Patient Assessment. Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
This occurs when the two pleural layers rub together with more friction than normal? BH	pleural rub
The presence of air beneath the skin in the subcutaneous tissues is called? BH	subcutaneous emphysema
Yellowish coloration of the skin, mucus membranes or conjunctiva of the eyes is called? BH	jaundice
What is another name for a pigeon chest? AF	pectus carinatum
A significant decrease in pulse strength during spontanous inhalation is called? KW	pulsus paradoux
What is a barrel chest? AF	the anterior/posterior diameter is greater than normal
When a patient awakens only with difficulty and might be able to reply to a few answers is refferred to as _________________________. BH	obtunded
What causes tracheal deviation toward the affected lung side? BH	atelectasis fibrosis
Normal breath sounds heard in the lungs and are found in the peripheral lungs is called? BH	vesicular breath sounds
What is another name for crackles? BH	rales
What type of breathing pattern is periodic in nature, with a gradual increase in depth and respiratory rate followed by a tapering of rate and depth with periods of apnea is? BH	Cheyne-Stokes
Waht is the swelling of the lower extremities called? KW	pedal edema
What are the four steps in doing a physical exam on your patient? KW	inspection palpation percussion asculation
Shortness of breath in the upright position is called? KW	platypnea
Vomiting blood is called _________________. KW	hematemesis
What 4 things do you assess sputum for? AF	color quantity viscosity smell
Most accurate method of measuring temperature? AF	rectal
To measure the SpO2, one should use a __________. KW	pulse oximeter
What type of percussion sound would you hear in the presence of air trapping or air in a closed cavity? AF	hyperresonance
What pressure is measured at the time the ventricles are contracting? AF	systolic
What can digital clubbing indicate? KW	cardio pulmonary disease
If you cough up more than 300ml of blood streaked sputum in 24 hours, what does that indicate? AF	massive hemoptysis
Name 4 indications of increased work of breathing. BH	1. tripod position 2. use of accessory muscles 3. pursed lip breathing 4. retractions
Coughing up blood-streaked sputum is called _____________. KW	hemoptysis
An increase in tactile fremitus indicates what? BH	an increase in density of the underlying tissue
An audible upper airway noise indicative of upper airway narrowing is called? BH	stridor
If your sputum is reddish brown, what does it indicate? AF	blood in the sputum
An elevated pulse rate over 100 bpm indicates? KW	tachycardia
What is a normal ventilatory pattern? AF	1:2
The patient with heart disease who has an S3 and S4 is said to have a __________________. KW	gallop rythm
What type of appearance would you have with a kyphotic spine? AF	humpback
What are you looking for when you inspect and palpate the abdomen? KW	evidence of distention and tenderness
When respiratory disease reduces arterial oxygen content, __________________ may be detected especially around the lips. KW	cyanosis
A flat percussion note is an indication of what? AF	pleural effusion
What causes tracheal deviation away from the affected lung side? BH	pleural effusion pneumothorax tension pneumothorax
What is the technique called when you ask the patient to say 99?KW	vocal frmitus
What is a lateral curvature of the spine? AF	scoliosis

layers	This occurs when the two pleural _____ rub together with more friction than normal? BH	1	0	true
subcutaneous emphysema	Question: The presence of air beneath the skin in the subcutaneous tissues is called? BH	2	1	false
jaundice	Question: Yellowish coloration of the skin, mucus membranes or conjunctiva of the eyes is called? BH	3	1	false
another	What is _____ name for a pigeon chest? AF	4	0	true
decrease	A significant _____ in pulse strength during spontanous inhalation is called? KW	5	0	true
What is a barrel chest? AF	Answer: the anterior/posterior diameter is greater than normal	6	0	false
obtunded	Question: When a patient awakens only with difficulty and might be able to reply to a few answers is refferred to as _________________________. BH	7	1	false
atelectasis fibrosis	Question: What causes tracheal deviation toward the affected lung side? BH	8	1	false
vesicular breath sounds	Question: Normal breath sounds heard in the lungs and are found in the peripheral lungs is called? BH	9	1	false
rales	Question: What is another name for crackles? BH	10	1	false
breathing	What type of _____ pattern is periodic in nature, with a gradual increase in depth and respiratory rate followed by a tapering of rate and depth with periods of apnea is? BH	11	0	true
extremities	Waht is the swelling of the lower _____ called? KW	12	0	true
physical	What are the four steps in doing a _____ exam on your patient? KW	13	0	true
breath	Shortness of _____ in the upright position is called? KW	14	0	true
hematemesis	Question: Vomiting blood is called _________________. KW	15	1	false
color quantity viscosity smell	Question: What 4 things do you assess sputum for? AF	16	1	false
rectal	Question: Most accurate method of measuring temperature? AF	17	1	false
pulse oximeter	Question: To measure the SpO2, one should use a __________. KW	18	1	false
presence	What type of percussion sound would you hear in the _____ of air trapping or air in a closed cavity? AF	19	0	true
ventricles	What pressure is measured at the time the _____ are contracting? AF	20	0	true