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NRS 208 - Lungs

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What are the signs of normal respiratory patterns? 1. rate: 10-20 breath per minute. 2. Depth: 500-800 ml of air 3. Ratio of pulse vs. perspiration: 4:1
What are the (6) abnormal respiratory patterns? 1. Sigh 2. tachypnea 3. brradypnea 4. hyperventilation 5. hypoventilation 6. cheyne-stokes respiration
Sigh? an abnormal condition without origin with a normal elevated amount of air caused by the expanding alveoli in our bronchus.
Tachypnea rapid shallow breathing, increase rate of pulse and breath per minute, normal response to fever, fear, or exercise.
bradypnea shallow breathing, decrease of pulse and breath per minute, usually drug induced.
hyperventilation (fast abnormal breathing) very deep breath with increase of depth of ventilation with exhaling carbon dioxide. usually caused by diabetics or keoacidosis; from high blood sugar.
hypoventilation - an abnormal very slow, shallow breath. Long pauses between each rep, very irregular respiratory patterns.
cheyne-stokes respiration - an abnormal unsual pattern that repeats itself with each breath a different depth of respiration. even shows Apnea, very sick patient, with increase chance of organ failure.
Apnea part of the respiratory pattern that is abnormal whom don't breath for a long pause.
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea difficult breathing that awakes a patient from sleep. these people have a hard time catching their own breath.
platypnea a person has difficult breathing while sitting or standing ( posture or position) but breath normal in a supine position.
orthopnea has difficulty breathing in a supine or prone position but breath comfortable in a sitting or standing position.
dyspnea difficulty of breathing because of shortness of breath. Respiration has less depth.
What are the four difficult breathing respiratory patterns? 1. paroxymsal nocturnal dyspena, 2. platypnea 3. orthopnea 4. dyspnea
When doing a respiratory inspection what is the process; anterior? 1. face 2. nail 3. chest configuration 4. transverse side
When doing a respiratory inspection what is the process; posterior? 1. chest configuration 2. spinous process 3. anteroposterior transverse diameter 4. position of person 5. skin color and condition
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