Understanding Breathing There Are 4 Major Functions Of The Respiratory System What Happens When We Don T Breathe What 1 (57.1 KiB) Viewed 66 times
Understanding Breathing There Are 4 Major Functions Of The Respiratory System What Happens When We Don T Breathe What 2 (38.75 KiB) Viewed 66 times
Understanding breathing: There are 4 major functions of the respiratory system: What happens when we don't breathe? What builds up? This is called hypo OR hyper ventilation? Inspiration: The major muscle responsible for thoracic expansion is called the: . With inspiration the diaphragm moves: ñ or Ò (circle one) • With expiration the diaphragm moves: ñ or Ò (circle one) Inspect When you inspect look at... • Shape and configuration, the anterioposterior ratio should be: • If it is larger than this you might be looking at someone with COPD, they may have hypertrophied neck muscles and may be sitting in the tripod position. This is also called: Skin color and condition Palpate • Confirm symmetric chest expansion: o Be able to demonstrate this technique / know what it looks like in a picture • Tactile Fremitus:
Percuss • Percuss over lung fields: (air-filled structure), (healthy lung tissue), (solid structure), (bone) • Estimate the diaphragmatic excursion: Auscultate • Normal breath sounds: Location: • Adventitious sounds: Caused by: Additional things to know... Primary muscles for respiration: What is the calculation for number of pack-years? and What is the pack years for a patient who smoked 3 packs a day for 5 years, then cut back to 0.5 pack a day for the past 20 years? Auscultate lower lobes @ (older adults have hidden pneumonias) What landmark marks the site of tracheal bifurcation @ Costal angle:
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