Respiration Assessment

Complaint

Dyspnoea
Cough
Haemoptisis/Haemaptoe
Chest pain when breathing/coughing
Dyspnoea Cough
What kind of dyspnoea? Kind of cough (dry, productive)
Respiration frequency Does the cough contain : sputum,
bloodstrip, pus?
How does it happen?
What is the Sputum color?
Haemaptoe : How many times does it
happen?
How much blood is thrown out?
Chest pain
What kind of chest pain?
Where is it?
Where does the pain move?
When does it start?
How does it come?
What are you doing when pain comes?
What can make pain get worse?
What can stop it?
Pain scale
Have you ever felt the pain before?
Is there any local pain?
Any additional symptom?
Previous health history
Has client ever got respiration problem?
Has client ever got hospitalized before because of dyspnoea/cough?
Has client ever needed ventilation?
Is there any disorder found on X-ray examination?
How is client’s understanding about his/her health condition on therapy process?
What drugs has client consumed?
Is there any medicine/environment antigene allergy?
Does client smoke?
Has client ever been exposed by: asbes, coal dust, chemical substances, other toxins?
Physical assessment
General condition
Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
Reading: Asthma
1. What are the symptoms of asthma?
2. What makes the airways narrower?
3. Where does asthma death mostly happen?
4. What are the causes of asthma?
5. What can cause allergic reaction?
Practice: Respiration assessment
Client’s identity:
Name
Age
Sex
Next of kin
Current health history (see page 69)
Previous health history (see page 72)
Family & social health history (see page 74)
Physical assessment (see p. 75)
Examination support (see p. 82)