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Ascites
accumulation of fluid in the abdomen caused by LIVER FAILURE
Venous distention
-occurs with CHF
-seen with obstructive patients (seen in exhalation phase)
Capillary refill
-indication of peripheral circulation
-Normal < 3 seconds
Jaundice skin color
-increase in bilirubin.
-mostly in face and trunk
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Bradypnea (oligopnea)
-decreased respiratory rate (<12bpm) variable depth and irregular rhythm
Hyperpnea
-increased rate, depth, with regular rhythm
Cheyne-Stokes
-gradually increasing then decreasing rate and depth in a cycle lasting from
30 - 180 secs, with apnea up to 60 secs
-increased ICP, meningitis, overdose
Biots
-increased rate and depth with irregular periods of apnea
-CNS problem, head/brain injury
Kussmaul's
-increased rate, depth, irregular rhythm, breathing sounds labored
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-Raspy voice
Apneustic
prolonged gasping inspiration followed by extremely short, insufficient
expiration
-respiratory center problems, trauma, tumor
cachectic
muscle atrophy/loss of muscle tone
retractions
-chest moves inward during inspiratory efforts instead of outward
-blocked airway in adults = INTUBATE
-RDS in infants
Character of cough
-dry, non-productive cough may indicate tumor in the lungs or asthma
-productive cough may indicate infection
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evidence of difficult airway
-short receding mandible (chin)
-enlarged tongue (macroglossia)
-bull neck
-limited neck range-of-motion
pulsus paradoxus
-pulse/blood pressure varies with respiration. may indicate severe air
trapping (status asthmaticus or cardiac tamponade)
tactile fremitus
-vibrations felt by hand on chest wall
-vocal fremitus: voice vibrations on the chest wall
-pleural rub fremitus: grating sensation due to roughened pleural spaces
-Rhonchial fremitus(palpable rhonchi): secretions in airways
Crepitus
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