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Respiratory Sounds?


1. Which of the respiratory sounds is heard during both inspiration and expiration?
2. Which is heard primarily during inspiration?
3. Where do you best hear the vesicular respiratory sounds?
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1Added sounds crepts or rales are heard during both insp & exp phase.
2 Ronchi are heard prmarily during inspiration. Inspiratory crepts which are fine natures r also heard during insP.
3 Vesicualr breath sounds are normal pattern of resp.sounds & heard all over the chest & BEST at apices.  (+ info)

What kind of respiratory illness could this be?


Whenever I run or breathe erratically (like when being tickled) my lungs get fluid in them that I have to cough up. It's not wheezing like in asthma because it's not like my passages are constricted, it's just the creation of thin mucus in my lungs. I have never smoked and none of my family/friends do either so I'm not really exposed to secondhand smoke. I know it almost sounds like Cystic Fibrosis but I'm in my late 20's and would have died from it by now if that was it. Any ideas? Does anyone else experience something like this?
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In some very mild forms of exercise-induced asthma, you don't necessarily wheeze (just cough up mucus). Many people with mild exercise-induced asthma don't know that is what it is. I get a similar type thing, but I have to exercise pretty hard to get there. I would assume that you just don't have a very bad case of it. But I think that's what it is.  (+ info)

absent lung sounds in an asthma patient in respiratory distress means?


Abnormal breath sounds can be classified as either diminished, absent or adventitious. Absent breath sounds indicate no air movement within the area being examined or a blocking of the sound transmission due to abnormalities within the pleural space.
Absent breath sounds may be found in:

Foreign body obstruction
Upper airway obstruction
Laryngeal edema
Pneumothorax
Massive pleural effusion
Esophageal intubation




Absence of breath sounds in an asthmatic patient means that he's in acute asthmatic attacks. This inability to breathe requires the immediate use of shorter-acting bronchodilators. This happened to me several years ago. I didn't know I have asthma. I woke up being unable to breathe. There was no air exchange at all. Thereafter, every time, I have asthmatic attacks, I wheeze very badly. Smoking and Stress can bring about an asthmatic atttack.


Before, Asthma was very fatalistic.Espcially if it happens during sleep. Nowadays, it can be controlled and ,maintained . with regular medicines such as singulair.and inhalers. Asthma is a form of allergy.


Use a concentration of inspired oxygen to achieve a PaO2 of 92 mm Hg. High-flow oxygen by mask is sometimes necessary. In patients with an asthmatic crisis.  (+ info)

how do you Treat respiratory problems in a cat?


She sounds like she has dry mouth and is trying to get moisture on her tongue. she drinks often. also sounds a bit congested.
She has been to the vet several times. they just continue taking xrays, finding nothing and giving steriods or antibiotics or both. she gets better for a few weeks, then the symptoms come back. she has seen 3 different vets
she can breath she is just really stuffed up like us when we have a bad cold
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Your cat is having a problem breathing. You don't have time to post questions on yahoo answers, she needs to go to the vet. There is no at home treatment. How would you like it if you couldn't breath and no one took you for help?  (+ info)

How Do You Get Rid Of An Upper Respiratory Infection?


I'm at school so I need answers pretty fast....I've had an URI for 5 days an it really sucks......It makes you cough and there is a lot of mucus involved....I know it sounds like a normal cold, but it's not and taking normal medicine will not work....My mom will not take me to the doctor's because she thinks I'm faking, but I'm taking cough drops non-stop so, tell me some cures....thanks...
I've had a URI before, but last time it was worse and my mom is kinda mad at me so she is not going to take me to the doctor's or doc's office because of that.....
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Try taking Airborne and/or Zicam. I used to be a music major and vocal majors tend to get sick before major concerts. Those two things are what our professors recommend, and they work!

I'd recommend trying Airborne first, it's non-medicinal.  (+ info)

Dog having trouble breathing through nose..sounds pig like, respiratory?


I have a wonderful 13 year old female beagle/cocker mix-spayed. Only pet in house. Pampered.
Over the past 2 months I noticed she was gaining some weight, panting more and the breathing through her nose became noisy - almost pig like.

Vet put her on Prednisone and also said she had Kennel Cough (no sneezing or coughing) since palpating her throat elicited something. Doxycycline got rid of the Kennel Cough. Prednisone has run its course, but nasal breathing issues still exist.

I suspected Cushings (I am not a vet) or perhaps Stenotic nares (narrowing of nasal passage). Vet ran some blood and one value was 5000 instead of below 500. This blood test was run while she was on prednisone, therefore another blood test will be run in a week to test for Cushings and then further tests for Cushings via blood and injection if that blood test warrants it.

This vet practice has 29 people there and about 9 vets so I am confident of their abilities. I still am concerned about her breathing through the nose being somewhat noisy and labored.
They can take an xray of Sadie and can scope her throat looking for excess skin and such that may cause the nasal noise.

They do not have the tools to scope her nose and to do so would require me taking her to a more highly specialized animal hospital, getting a CT scan and so on. Sure this may cost me over $2k but I am trying to first rule out Cushings and other things.

There is no nasal discharge from her nose and she does not sneeze.


