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Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy, 10th Edition | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
Radiographic Anatomy
9 Picmonics to Learn | 12 mins
Anterior Thorax Muscles
- Characteristics
- Pectoralis Minor
- Pectoralis Major
- Serratus Anterior
- Intercostals (External, Internal, Innermost)
- Subcostales
- Transversus Thoracis
- Diaphragm
2 mins
Respiratory Anatomy
- Characteristics
- Nasal Cavity
- Hair Filters
- Mucus Filters and Moistens
- Capillaries Warm
- Pharynx (Throat)
- Larynx (Voice Box)
- Cilia Expel Mucus and Dust
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Alveoli
2 mins
Pathways through the Diaphragm
- Characteristics
- T8 Level (Caval opening)
- Inferior Vena Cava
- T10 Level (Esophageal Opening)
- Esophagus
- Vagus Nerve
- Esophageal Branches Left Gastric Vessels
- T12 Level (Aortic opening)
- Aorta
- Thoracic Duct
- Azygos Vein
2 mins
Alveolar Gas Exchange
- Characteristics
- Pulmonary Artery Blood is O2-Poor, CO2-Rich
- Two-Cell Thick Air-Blood Barrier
- CO2 Diffuses Into Air
- O2 Diffuses Into Blood
- Gases Equilibrate
- Pulmonary Vein is O2-Rich, CO2-Poor
- Thermoregulation
2 mins
Alveolar Gas Equation
- Equation
- Partial Pressure of Alveolar Oxygen (PAO2)
- Partial Pressure of Oxygen in the Inspired Air (PIO2)
- PIO2 Normally Approximated = 150 mmHg
- Arterial Partial Pressure of CO2 (PaCO2)
- Respiratory Quotient (R)
- R Normally Approximated = 0.8
- PAO2 = PIO2 - (PaCO2/R)
1 min
Lung Sounds - Rhonchi
- Location
- Trachea and Bronchi
- Description
- Low Pitched Rumbling
- Sounds Like
- Gurgling
- Cause
- Narrowed Airway
- Secretions or Bronchospasm
49 secs
Lung Sounds - Wheezes
- Location
- Throughout Lung
- Description
- High Pitched
- Sounds Like
- Musical
- Cause
- Air Moving through Narrowed Airways
38 secs
Lung Sounds - Crackles
- Location
- Lower Lobes
- Description
- Fine/Coarse
- Sounds Like
- Fine: Twisting Hair through Fingers
- Coarse: Velcro
- Cause
- Collapsed Small Airways and Alveoli "Popping Open"
1 min
Lung Sounds - Pleural Friction Rub
- Location
- Anterior Lateral Lung
- Description
- Dry, Rubbing, or Squeaking
- Sounds Like
- Rubbing a Balloon with Finger
- Cause
- Inflamed Pleura
50 secs
