3.
How would you describe the patient's breathing rate in exercise 2?
a. Deep.
b. Normal.
c.
Productive.
d. Rapid.
e. Slow.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 4 THRU 11. Match the term in Column I
with its meaning in Column II by writing the letter of the meaning in the blank.
Column I
Column II
_____ 4. Sputum
a.
Breathing accompanied by whistling
sounds.
_____ 5. Viscous
b.
Cough that has existed for a long time.
_____ 6. Acute
c.
6-10 breaths per minute.
_____ 7. Depth
d.
Gasping for air.
_____ 8. Wheezing
e.
Bracing arms against knees in order to
_____ 9. Chronic
breathe more normally.
_____10. Normal adult breathing
f.
Cough that came on suddenly.
rate
g.
12-20 breaths per minute.
_____11. Labored breathing
h.
Amount of air breathed in and out.
i.
Thick.
j.
Mucus coughed up from lungs.
k.
Mucus produced in the mouth and used in
digestion of food.
12.
Have a person lie down. Take his pulse. After taking his pulse, determine his
breathing rate without letting him know that you are taking his breathing rate.
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