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NUR 504 (Advanced Health Assessment) FINAL
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NUR 504 - Final Exam
Which of the following is true of the respiratory system?
a. The larynx is part of the upper respiratory tract.
b. Exhalation leads to the increase of blood acid levels.
c. Breathing is controlled by the cerebellum.
d. Breathing is initiated by the brain stem.
d. Breathing is initiated by the brain stem.
What does a low-pitched cough signify?
a. Secretions or inflammation
b. Airway constriction
c. Cardiac problems
d. Tuberculosis
a. Secretions or inflammation
Which of the following respiratory rates is seen with hyperventilatory states?
a. Eupnea
b. Tachypnea
c. Bradypnea
d. Hyperpnea
b. Tachypnea
Which of the following is a potentially normal breathing pattern for children in
their sleep?
a. Kussmaul
b. Cheyne-Stokes
c. Sigh
d. Biot
b. Cheyne-Stokes
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According to the text, bronchiolitis is correlated with respiratory symptoms
that affect which body system?
a. Skin
b. Cardiovascular
c. Gastrointestinal
d. Neurological
b. Cardiovascular
What symptom of high thoracic pressure can be found by visual inspection?
a. Retracted chest wall
b. Venous patterns on the chest
c. Kyphosis
d. Clubbing of fingers
b. Venous patterns on the chest
Fremitus is examined during which part of the physical exam?
a. Palpation
b. Auscultation
c. Percussion
d. Inspection
a. Palpation
What is the palpable vibration of the chest wall resulting from speech?
a. Fremitus
b. Thoracic expansion
c. Diaphragmatic excursion
d. Lordosis
a. Fremitus
Which type of breath sound can be described as hollow and low-pitched?
a. Vesicular
b. Bronchovesicular
c. Bronchial
d. Amphoric
d. Amphoric
In the third trimester of pregnancy, a woman's costal angle is about how many
degrees greater than it typically was before pregnancy?
a. 35 degrees
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b. 103 degrees
c. 45 degrees
d. 27 degrees
a. 35 degrees
A pregnant patient's tidal volume typically changes by how much?
a. Decreases by 20%
b. Increases by 40%
c. Doubles
d. Is halved
b. Increases by 40%
Respiration is a four-step process: two inhalation steps and two exhalation
steps.
False
If sputum onset is acute, the cause is probably an infection.
True
Hepatitis, Marburg, yellow fever, cholera, and meningitis are all travel-related
diseases.
True
It is considered normal for the trachea to have a slight deviation to the
patient's right side
True
Emphysema is associated with barrel chest and absent fremitus.
True
Because their respiratory systems are not fully developed, the breath sounds
of young pediatric patients are often quieter, higher-pitched, and more nasal
than those of an adult.
False
Which of the following is true of the cardiac cycle?
a. The ventricles are nearly emptied during the systole.
b. S1 and S2 are related to diastole; S3 and S4 are related to systole.
c. Atrial contraction occurs late in the systole.
d. During the diastole, the atria fill with blood.
a. The ventricles are nearly emptied during the systole.
NUR 504 (Advanced Health Assessment) FINAL
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NUR 504 - Final Exam
Which of the following is true of the respiratory system?
a. The larynx is part of the upper respiratory tract.
b. Exhalation leads to the increase of blood acid levels.
c. Breathing is controlled by the cerebellum.
d. Breathing is initiated by the brain stem.
d. Breathing is initiated by the brain stem.
What does a low-pitched cough signify?
a. Secretions or inflammation
b. Airway constriction
c. Cardiac problems
d. Tuberculosis
a. Secretions or inflammation
Which of the following respiratory rates is seen with hyperventilatory states?
a. Eupnea
b. Tachypnea
c. Bradypnea
d. Hyperpnea
b. Tachypnea
Which of the following is a potentially normal breathing pattern for children in
their sleep?
a. Kussmaul
b. Cheyne-Stokes
c. Sigh
d. Biot
b. Cheyne-Stokes
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According to the text, bronchiolitis is correlated with respiratory symptoms
that affect which body system?
a. Skin
b. Cardiovascular
c. Gastrointestinal
d. Neurological
b. Cardiovascular
What symptom of high thoracic pressure can be found by visual inspection?
a. Retracted chest wall
b. Venous patterns on the chest
c. Kyphosis
d. Clubbing of fingers
b. Venous patterns on the chest
Fremitus is examined during which part of the physical exam?
a. Palpation
b. Auscultation
c. Percussion
d. Inspection
a. Palpation
What is the palpable vibration of the chest wall resulting from speech?
a. Fremitus
b. Thoracic expansion
c. Diaphragmatic excursion
d. Lordosis
a. Fremitus
Which type of breath sound can be described as hollow and low-pitched?
a. Vesicular
b. Bronchovesicular
c. Bronchial
d. Amphoric
d. Amphoric
In the third trimester of pregnancy, a woman's costal angle is about how many
degrees greater than it typically was before pregnancy?
a. 35 degrees
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b. 103 degrees
c. 45 degrees
d. 27 degrees
a. 35 degrees
A pregnant patient's tidal volume typically changes by how much?
a. Decreases by 20%
b. Increases by 40%
c. Doubles
d. Is halved
b. Increases by 40%
Respiration is a four-step process: two inhalation steps and two exhalation
steps.
False
If sputum onset is acute, the cause is probably an infection.
True
Hepatitis, Marburg, yellow fever, cholera, and meningitis are all travel-related
diseases.
True
It is considered normal for the trachea to have a slight deviation to the
patient's right side
True
Emphysema is associated with barrel chest and absent fremitus.
True
Because their respiratory systems are not fully developed, the breath sounds
of young pediatric patients are often quieter, higher-pitched, and more nasal
than those of an adult.
False
Which of the following is true of the cardiac cycle?
a. The ventricles are nearly emptied during the systole.
b. S1 and S2 are related to diastole; S3 and S4 are related to systole.
c. Atrial contraction occurs late in the systole.
d. During the diastole, the atria fill with blood.
a. The ventricles are nearly emptied during the systole.
