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Thorax and Lungs 409

QuestionAnswer
Most common cause of cough Smoking
Most common symptom of lung disease Cough
Normal diaphragmatic excursion 4-5cm
What causes decreased diaphragmatic excursion Emphysema, phrenic nerve palsy, atelectasis
Abnormally high diaphragmatic excursion is due to Atelectasis, pleural effusion
What are the normal percussion of the lungs Resonance
Tympany sounds like Gastric air bubble or puffed- out cheeks
Dullness is heard over the Liver
Wheezes sounds like Continous, high pitched
Rhonchi sounds like Continous, low pitched, snoring
Crackles are Discontinuous intermittent brief
What is the Whispered pectoriloquy Whispered 1-2-3
Normal sounds of whispered pectoriloquy Faint and indistinct
Abnormal sounds of whispered pectoriloquy Loud and clear
Bronchophony test consist Of Saying 99
Normal bronchophony sounds are Muffled
Abnormal Bronchophony sounds are Clear
Egophony test consist of Saying ee
Abnormal egophony sounds are EE is heard as Ay
Ee to Ay is due to Pneumonia
what do abnormal voice sounds indicate an airless lung
what are the 5 A's of assessing readiness to quit smoking 1. ask 2. advise 3. assess 4. assist 5. arrange
Stridor is high-pitched wheeze
What is an ominous sign of airway obstruction in the larynx or trachea stridor
Flat Percussion Notes indicates Large pleural effusion
Dullness Percussion Notes indicates Lobar pneumonia
Resonance percussion notes indicates Normal lung, simple chronic bronchitis
Hyperresonance percussion notes indicates Emphysema or pneumothorax
Tympany percussion notes indicates Large pneumothorax
Vesicular breath sounds are heard Most of the lungs
Bronchovesicular breath sounds are heard 1st and 2nd interspaces, interscapular area
Bronchial breath sounds are heard Over the manubrium, can mean lobar pneumonia
Tracheal breath sounds are heard Over the trachea
Creaking like sounds pleural rub
precordial crackles synchronous with the heart bead, not with respiration mediastinal crunch
what position is mediastinal crunch best heard left lateral position
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