Assessment
Body part you observe to count respirations
What is Chest (or rise and fall of the chest)
Normal breathing rate for an adult
What is 12–20 breaths per minute
Smoking can affect respiration
True
These continuous high-pitched sounds are commonly heard in asthma
What are wheezes
These two primary tubes branch from the trachea and enter the lungs.
What are the bronchi
How long should the respiration rate be counted
One (1) minute
Medical term for slow breathing
Bradypnea
The sternocleidomastoid is an accessory muscle in respiration
True
These normal breath sounds are heard over most lung fields.
What are vesicular breath sounds?
This is the primary muscle involved in breathing.
What is the diaphragm
This basic assessment method involves looking at the patient’s chest movement and breathing pattern.
What is inspection
Medical term for fast breathing
Tachypnea
Cyanosis means the skin looks yellow
False
These popping sounds often heard in pneumonia or heart failure also called rales
What are crackles
These tiny air sacs are where gaseous exchange occurs.
What are alveoli
Muscles used to assist the primary muscle in breathing
Accessory muscles
Difficulty in breathing
Dyspnea
The left lung has more lobes than the right lung.
False. The right lung has 3 lobes, and the left lung has 2.
These breath sounds are heard over the trachea and are high pitched and loud.
What are bronchial breath sounds
This membrane lines the lungs and chest wall and reduces friction during breathing.
What is pleura
Listening to lung sounds with a stethoscope is known as...
What is auscultation
Absence of breathing
Apnea
The bronchus is the last segment of respiration
False
These breath sounds are heard over the trachea and are high pitched and loud.
What are bronchovesicular breath sounds
Other than the diaphragm what is the other primary muscle involved in breathing.
What are the intercostal muscles