"poor prognosis factors include fatigue, diaphoresis, pulsus paradoxus, inaudible breath sounds, decreased wheezing, cyanosis and bradycardia"
decreased wheezing is poor prognostic factor?
beats me. ___________________ Doubt is a luxury we cant afford. Future is predetermined by the character of the people who shape it
dr.wad Forum Senior
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11/03/07 - 08:10 AM
#2
it is logic ......
when the obstruction so marked >>>there will be no air passage either in inpiration or expiration
that is what we called ( silent chest )
sachida Forum Guru
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11/03/07 - 06:12 PM
#3
so it has to be in conjunction of absent breath sounds. the way it was written was confusing.
What if the patient is improving...there is not wheezing then....
I got the idea but I thought it was written poorly ___________________ Doubt is a luxury we cant afford. Future is predetermined by the character of the people who shape it
Justice Forum Fanatic
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11/03/07 - 06:17 PM
#4
sachida wrote:
decreased wheezing is poor prognostic factor?
Yes, fatigued chest/abdominal muscles induce no expriratory force resulting in decreased wheezing... Usually is an indication to intubation... ___________________ Don't live in a town where there are no doctors
