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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.