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clinical assessment

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what are tracheal breath sounds?   show
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what are bronchovescicular breath sounds?   show
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show low pitch, soft intensity and heard in the peripheral lung areas  
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what is stridor?   show
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show breath sounds that are intermittent, crackling, or bubbling on short duration.  
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show the intensity  
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in a diagram of normal breath sounds, what does the angle represent?   show
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show excessive secretions or fluid in the airways OR collapse airways that are popping open during inspiration  
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in what disease processes can you hear polyphonic wheezing?   show
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show creaking or grating sound (sounds leathery) that occurs when the pleural surfaces become inflamed and the roughened edges rub together during breathing. usually localized to a certain site of the chest wall.  
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what is bronchophony?   show
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what does bronchophony indicate?   show
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show sudden opening of peripheral airways  
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when are fine crackles usually heard?   show
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what disease processes are fine crackles associated with?   show
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what is biot's breathing like and what disease process does it indicate?   show
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show deep and fast, like panting. (metabolic acidosis)  
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what is asthmatic breathing like and what disease process does it indicate?   show
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what is cheyne'stokes breathing and what disease process does it indicate?   show
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show long inspiration, like a sigh. (brain stem injury)  
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show chest wall collapses or moves in while abdomen moves out. associated with respiratory muscle fatigue.  
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what is apnea and what can cause it?   show
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show mid-clavicular line 5th intercostals space  
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show toward  
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PMI shifts towards/away from pneumothorax?   show
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show Hyperinflation, poor CO  
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what is ascites especially associated with?   show
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show right sided heart failure  
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what is clubbing associated with?   show
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show swelling of lower extremities due to inc in the hydrostatic pressure of the venous system.  
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show left and right heart failure.  
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show skin that is white with spots of red  
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show inadequate perfusion, possible lack of arterial blood flow  
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show inflammation of soft tissue in the extremity  
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what disease process is cellulitis associated with?   show
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show oxygenation, ventilation, airway management and secretion management  
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what is massive hemoptysis?   show
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show .12 to .20 seconds or 3-5 small boxes  
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show Atrial Conduction  
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show Ventricular Conduction  
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what is going on in the heart during the ST segment?   show
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show Repolarization  
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show mV (volts)  
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show seconds  
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show 5 mm or .5 mV  
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on the ECG grid, what does one large horizontal box mean?   show
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what is the normal length of a QRS complex?   show
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show Measure the number of R waves or beats in a six second period then multiply by 10  
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what is the block rule in counting heart rate on the ECG?   show
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what is the order of heart rate in counting the heart rate for block rule?   show
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what happens during supraventricular tachy?   show
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what would you give lidocaine for during an arrhythmia?   show
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show potent vasodilator  
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show consist of large molecules that attract and hold water  
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show describes how much osmotic pressure is exerted by a solution  
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show .9%, is isotonic to .9% NaCL solution  
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show solution more than .9%  
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what does a CBC lab test mean?   show
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show elevation of the WBC count  
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show WBC count below normal  
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what are common causes of leukopenia?   show
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What is normal WBC count?   show
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show 40% to 75%  
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show 1800 to 7500  
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show increases due to bacteria infection and trauma, reduced w bone marrow diseases  
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show 0 to 6%  
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what is the absolute count of eosinophils?   show
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what are the causes for an abnormality in eosinophils count?   show
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show 0 to 1%  
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show 0 to 100  
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show increased w allergic reactions  
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what is the percentage of monocytes in the WBC count?   show
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show 90-1000  
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what are the causes for an abnormality in monocytes count?   show
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what is the percentage of lymphocytes in the WBC count?   show
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what is the absolute count of lymphocytes?   show
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what are the causes for an abnormality in lymphocytes count?   show
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show elevation of the absolute value of neutrophils  
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what are immature neutrophils referred to as?   show
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what are mature neutrophils known as?   show
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show body is fighting a more severe bacterial infection. severe infection causes the bone marrow to release both mature and immature neutrophils  
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what is neutropenia?   show
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what can anemia mean?   show
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show significant reduction in the platelet count  
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show pt will bruise easily and at risk for hemorrhage  
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show 137-147 mEq/L  
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what is the normal value for potassium?   show
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show 98 to 105  
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show 25-33  
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what is the normal value for BUN?   show
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show 150-220 mg/l  
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show 70-105  
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What does the total co2 mean in terms of hco3?   show
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show means elevated co2  
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what does decreased hco3 mean for co2?   show
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what are the chloride levels in CF patients?   show
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show adding hco3 and cl values together and subtracting them from Na  
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what does anion gap evaluate?   show
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show 8-16 mEq/l  
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show a metabolic acidosis is present (esp if over 16)  
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show BUN and creatinine  
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what will the BUN look like during renal disease?   show
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show .7-1.3 mg/l  
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show 60-80 mmHg  
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show 40- 60 mmHg  
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what is range for severe hypoxemia?   show
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for adequate oxygenation, there are five requirements:   show
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show shifts it to the right-making oxygen more readily available for delivery to tissues.dec affinity  
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show shifts to the left- increasing oxygen binding to Hgb and potentially reducing oxygen delivery to tissues. inc affinity  
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show Lactic acidosis and cyanide poisoning  
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show Using Dalton’s Law and Alveolar air equation: (Pb-H2O) X FIO2 - (PaCO2 X RQ) (760- 47) X .21 - (33 X 1.25) 149.73 – 41.25= 108.48 Alveolar  
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Case study A 47 year old man is seen in the ED Results are : ph 7.47, PaCO2 33, HCO3 20, PaO2 122mmhg. Can this PaO2 be correct?   show
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what is a way to treat hyperkalemia?   show
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what is the impact of Primary Respiratory Disturbances-Acidosis on dead space?   show
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Primary Respiratory Disturbances-Acidosis   show
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Primary Respiratory Disturbances- Alkalosis   show
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show muscle weakness/ fatigue, CNS malfunction, and mechanical disadvantage.  
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show burn patients, septic conditions, fever, and malnutrition.  
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Increased dead space ventilation is frequently seen   show
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show Loss of plasma HCO3.,Increase in nonvolitile acids. ,Evident by plasma HCO3 less than 22 Meq/l. Anion gap is useful in determining acidosis due to a or b.  
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show diarrhea, decreased renal tubular function renal disease, hyperalimentation nutrition. Normal anion gap.  
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Increased production of fixed acids is seen in conditions like   show
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show Increased levels of plasma HCO3.,Loss of fixed acids.,Evident by plasma HCO3 greater than 26 Meq/l and pH greater than 7.45.,Be aware of compensatory mechanisms, especially in chronic hypoventilation situations  
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what are examples seen that lead to metabolic alkalosis?   show
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what type of acid base imbalance is cardiac arrest?   show
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show pH drops quickly below 7.35 with elevated PaCO2 and decreased HCO3.  
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How do you correct cardiac arrest?   show
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what is the frequency of Combined respiratory and metabolic alkalosis?   show
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what is the apneic threshold?   show
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show refers to the condition in which there is inadequate oxygen at the tissue cells caused by low arterial O2 tension  
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show -the oxygen tension in the arterial blood is normal but the O2 carrying capacity of the blood is inadequate.  
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Circulatory hypoxia (aka stagnant or hypoperfusion)   show
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show develops in any condition that impairs the ability of tissue cells to utilize oxygen.  
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