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Respiratory Signs, Reflexes, Signs,Formulas

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Increasing blood pressure, bradycardia, erratic respirations.   Cushings Triad. Response to increased ICP.  
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3 Signs or cardiac tamponade: JVD, Muffled heart tones, and hypotension.   Becks Triad.  
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Referred pain to the shoulder caused by injuries to organs that result in bleeding that irritates the diaphragm   Kehr's Sign  
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Classic chest pain gesture of patients demonstrating a clenched fist over their chest when asked to describe what they are feeling.   Levine Sign  
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Bluish discoloration visible on the surface of the abdomen when a large amount of blood is present in the peritoneum   Cullens Sign  
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Bluish bruiselike appearance around the flanks   Grey-Turners Sign  
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Exam finding in which flexion of the neck causes flexion of the hips and knees   Brudzinkis Sign  
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Inability to fully extend the knees with hips flexed   Kernings Sign  
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Condition caused by partial cutting of one side of spinal cord resulting in sensory and motor loss to that side of the body.   Brown-Sequard Syndrome  
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Cycle pattern of respirations, Increased respiratory rate & depth, apnea, slow shallow breaths that incresae in both rate & depth until apnea occurs.   Cheyne-Stokes.CHF,OD,Drunks,Deep Sleepers.  
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Irregular pattern of increased respiratory rate and depth with periods of apnea.   Biots (Ataxic). Severe Brain Injury, Brainstem Hernia, ICP  
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Respiratoins that are fast and deep without periods of apnea.   Kussmauls Respirations. Seen in DKA  
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Prolonged, gasping inspiration followed by short, ineffective epiration.   Aneustic Breathing. Lesions in the respiratory center of the brain.  
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Very deep, rapid respiratory rates of 40-60.   Central Neurogenic Hyperventilation. Midbrain lesions or dysfunction.  
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Definition of Abnormal Breath Sounds.   Adventitious.  
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High pitched musical sound that is caused by high velocity air flow through a very narrowed or constricted airway   Wheezes  
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Loud high pitched sound heard on inspiration.   Stridor.  
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