HEAS 1000 Respiratory Assessment (Answered) 2025/2026. 100% Verified.

HEAS 1000 Respiratory Assessment
(Answered) 2025/2026. 100% Verified.
Purpose of Respiratory Assessment

- Anatomical landmarks
- Mechanics of respiration
- Control of respiration
- Apply that knowledge to the assessment of client's ability to effectively oxygenate their body to
meet their health needs

Anterior Landmarks

- Clavicle
- Sternum (suprasternal notch, manubrium, zyphoid process)
- Angle of Louis
- Intercostal spaces
- Ribs
- Diaphragm

Posterior Landmarks

- Cervical vertebrae C7
- Vertebrae T1-T4
- Scapula
- 12th rib

Anterior Lung Lobes & Borders: Right Lung

- Apex
- Base
- RUL
- RML
- RLL

Anterior Lung Lobes & Borders: Left Lung

- Apex
- Base
- LUL
- LLL

Posterior Lung Lobes and Borders: Right Lung

- Apex
- Base
- RUL
- RLL

Posterior Lung Lobes and Borders: Left Lung

, - Apex
- Base
- LUL
- LLL

Landmarks: Axillary

- Anterior axillary
- Midaxillary
- Posterior axillary

Dyspnea

- Difficulty breathing or laboured breathing

Orthopnea

- Shortness of breath that occurs while laying flat

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Orthopnea

- Attacks of severe shortness of breath and coughing that generally occurs at night

Hypoxemia

- Abnormally low levels of oxygen in blood

Hypoxia

- Deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body

Hypercapnia

- Too much carbon dioxide in the blood

Hemoptysis

- Coughing up of blood

Tachypnea

- Abnormally rapid breathing

Bradypnea

- Abnormally slow breathing

Apnea

- Temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep

Abnormalities of The Older Adult

- Reduced mobility of thorax
- Reduced elasticity of tissues
- Reduced gas exchange

Respiratory Assessment: Subjective Data