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Thorax and Lung

Analiese Blasingame Nursing English 33 cards

suprasternal notch and sternal angle

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  1. 1suprasternal notch and sternal anglesuprasternal notch and sternal angle
  2. 27th cervical vertebraeasily felt when patient's neck is flex down
  3. 3midsternal line and midclavicular linemidsternal line and midclavicular line
  4. 4posterior, anterior, and midaxillary lineposterior, anterior, and midaxillary line
  5. 5vertebral linevertebral line
  6. 6where do you auscultate right middle lobe of the lung?LATERALLY
  7. 7Inspect the posterior thoraxstand behind to view, pt have arms at side, observe scapulae and chest wall configuration
    (lookout for scoliosis or kyphosis)
  8. 8palpate the posterior thoraxtenderness and sensation, crepitus (crackling sensation), fremitus, assess chest expansion
  9. 9fremitusstart at the apex and go down using ball of hands; vibrations should be even on both sides
  10. 10percussion of the posterior thoraxpercussion of the posterior thorax
  11. 11what are we looking for when we percuss?resonance is the percussion tone elicited over normal lung tissues
    flat tones over scapula
    hyper resonance is elicited in cases of trapped air
  12. 12auscultation of posterior thoraxauscultation of posterior thorax
  13. 13adventitious soundsabnormal breathing sounds
  14. 14bronchophonypatient's voice sounds clearer and more normal through the stethoscope
  15. 15egophonypatient says "e" but it sounds like a nasally "a"
  16. 16whispered pectoriloquypatient is asked to whisper; can be heard clearly over areas of lung consolidation
  17. 17inspect the anterior thoraxinspect position of the sternum, watch for sternal contractions, slope of ribs should be less than 45 degrees, inspect intercostal spaces
  18. 18palpate the anterior thoraxtenderness, sensation, and surface masses, palpate for crepitus and fremitus, chest expansion
  19. 19percuss the anterior thoraxpercuss the anterior thorax
  20. 20what are we looking for when we percuss anteriorly?resonance, dullness over breast tissue, heart and liver, tympani over stomach, flatness over muscles and bones
  21. 21auscultate the anterior thoraxauscultate the anterior thorax
  22. 22vesicular breath soundsexpected finding, soft low pitchedvesicular breath sounds
  23. 23bronchovesicular breath soundsexpected finding, medium pitchedbronchovesicular breath sounds
  24. 24bronchial breath soundsabnormal lung sound over peripheral and expected sound over trachea; loud, high pitched, harsh blowingbronchial breath sounds
  25. 25rhonchisnoring like noises, gunk in lungs
  26. 26pleural friction rubcoarse grating sound
  27. 27crepitationRice Krispies sound
  28. 28fine/coarse cracklesfine: high pitched and short sounds
    coarse: low pitched and long sounds
    when lungs are wet
  29. 29wheezingsounds like a whale, whistling sound
  30. 30stridorsounds like a dolphin suffocating
  31. 31barrel chestdiameter 1:1 (abnormal)
    chest expansion uneven
  32. 32pectus carinatumforward protrusion of sternum
  33. 33pectus excavatummarkedly sunken sternum

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Nursing Flashcards on Thorax and Lung, created by Analiese Blasingame on 07/02/2025.
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