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Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the
following conditions?
A) Crepitus
B) Emphysema
C) Pneumothorax
D) Pneumonia
D) Pneumonia
Which of the following is a clinical manifestation in a patient with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
A) Periodic breathing patterns
B) Prolonged expiration
C) Unequal chest expansion
D) Hyperventilation
B) Prolonged expiration
,When auscultating lung sounds, it is important for the nurse to do which of the
following?
A) Anterior auscultation should include 9 spots on each side.
B) Quickly move through the assessment to decrease risk for fainting or
hyperventilation.
C) Tell the patient to stop the assessment if he/she begins to feel dizzy.
D) Complete assessment of right lung fields then move to auscultate the left lung
fields.
C) Tell the patient to stop the assessment if he/she begins to feel dizzy.
Inspiration is primarily facilitated by which of the following muscles?
A) Internal intercostal and abdominis
B) Diaphragm and intercostal
C) Trapezius and sternomastoids
D) Diaphragm and rectus abdominis
B) Diaphragm and intercostal
Which of the following voice sounds would be a normal finding?
,A) Whispered "1-2-3" is audible and distinct.
B) The voice transmission is distinct and sounds close to the ear.
C) The whispered sound is transmitted clearly.
D) The "eeeee" sound is clear and sounds like "eeeee."
D) The "eeeee" sound is clear and sounds like "eeeee."
The gradual loss of intra-alveolar septa and a decreased number of alveoli in the
lungs of older adults cause
A) spontaneous atelectasis.
B) decreased dead space.
C) hyperventilation.
D) decreased surface area for gas exchange.
D) decreased surface area for gas exchange.
Stridor is a high-pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with
A) pneumothorax.
B) upper airway obstruction.
C) congestive heart failure.
, D) atelectasis.
B) upper airway obstruction.
Percussion of the chest is
A) is not influenced by the overlying chest muscle and fat tissue.
B) normal if a dull note is elicited.
C) a useful technique for identifying small lesions in lung tissue.
D) helpful only in identifying surface alterations of lung tissue
D) helpful only in identifying surface alterations of lung tissue
An increase in the transverse diameter of the chest cage in a pregnant woman is
due to a(n)
A) increase in surfactant.
B) increase in estrogen.
C) increase in tidal volume.
D) compensatory increase in respiratory parenchyma.
B) increase in estrogen.