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Okay, this question here says, explain the differences in normal findings and any abnormal findings in respiratory assessment include what could be the cause of these abnormal findings.
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So, the respiratory assessment involves evaluating a person's respiratory system, including the lung and airways, okay, to determine if there is any abnormality or issue with breathing.
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So there are some normal findings here are going to be, for example, the respiratory grade, okay, the respiratory grade, but in adults, a normal respiratory grade is typically between 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
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Now, another normal finding is going to be uneven breathing.
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Okay, so normal breathing should be even and unlabored with equal chest expansion and no signs of respiratory distress.
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Also, you should find clear breath sounds, clear breath sounds, okay, practically when auscultating the chest with a stethoscope, normal breath sounds should be clear and symmetrically on both sides.
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Okay, the presence of bilateral clear breath sounds is a normal finding.
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And finally, you also have to see normal chest expansion.
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So as a person breathes, their chest should rise and fall symmetrically with each breath, indicating equal lung expansion.
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Now, regarding the abnormal findings, okay, regarding the respiratory grade, an abnormal finding would be, for example, something called tachypnea or maybe bradypnea.
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So tachypnea is an increased respiratory grade and can be a sign of various conditions.
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For example, for example, fever, anxiety, metabolic acidosis or respiratory distress.
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Bradypnea is practically the opposite, a slow respiratory rate and can be caused by medications, neurological disorders or certain metabolic conditions.
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Also, you can have where abnormality is dyspnea.
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Okay, dyspnea is difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
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And it can be caused by asthma, copd, that is, that stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or pulmonary embolism and also infections.
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Okay, now what about another abnormal finding? well, it can be cyanosis also...