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08/30/2014

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Term
Fremitus
Definition
Vibration that you can "feel" by hand in the lungs?
Term
Fremitus
Definition
On palpation this increases with fluid in the lungs such as pneumonia?
Term
Fremitus
Definition
On palpation, this decreases with too much air in the lungs such as emphysema and pneumothorax?
Term
Fremitus
Definition
On palpation, this decreases with atelectasis and pleurisy because a sound barrier is present?
Term
Resonance
Definition
What is the normal sound or tone heard with a purcussion over normal lung tissue?
Term
Hyperresonant
Definition
On percussion, this is the sound that is heard with increased air in the chest such as emphysema and pneumothorax?
Term
Dull
Definition
On percussion, this is the sound that is heard with increased density in the lungs such as pneumonia and at atelectasis?
Term
Pneumonia or pneumothorax
Definition
If diaphragmatic excursion is less than 3 cm is positive for what?
Term
Asthma
Definition
What has resonance on percussion, decreased fremitus and a wheezing breaths sound?
Term
Atelectasis
Definition
What has a dull for flat percussion, decreased fremitus and absent breath sound?
Term
Bronchiectasis
Definition
What has a resonant percussion, normal fremitus and rhonchi breath sound?
Term
Bronchitis
Definition
What has a resonant percussion, normal fremitus and rales breath sound?
Term
Emphysema
Definition
What has a hyperresonant percussion, decreased fremitus and wheezing breath sound?
Term
Pleurisy
Definition
What has a dull percussion, decreased fremitus and crackles (friction rub) breath sound?
Term
Pneumothorax
Definition
What has a hyperresonant percussion, decreased fremitus and decreased breath sound?
Term
Pneumonia
Definition
What has a dull percussion, increased fremitus and egophony, bronchophony, whispered pectoriloquy and crackles breath sound?
Term
pneumonia
Definition
Productive rusty brown sputum; cough; fever?
Term
Friedlander's pneumonia
Definition
Currant red jelly sputum; Klebsiella; poor immunity?
Term
Pneumocystis Carinii
Definition
Caused by yeast/fungus seen in AIDS patients?
Term
Cytomegalo virus
Definition
Lung virus seen with AIDS patients?
Term

Convex = Pleurisy or myofascitis

Concave = Intercostal neuralgia

Definition

+ Schepelmann's test. Pain on convex side?

Pain on concave side?

Term
Pneumothorax
Definition
Can occur spontaneously in healthy young athlete?
Term
Atelectasis
Definition
Collapsed lung?
Term
Bronchiectasis
Definition
Chronic dilation of bronchioles with chronic cough?
Term
Chronic bronchitis; COPD
Definition
Long term cough; shortness of breath and wheezing; cigarettes?
Term
Asthma
Definition
Type I hypersensitivity reaction; IGE; Curschmann's spirals and Charcot Laden crystals?
Term
Emphysema
Definition
Destruction of elastic pulmonary connective tissue; deficiency of Alpha 1 antitrypsin; on x-ray horizontal ribs, stovepipe heart?
Term
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Definition
Primary lung tumor; smoking; nonproductive cough; hypoxia, nail clubbing?
Term
Costochondritis
Definition
Inflammation between the ribs; worse with exercise; (Tietze syndrome affects only one rib)
Term
Sarcoidosis
Definition
Bilateral hilar lymph adenopathy; africans?
Term
Hodgkins
Definition
Unilateral hilar lymphadenopathy; fever, Night sweats, weight loss intense pruritis?
Term
Cystic fibrosis
Definition
COPD; Barrel chest; mucous disease; loss of excessive salt and sweat; Salty baby syndrome; meconium ileus
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