Term
| 9 Major respiratory symptoms |
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Definition
| Cough, sputum, haemoptysis, dyspnoea, wheeze, chest pain, fever, hoarseness & night sweats. (could sir henry die whilst charles flew hither in the night?) |
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Term
| NYHA Classification of dyspnoea |
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Definition
1. Only on heavy exertion
2. On moderate exertion
3. On minimal exertion
4. At rest |
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Term
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Definition
| Respiratory, cardiac, anaemia and non-cardiorespiratory. |
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Term
| Important sections resp. hx |
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Definition
| Presenting symptoms, previous Hx and treatment, occupation, social hx and FHx. |
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Term
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Definition
+Vital signs (RR bw 16-25)
+ Conscious state
+ Accessory muscle use
+ Purse lip breathing
+ Cyanosis
+ Noisy breathing |
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Term
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Definition
+ Eyes: Horners
+ Skin changes: Scleroderma
+ Nose: Polyps
+ Mouth: Cyanosis |
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Term
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Definition
| Vesicular breath sounds, wheeze or bronchial breath sounds. |
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Term
| Parenchymal breath sounds |
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Definition
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Term
| Cardiovascular aspects of exam |
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Definition
+JVP
+ Apex beat
+ Peripheral oedema
+ Liver edge
+ Pemberton's sign (raising arms above head, +ve indicates SVC syndrome) |
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Term
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Definition
| Hx of sudden onset malaise, chest pain, dyspnoea and fever. Record vital sg. Expansion will be reduced, vocal fremitis increased on affected side, percussion dull, breath sounds bronchial and vocal resonance increased. |
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