| A | B |
|---|
| Inspection | signs of distress like use of accessory muscles; equal chest expansion; steady rate and rhythm |
| Auscultation | determines adventitious sounds |
| mouth open with ausculation | helps enhance the sounds |
| allow time to rest between breaths | prevents hyperventilation |
| adventitious sounds | rales, rhonchi, wheezing, etc |
| blood work | specifically Hgb |
| Sptutm for C&S | determines presence of pathogens |
| Sputum for AFB | determines presence of TB |
| ABG's | determines acid-base balance |
| pulse ox | determines how much oxygen is saturating the Hgb |
| CXR | shows congestion, tumors, heart size |
| Lung scan | also called ventilation-perfusion scan aor VQ scan |
| IV radioactive substance during VQ scan | shows blood flow to lungs |
| inhalation of radioactive substance during VQ scan | shows oxygen distribution in lungs |
| Suspect PE (pulmonary embolus | If an area on the VQ scan shows good ventilation but no blood supply |
| PFT's (pulmonary function test) | shows volumes in of the pulmonary system |
| Pulmonary angiography | shows pulmonary vessels |
| bronchoscopy | scope into the bronchus |
