounds. Can decrease with coughing or suctioning.
What is course crackles?
The best location to count infant respirations.
What is the abdomen?
A course, crackling sensation felt over the skin surface.
What is crepitus?
Thin, slippery serous membranes that form an envelope between the lungs and the chest wall
What are pleurae?
The type of normal breath sound heard over the peripheral lung fields.
What is vesicular?
High-pitched crowing sound. Louder in the neck. Occurs in airway obstruction.
What is stridor?
Normal range for adult respiratory rate
What is 10-20 breaths per minute?
The need to be upright to breathe easier.
What is orthopnea?
This is the palpable vibration felt over the chest wall, especially when the patient repeats the word "ninety-nine".
What is tactile fremitus?
The best location for auscultating the lower lobes.
What is the back?
Very superficial sound that is course and low-pitched. Sounds like two pieces of leather are being rubbed together.
What is pleural friction rub?
Nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx
What is the upper airway?
A cycle in which respirations wax and wane in a regular pattern, followed by brief periods of apnea.
What is Cheyne-Stokes respirations?
Markedly sunken sternum, AKA funnel breast
What is pectus excavatum?
The primary stimulus to breathe.
What is hypercapnia?
Normal inspiration with prolonged expiration to overcome increased airway resistance
What is chronic obstructive breathing?
Low-pitched, clear, hollow, sound that predominates in healthy adult lung tissue during percussion.
What is resonance?
Skin pulling in tightly around the ribs or neck with each breath.
What are retractions?