[aklrnbn]

Basically, it means, is there air moving in all fields. There is no 'air exit'. You can have fair a/e, poor a/e, decreased a/e etc.. First we deal with the a/e, then the adventitia, like crackles, wheezes etc.. Just how we've been taught.

[muffie]

thank you anne 74 for not being judgemental

and for good advice

[narcoticjunkie]

thank you anne74 for the good advice.

[traumaRUs]

Thanks for the additional info. I too had never heard of air entry.

[VivaLasViejas]

Yep.........I learn something new every day too. Thanks to our neighbor to the North!

[augigi]

Well maybe's it's a "Commonweath country" thing, because here in Australia, we definitely assess air entry as decreased, bilateral etc. I've been a critical care RN for 10 years and always been taught that way. We still use crackles, wheeze etc, but usually write "decreased AE L) LL" for reduced breath sounds in the left lower lobe.

Not sure why all the attitude towards the OP, but NarcoticJunkie, you need to know what "A-B-C"s are ASAP!!!

[TazziRN]

Originally Posted by augigi

Not sure why all the attitude towards the OP, but NarcoticJunkie, you need to know what "A-B-C"s are ASAP!!!

Because even a first year student should know what NPH insulin is.

[narcoticjunkie]

lol. thanks for all the constructive criticisms.

[sharrie]

Originally Posted by augigi

Well maybe's it's a "Commonweath country" thing, because here in Australia, we definitely assess air entry as decreased, bilateral etc. I've been a critical care RN for 10 years and always been taught that way. We still use crackles, wheeze etc, but usually write "decreased AE L) LL" for reduced breath sounds in the left lower lobe.

Not sure why all the attitude towards the OP, but NarcoticJunkie, you need to know what "A-B-C"s are ASAP!!!

In the UK we also assess "air entry", can be bilateral, decreased, absent and if there are added sounds then crackles, wheeze etc.

[karate]

Am a nursing syudent ---can anyone give me a few pointers on assessing a pt physically!