Assessment
The 3 normal lung sounds heard and their location
What is bronchial (over the trachea); bronchovesicular (next to sternum and between scapula); vesicular all lung tissue in the periphery?
Change to fingers with chronic hypoxia
What is clubbing of fingers?
Pathophysiology occurring in airways
What is constriction of airways?
Partial or complete collapse of alveoli
What is atelectasis?
Where gas exchange occurs
What are the aveoli?
Popping sound heard in lung fields when pt has fluid in the lung
What are crackles?
Name given when a chronic disease 'flares up' again
What is exacerbation?
Adventitious lung sounds heard
What is wheezing?
Inflammation of bronchial tubes causing cough and mucous
What is bronchitis?
Number of lobes in the lungs
What is 3 on the right and 2 on the left?
Spine deformities that may impact respiration
What is kyphosis, scoliosis, lordosis?
Changes that occur in the lung due to disease
What is alveoli rupture and become blebs causing less surface for gas exchange?
Signs and symptoms of asthma
What is SOB, wheezing, cyanosis, accessory muscle use, chest pain and coughing?
Fluid in the lungs
What is pneumonia?
Location of right middle lobe for auscultation
What is lower half of sternum on the right side of chest?
Sound elicited with percussion over normal lung tissue
What is resonance?
Sounds heard in lungs of emphysema pt
What are adventitious sounds such as crackles, wheezing, rhonci?
Triggers of asthma
What is cigarette smoke, pests, mold, pets, air pollution?
Complete collapse of lung tissue
What is a pneumothorax?
Number of upper lobe auscultations in the back and the location for auscultation
What is one on each side, above the scapula close to the spine?
Palpable vibration of lung tissue as pt says '99'
What is tactile fremitus?
Common signs/symptoms in emphysema
What is SOB, fatigue, barrel chest, cachectic appearance, finger clubbing, tripod position, accessory muscle use?
Interventions for asthma
What is oxygen, steroids and breathing treatment?
Causes night sweats, weight loss, coughing up blood
What is tuberculosis?
Possible position of trachea with a pneumothorax
What is deviated away from side of pneumothorax?