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Assessment by Ausculation

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Assessment By Auscultation Normal Breath Sounds: Vesicular   show
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show normal sounds in both lungs  
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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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Assessment By Auscultation Egophony   show
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show increased intensity of spoke voice = pneumonia and consolidation  
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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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show fine rales = (moist crepitant rales) = alveoli, fluid patient has CHF/ pulmonary edema Tx: IPPB, heart drugs, diuretics, and oxygen  
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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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show topical decongestant (racemic epinephrine) for swelling/edema suction/bronchoscope for secretions/foreign body intubate for SEVERE swelling and epiglottis  
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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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Assessment By Auscultation Heart Sounds/Normal/S2   show
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show if you hear S3 in adults = abnormal = suggest CHF = myocardial infarction or cardiomegaly  
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Assessment By Auscultation Heart Sounds/Abnormal/S3 &S4   show
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Assessment By Auscultation Heart Sounds/Abnormal/Heart Murmurs   show
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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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Assessment By Auscultation Blood Pressure/Normal   show
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show hypertension = indicates stress = hypoxemia  
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Assessment By Auscultation Blood Pressure/Decreased   show
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