NURS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Smoking Cessation, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnoea, Side Effect
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2 l lobe; 3 r. no lml because l lung is shifted l due to heart. R shorter due to liver pushing it up. Associated symptoms: cough: productive vs non-productive (colour, amount of sputum) Opqrst of cough: dyspnea- sob: orthopnea (sob when lying down. Due to poor heart function, pul artery back up with fluid; fluid in lung) Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (pnd): at night: chest pain: opqrst of chest pain. Apneic periods up to 20 seconds in infants. Older adults: pain is common but not normal. Lungs become more rigid with less alveoli. Palpation: symmetry, tenderness, superficial lumps/masses, skin: temp; moisture; turgor. ): feel like t rice crispy underneath skin. From injury causing air to escape out of lung and risen up into soft tissue (fatty tissue): palpate for symmetrical expansion: Feel the vibrations through lung fields: side to side comparison, sounds: If you felt extra vibration: might be condensed tissue, the tissue itself got bigger.
