Thursday, March 12, 2009

Respiratory Signs

  • Nasal mucosal ulcers, vesicles, erosions, cuts, tears, papules, pustules
  • Epistaxis, nosebleed, nasal hemorrhage, bleeding
  • Purulent nasal discharge
  • Mucoid nasal discharge, serous, watery
  • Ingesta in nasal passage
  • Abnormal breath odor, foul odor mouth
  • Dullness on percussion sinus
  • Dyspnea, difficult, open mouth breathing, grunt, gasping
  • Increased respiratory rate, polypnea, tachypnea, hyperpnea
  • Decreased respiratory rate
  • Sneezing, sneeze
  • Coughing, coughs
  • Hemoptysis coughing up blood
  • Abnormal breathing sounds of the upper airway, stridor, airflow obstruction, stertor, Snoring
  • Abnormal lung or pleural sounds, rales, crackles, wheezes, friction rubs
  • Decreased, muffled, lung sounds, absent respiratory sounds
  • Change in voice, vocal strength
  • Hoarse chirp in birds
  • Enlarged lung on percussion of chest, thorax
  • Dull areas on percussion of chest, thorax
  • Ping on percussion of chest, thorax

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