Respiratory System

What is Bradypnea?

What is Tachypnea?

What is Hyperventilation?

Breath pattern that occurs when hyperventilation occurs with ketoacidosis. Very deep and laborious

Breathing pattern characterized by irregular interspersed periods of apnea in disorganized and irregular pattern, rate or depth.

Breathing pattern with intervals of apnea interspersed with deep and rapid breathing pattern. Associated with severe illness, brain damage, or drug overdose.

Breath sound characterized by:
High Pitch
Loud Intensity
Over trachea

Breath sounds characterized by:
Moderate Pitch
Medium Intesity
1st and 2nd Intercostal space at sternal border anteriorly.
T4 medial to scapula posteriorly.

Breath ounds characterised by:
Low Pitch
Soft Intesity
Located in peripheral lung fields

Difficulty breathing when patient is lying down

Vibrations resulting from verbalization

Accumulation of Serous fluid in the pleural spaces between the visceral and parietal pleurae

Destruction of the alveolar walls causes permanent abnormal enlargement of airspaces

Air in the pleural spaces

Three Types of Pneumothorax

Blood in the pleural spaces caused by injury to the chest or complications from thoracic surgery

Disorder of collapsed alveoli caused by external pressure froma tumor, fluid, or air in pleural spaces, OR from removal of air from hypo ventilation or obstruction of secretions

Infection of the terminal brochioles and alveoli.
Can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, myoplasm, or aspiration of gastric secretions

This kind of pneumonia produces a nonproductive cough or clear sputum.

This kind of pneumonia causes a productive cough that may produce white, yellow, or green sputum.