Inhalation and exhalation Right Ans - External Respirations
Cellular respirations where o2 is transfered from blood to body cells and
utilized within the cell Right Ans - Internal Respirations
Movement of gases in and out of the lungs sufficient to maintain normal
arterial o2 and carbon dioxide tensions Right Ans - Ventilation
Flow of blood within the pulmonary circulation Right Ans - Perfusion
Gentle rustling sound heard over the entire chest wall except the right
supraclavicular area Right Ans - Vesicular Breath Sounds
Loud and generally high pitched sound heard over the upper portion of the
sternum,trachea, and main stem bronchi Right Ans - Bronchial Breath
Sounds
Combination of bronchial and vesicular breath sounds normally heard over
the sternum Right Ans - Bronchiovesicular Breath Sounds
Harsh and high pitched sound heard over the trachea Right Ans - Tracheal
Breath Sounds
Muscle or whistle like breath sounds caused by narrowed bronchioles
Right Ans - Sibilant Wheezes
Rhonchi low pitched loud coarse snoring rumbling sound heard primarily in
larger airways caused by asthma,emphysema,mucous plugs Right Ans -
Sonorous Wheezes
Rales short high pitched bubbling or crackling sound heard by fluid in alveoli
or small airways Right Ans - Crackles
Dry creaking grating sound heard on inspiration and expiration Right Ans -
Pleural Friction Rub
, Contraction of mucles in pharynx as result of irritation and aids in clearing
airway of secretions Right Ans - Cough
Dry cough Right Ans - Nonproductive Cough
Cough where sputum is present Right Ans - Productive Cough
White or translucent sputum is indicative of Right Ans - Normal Sputum
Yellow sputum is indicative of Right Ans - Infection and WBCs
Yellow sputum is also termed _____- Right Ans - Purulent
Green Sputum is indicative of Right Ans - Old retained secretions
Green and foul smelling sputum is indicative of Right Ans - Pseudomonas
Infection
Brown sputum is indicative of Right Ans - Old Blood in sputum
Red sputum is indicative of Right Ans - Fresh blood in sputum
When is the best time to obtain a sputum culture Right Ans - Early in the
AM
What to use when collecting sputum culture??? Right Ans - Lukens tube
catheter
Bark Like cough indicates____ Right Ans - Croup
Hark cough indicates____ Right Ans - Upper airway problems
Wheezing indicates____ Right Ans - lower airway problems
Chronic productive coughs indicates_____ Right Ans - Chronic Bronchitis
Frequent hacking of throat indicates _____ Right Ans - Smokers,sinus, or
viral infection
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