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This video will show you how to recognize respiratory signs and symptoms, such as adventitious breath sounds and dyspnea; identify their likely causes; and provide prompt and effective nursing care. In just 30 minutes, you'll learn: h where to listen for bronchial, bronchovesicular, and vesicular breath soundsXand what these sounds mean h how to accurately assess diaphragmatic excursion, chest expansion, and vocal resonance h how pneumonia can produce coarse crackles, whispered pectoriloquy, bronchophony, and egophony h how to distinguish between crackles and other adventitious sounds, such as sonorous wheezes h what it can mean when a patient with dyspnea develops an accentuated pulmonic heart sound, or P2 h how to tell if your patient has a pleural friction rub or a pericardial friction rubXand what this finding could mean h Learn how to recognize respiratory signs and symptoms, such as adventitious breath sounds and a cough; what these findings can tell you about your patient's underlying condition; and how to provide prompt and expert nursing care.

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