I assume the structure of a dogs nose has 2 passage ways like ours. So I covered one nostril with my finger and she still could breathe although a little restricted. Covered other nostril and she pulled away from me (tried a few times) and I believe this other nostril is more restricted (just like me-her father).

I know this dog has had allergies (just like me) in the past, no changes to environment except some food changes I tried as I was on RX food and vet said it was unnecessary so I switched-but I really see no pattern to this breathing issue.

Sure she drinks more water and pees more due to the prednisone and the breathing. She is more tired but also has gained more weight even b4 prednisone. But she is 13 and tires out easily. She has gained about 3-4 pounds over the past year. Her weight was about 27 and is now 31lbs.

Sounds like Cushings by Google reading but I am nt a vet and this will not be tested. Am more concerned about the pig like sounds during her inhale of breathing through her nose

She never was a dog to breathe through her mouth except to pant.

There is n loss of hair (Cushings symptom)..

So I am doing my best to try to get to the bottom of this. Next vet appt 8/29 to test for Cushings (we are waiting a week for prednisone to get out of her system completely. And if next values indicate possible Cushings, then more specific tests will be run. But not sure the Cushings would cause the noisy nasal breathing issue as opposed to an obstruction, narrowing of nasal passage, etc..

I am at a loss and need some advice....

She has been on Rimadyl for years due to arthritis.


Thanks so much for input. Apologize for the long message. Wanted a complete history.

Sincerely
Peter
Charlotte NC
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Sorry to hear about your dog. But you might want to post this on the dog section, there are people more experienced with dogs and may be able to help you. Good luck.  (+ info)

What to do about an upper respiratory infection?


I went to the doctor and he put me on Singulair and told me to take Robitussin and I will feel better. I have asthma and it is getting kicked up a lot. I don't feel like I am getting any better. I feel I am getting worse. What should I do? I don't want to sound like I am complaining.
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Have you been using your inhaler?And that's the normal course for URI's, you get worse before you get better.
Use your inhaler and rest. Make sure you drink plenty of water.
The best thing you can do is take a long hot steamy shower. Then fix yourself a cup of hot chocolate. Sip it. Then find a good book and go to bed. Take an OTC sleeping pill if you have any. Repeat this procedure until you are better. That's an order.haha.
God bless.  (+ info)

What should be one of the first techniques when doing an exam. on a patient with respiratory distress?


Also..
Wen using percussion as an exam. technique for the lungs, you find a hyper resonance sound(more echo than expected) this abnormal sound could indicate what?
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The first thing if the patient is in respiratory distress should be to do a PRIMARY SURVEY

Check their Airway, Breathing and Circulation

When you are happy that the patient is stable (you have ensured the airway is clear, patent and maintainable ... you have provided oxygen ... you are happy that the patient's circulation is stable)

THEN you can proceed to more thorough examination.

Depending on the nature of how the patient presents

in a trauma situation - perform Secondary Survey examination: head to foot

in a non-trauma situation - perform usual respiratory examination: start with the hand (observe for nicotine staining, clubbing, peripheral cyanosis) - move to arm (HPOA, BP, pulsus paradoxus) - face (central cyanosis, mitral facies) - cervical lymph nodes, JVP, Pemberton's sign ...

At the chest - LOOK first. Observe patient's respiratory movements. Look for obvious injury (open pneumothorax). Check for equal chest wall movements on both sides.

Feel next. Palpate the patient's trachea - it should be midline. Feel the chest wall for subcutaneous emphysema. Palpate the ribs for rib fractures. Percuss chest for resonance. Feel for vocal fremitus if you are a believer in that.

Auscultate - Listen to all areas of the lung. Vocal resonance.

Then examine abdomen (ptosis of the liver ... scrotal examination in young males for testicular cancer, the most common metastatic cancer in young males)

Examine legs for signs of DVT and assess peripheral circulation.

Hyper-resonance is said to be a sign of a pneumothorax.

However, in practice this is difficult to detect.  (+ info)

Should I be a respiratory therapist, a radiation therapist, or an occupational therapist assistant?


I'm trying to decide between the three, and I know that picking one of these careers has a lot to do with your personality, but I know that I would love doing any of these. I'm just trying to decide what would be the best career move, money-wise. This may not sound like the best decision maker, but with the economy the way it is, I have to look out for myself! So, I'm asking for advice on which Associates degree to choose. If anyone has any appropriate input, I would really appreciate it!
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I do not know much about rad therapist but between COTA and RRT. RRT make more money but may have to work nights and weekends. At hospitals, RRT work 24/7. Most COTA swork 9-5 with a possible weekend.  (+ info)

Are there Respiratory Therapists in the military?


This is going to sound confusing, I know. I graduated 2 yrs ago with an A.S. in Respiratory Science. The college I go to doesn't offer a B.S. in Respiratory Science, so I went another route. I went back and finished with a BAAS. The Bachelors of Applied Arts and Sciences degree is for people that have an associates but no 4 yr degree program. Although the track I took was Health Science, can I still be a RRT in the military?
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I am an RRT and I know one. He is in the reserves. He works on transports of medical cases. I have to imagine that the military hospitals ie Walter Reed etc need RTs  (+ info)

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