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- inhalation and exhalation
Answer External Respirations
- Cellular respirations where o2 is transfered from blood to body cells and utilized within the
cell
Answer Internal Respirations
- Movement of gases in and out of the lungs sufficient to maintain normal arterial o2 and
carbon dioxide tensions
Answer Ventilation
- Flow of blood within the pulmonary circulation
Answer Perfusion
- Gentle rustling sound heard over the entire chest wall except the right supraclavicular area
Answer Vesicular Breath Sounds
- Loud and generally high pitched sound heard over the upper portion of the sternum,trachea,
and main stem bronchi
Answer Bronchial Breath Sounds
- Combination of bronchial and vesicular breath sounds normally heard over the sternum
Answer Bronchiovesicular Breath Sounds
- Harsh and high pitched sound heard over the trachea
Answer Tracheal Breath Sounds
- Muscle or whistle like breath sounds caused by narrowed bronchioles
Answer Sibi- lant Wheezes
- Rhonchi low pitched loud coarse snoring rumbling sound heard primari- ly in larger
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Answer Sonorous Wheezes
- Rales short high pitched bubbling or crackling sound heard by fluid in alveoli or small
airways
Answer Crackles
- dry creaking grating sound heard on inspiration and expiration
Answer Pleural Friction Rub
- Contraction of mucles in pharynx as result of irritation and aids in clearing airway of
secretions
Answer Cough
- Dry cough
Answer Nonproductive Cough
- Cough where sputum is present
Answer Productive Cough
- White or translucent sputum is indicative of
Answer Normal Sputum
- Yellow sputum is indicative of
Answer Infection and WBCs
- Yellow sputum is also termed -
Answer Purulent
- Green Sputum is indicative of
Answer Old retained secretions
- Green and foul smelling sputum is indicative of
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