Chest auscultation 0.0 / 5 ? OthernursingOtherAll boards Created by: evepoagCreated on: 18-05-22 11:36 What are the medical terms for look, feel, tap, and listen? Look = inspection Feel = palpation Tap = percussion Listen = auscultation 1 of 15 How many lobes are in your right and left lung? Right = 3 Left = 2 2 of 15 In a respiratory chest auscultation, what are you listening for? - breath sounds - adventitious sounds 3 of 15 Describe bronchial breath sounds Loud and harsh Expiration lasts longer than inspiration 4 of 15 Describe bronchovesicular breath sounds Inspiration and expiration are equal intermittent intensity 5 of 15 Describe vesicular breath sounds soft and low pitched inspiration and first 1/3 of expiration 6 of 15 What are 4 causes of absent breath sounds? 1. atelectasis (mucus plug) 2. pleural effusion 3. pneumothorax 4. COPD 7 of 15 What is the main cause of bronchial breath sounds? consolidation (pneumonia or pulmonary oedema) 8 of 15 Name 5 adventitious breath sounds 1. crackles 2. wheezes 3. ronchi 4. stridor 5. pleural friction rub 9 of 15 When undertaking a cardiac chest auscultation, what is the heart rhythm supposed to sound like? 'Lub-dub' 10 of 15 What position is easiest for cardiac chest auscultation? Left lateral decubitus position OR patient leaning forward 11 of 15 If you heard 'Lub-dub-dum' what can this indicate? It is a 3rd heart sound that indicates left ventricular failure (heart failure) 12 of 15 If you heard 'La-lub-dub' what can this indicate? It is a 4th heart sound that indicates left ventricular hypertrophy (hypertension/cardiomyopathy) 13 of 15 When would you hear a systole heart murmur? Between S1 and S2 aka between 'lub' and 'dub' 14 of 15 When would you hear a diastole heart murmur? After S2 and before S1 aka after 'dub' and before next 'lub' 15 of 15
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