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Breathing, Heart, and Lungs
An anxious patient is having rapid and shallow breathing. After a few moments, he complains of a tingling sensation.
- What could be the causes of this tingling sensation?
- What are the various patterns of respiration and their significance?
- Ethnicity and culture influence risk factors for heart disease. Do you agree? Why or why not?
- What is the technique of percussion and palpation of the chest wall for tenderness, symmetry, bulges, fremitus, and thoracic expansion? Explain.
- Would you anticipate hearing hyper-resonance on a patient with a history of tobacco use? Why or why not?
- What are the mechanics of breathing with reference to lung borders and the anatomical structure of the lungs and diaphragm?
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Running head: BREATHING, HEART AND LUNGS
Breathing, Heart and Lungs
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Breathing, Heart and Lungs
A tingling sensation can be felt anywhere in the human body but often affect the limbs. It
could be caused by a lack of enough circulation of oxygen-rich blood in those areas due to
narrowed arteries or vessel inflammation (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020).
Patterns of respiration are mainly divided in...