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RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
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RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
SUBJECTIVE DATA Cough* Sputum* Chest pain Dyspnea Hx of resp infections Hx of smoking Environmental exposure Self care OBJECTIVE DATA Cough* Sputum* Respiration rate SP02 Colour/Cyanosis SOB Nasal flaring Use of accessory muscles LOC Facial expressions
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RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
POSTERIOR CHEST Inspect (look) for: Shape & configuration Breathing posture Palpate (feel) for: Symmetry Vibrations Lumps/bumps/tenderness Auscultate (listen) for: Normal Breath sounds Adventitious (added/abnormal) sounds ANTERIOR CHEST Inspect for: Shape & configuration Facial expressions LOC Colour & condition Respirations Palpate for: Symmetric chest expansion Auscultate for: Breath sounds Adventitious sounds
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VIDEO – BREATH SOUNDS
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BREATH SOUNDS NORMAL BREATH SOUNDS Bronchial Vesicular
Bronchovesicular ADVENTITIOUS BREATH SOUNDS Crackles Wheezes Rhonchi
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