NSE 13A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Atelectasis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Respiratory Tract Infection
17 Dec 2012
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Are you concerned about it: shortness of breath. Medication or heat application: history of respiratory infections. Any family history of allergies, tuberculosis, or asthma: smoking history. Live with someone who smokes: environmental exposure. Do you know what specific symptoms to note that may signal breathing problems: self-care behaviors. Identify the location of the following landmarks: suprasternal notch, sternal angle, vertebral prominences of c7 and t1, midclavicular line, midsternal and midaxillary lines, inferior angle of scapula, costal angle. Identify the location of the apex and base of the lung anteriorly and posteriorly and locate landmarks for each lobe. Anteriorly: apex highest point, lung tissue is 3 or 4 cm above the inner third of the clavicles base lowest boarder, rest on the diaphragm at about the sixth rib in the midclavicular line. Identify anterior and posterior landmarks where the trachea bifurcates. The trachea lies anterior to the esophagus and is 10 to 11 cm long in the adult.
