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Assessment by Ausculation

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Assessment By Auscultation Normal Breath Sounds: Vesicular   show
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Assessment By Auscultation Normal Breath Sounds: Bilateral Vesicular   show
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show normal sounds heard over the trachea or bronchi. the sounds heard over lung periphery = lung consolidation  
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show changes in the breath sounds will identify where the problem is.  
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show patient is told to say "E" sounds like "A" = Pneumonia = lung consolidation  
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Assessment By Auscultation Bronchophony/Whispered Pectoriloquy   show
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Assessment By Auscultation Increased/Decreased   show
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show rales/ crackles = secretion/ fluid coarse rales (rhonchi) = large airway secretions Tx: patient needs suctioning  
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show medium rales = middle airway secretions Tx: patient need chest physical therapy  
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Assessment By Auscultation Abnormal Breath Sounds/Adventitious/ Fine Rales   show
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show due to bronchospasm Tx: bronchodilator unilateral wheeze = foreign body obstruction Tx: bronchoscope  
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Assessment By Auscultation Abnormal Breath Sounds/Adventitious/ Stridor   show
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Assessment By Auscultation Abnormal Breath Sounds/Adventitious/ Stridor Treatment   show
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show coarse or crunching sound caused by inflamed surface of visceral & parietal rubbing Association: TB, pneumonia, pulmonary infarction, cancer Tx: steroids and antibiotics  
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show sounds made by the closure of the heart valves first sound S1= mitral and tricuspid valve at beginning of ventricular contraction  
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show second sound S2 occurs when systole ends. the ventricles relax the pulmonic and aortic valves close.  
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Assessment By Auscultation Heart Sounds/Abnormal/S3   show
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Assessment By Auscultation Heart Sounds/Abnormal/S3 &S4   show
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show caused by turbulent blood flow. heart valve defect  
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Assessment By Auscultation Heart Sounds/Abnormal/Heart Murmurs Occurs   show
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show are the sounds made in an artery or vein that moves at an abnormal speed. heard over stethoscope over the identified vessel carotid  
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show measure the systolic and diastolic pressures.  
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show use a sphygmomanometer to measure cuff pressure.  
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show Adult: 120/80 acceptable: 90/60 to 140/90  
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Assessment By Auscultation Blood Pressure/Increased   show
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show hypotension = indicates poor perfusion = hypovolemia, CHF  
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