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When listening to your patient's lungs, and you hear crackles, what does that tell you about your patient? - ✔✔There is fluid in patient's air filled cavity. What is it called when a patient's a ... nterior posterior diameter equals the width of the transverse diameter? - ✔✔Patient is barrel chested. What do you look at to measure to see if your patient is barrel chested? - ✔✔anterior posterior diameter equaling the transverse diameter. If patient is having trouble breathing, what four steps should you complete to help patient breathe? - ✔✔1) blow out candle 2) sitting straight up in bed 3) O2 if allowed 4) get help What happens to the patient's lungs if they are diagnosed with bronchiectasis? - ✔✔There will be chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchioles What happens to the patient's lungs if they are diagnosed with bronchitis? - ✔✔There will be chronic inflammation of the mucous of the bronchi aka the entire lung. If a patient's entire lung and the mucous of the bronchi are inflammed, what does that mean to the patient? - ✔✔The patient is suffering from bronchitis [Show More]

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