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Lesson 4
LESSON 4 Breathing.
LESSON ASSIGNMENT Paragraphs 4-1 through 4-6.
LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
4-1. Identify the function of breathing.
4-2. Identify the two muscle systems that are primarily responsible for breathing and how they work.
4-3. Identify factors that are noted while taking a patient's breathing rate.
4-4. Identify the procedures for determining a patient's breathing rate.
4-5. Take a person's breathing rate.
4-6. Identify terms associated with normal and abnormal breathing (such as rapid, shallow, irregular rhythm, and productive cough) and the meanings of the terms.
4-7. Identify why a patient should be unaware that you are counting his breathing.
SUGGESTIONS After completing the assignment, complete the exercises at the end of this lesson. These exercises will help you to achieve the lesson objectives.
