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Eupnea   Normal breathing  
Apnea   Not breathing  
Platypnea   Can breath better when laying down.  
Orthopnea   Can breath better when sitting up.  
Cheyne Stokes   Gradual increase of breathing followed by a gradual decrease in breathing followed by apnea.  
Kussmal breathing   Deep rapid respiration characteristic of diabetic or other types of acidosis.  
Biot's breathing   Irregular breathing followed by apnea seen in patients with ICP.  
Tachypnea   Rapid breathing.  
Hyperpnea   Deeper and more rapid than normal breathing at rest.  
Bradypnea   Slow respiratory frequency.  
Paroxymal Nocturnal Dyspnea   Dyspnea during the night.  
Exertional Dyspnea   Dyspnea that occurs only durring exertion.  
Kyphoscoliosis   Kyphosis (hunch back) plus Scoliosis (lateral curvature)  
Kyphosis   Abnormal AP curvature causing a hunch back.  
Scoliosis   Lateral curvature  
Barrel Chest   A chest with increased anteroposterior diameter, seen in patients with emphysema.  
Pectus Excavatum   Funnel chest (concaved)  
Pectus Carinatum   Pigeon breast (protruding)  
Jugular Venous Pressure   Reflects the volume of blood and pressure to the right side of the heart. Right heart failure can increase it.  
Right heart failure   Corepulmonade  
Paradoxical Pulse   A reverse of normal pulse, durring inspiration pulse is weaker and stronger durring exhalation. Seen in Cardiac Tamponade.  
Blood pressure higher than 140/90   Hypertension  
Causes of Hypertension   Increased ICP, Corpulmonale, hypervolemia, hypoxemia, and sympathomimetics.  
Blood pressure lower than 90/60   Hypotension  
Causes of Hypotension   Hypovolemia, left ventricular failure, peripheral vasodilation/sepsis, beta blockers, positive pressure ventilation, and PEEP/CPAP.  
past medical HX   Childhood diseases and development, hospitalizations, surgeries, injuries, accidents, major illnesses, alergies, and medications.  
Hemoptysis   Blood in sputum or blood from the lungs.  
Hematemesis   Vomiting blood or blood from the gastrointestinal tract.  
Hyperthermia   Temp increase cuasing increase of O2 consumption and CO2 production. Also causes increase in ventilation and circulation.  
Fever   Temp increase caused by disease.  
Pleuritic chest pain   Located laterally or posteriorly worsens if patient takes a deep breath. Sharp stabbing type pain.  
Nonpleuritic   Located in the center of the anterior of chest and may radiate to the shoulder or back. Not affected by breathing, dull ache.  
Vital signs   HR 60 to 100, BP 90 to 140/60 to 90, Temp 98.6, RR 12 to 18.  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 
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