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RESPIRATORY. ASSESSMENT. RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT. SUBJECTIVE DATA Cough* Sputum* Chest pain D yspnea Hx of resp infections Hx of smoking Environmental exposure Self care. OBJECTIVE DATA Cough* Sputum* Respiration rate SP0 2 Colour/Cyanosis SOB Nasal flaring
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RESPIRATORY • ASSESSMENT
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
RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT • ANTERIOR CHEST • Inspect for: • Shape & configuration • Facial expressions • LOC • Colour & condition • Respirations • Palpate for: • Symmetric chest expansion • Auscultate for: • Breath sounds • Adventitious sounds 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
BREATH SOUNDS NORMAL BREATH SOUNDS • Bronchial • Vesicular • Bronchovesicular ADVENTITIOUS BREATH SOUNDS • Crackles • Wheezes • Rhonchi