NUR 2180 Rasmussen Mod 9 Respiratory
- Where can bronchial breath sounds be heard?
Answer
Anterior over the trachea
- What type of adventitious sound is created by narrowing of the bronchi?
Answer
-wheeze
- What does a rhonchi finding represent?
Answer
There is inflammation in the lung due to an obstruction or other cause. Common in patients with COPD, bronchitis, pneumonia or cystic fibrosis
- What does tactile fremitus assess?
Answer
The amount of air in the lungs, lung tissue density and fluid consolidation in the lungs.
- Why is a side to side pattern used during a respiratory assessment?
Answer
This side-to-side pattern allows you to compare sounds in symmetrical lung fields. 1 / 2
- What causes crackles?
Answer
fluid in the lungs
- What causes stridor?
Answer
supraglottic swelling (epiglottitis), subglottic welling (croup, post extubation), foreign body aspiration (solids or fluids)
- What causes wheezes?
Answer
narrowing of airways
- What do crackles sound like?
Answer
the sound of a lock of hair being rubbed between the thumb and forefinger
- What do rhonchi sound like?
Answer
-deeper & harsher breath sounds due to thicker mucus
-can be high or low pitched
- What does stridor sound like?
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