Health Assessment Final Exam (2026) – Analyzed Questions and Answers Review

ANALYZED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 2026
A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as:

A. Rhonchi

B. Resonance

C. Fremitus

D. Crackles - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable"



Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24 respirations per minute.
Which of the following conditions are they experiencing?

A. hypoxemia

B. tachypnea

C. fremitus

D. resonance - CORRECT ANSWER -B. tachypnea



Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the following conditions?

A. emphysema

B. pneumonia

C. crepitus

D. pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER -B. pneumonia



Fremitus is a palpable vibration. Increased fremitus occurs with compression or consolidation of lung
tissue (ex. lobar pneumonia)


Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the blood?

A. anemia

,B. hypercapnia m

C. hypoxemia m

D. emphysema m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-C. mhypoxemia m
m



The mnurse mis massessing ma mpatient mwho mhas memphysema. mThey mnote ma mcourse, mcrackling
m sensation mthat mis mpalpable mover mthe mskin msurface. mThis mis mknown mas: mA. mhypoxemia m

b. mcrackles m

C. fremitus m

D. crepitus m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-D. mcrepitus m
m



Upon mreceiving mthe mpatient's mlab mresults, mthe mnurse mnotes mthe mpatient mhas man mincreased mlevel
m of mcarbon mdioxide min mthe mblood. mWhich mof mthe mfollowing mconditions mwould mthe mpatient mbe
m experiencing? mA. mresonance m

B. hypercapnia m

C. fremitus m

D. tachypnea m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-B. mhypercapnia m
m



The mnurse mis mauscultating ma mpatient's mlungs mand mhears mdiscontinuous, mhigh-pitched, mshort, mpopping
msounds mheard mduring minspiration, mand mnot mcleared mby mcoughing. mThese mare mdescribed mas: m m




A. bradypnea m

B. rhonchi m

C. crackles m

D. wheezing m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-C. mcrackles m
m

The mnurse mis massessing ma mpatient's mlungs mby musing mthe mpercussion mtechnique. mWhich msound mwould
mthe mnurse mexpect mto mhear mover mhealthy mlung mtissue? m




A. resonance m

B. orthopnea m

,C. crackles m

D. tachypnea m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-A. mresonance m
m



A mclinical mmanifestation mcommon min man mindividual mwith mchronic mobstructive mpulmonary mdisease
m(COPD) mis: m




A. periodic mbreathing mpatterns m

B. pursed mlip mbreathing m

C. unequal mchest mexpansion m

D. hyperventilation m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-B. mpursed mlip mbreathing m
m



An mindividual mwith mCOPD mmay mpurse mthe mlips min ma mwhistling mposition. mBy mexhaling mslowly mand
magainst ma mnarrow mopening, mthe mpressure min mthe mbronchial mtree mremains mpositive, mand mfewer


mairways mcollapse. m


m



Which mof mthe mfollowing mare mfunctions mof mthe mrespiratory msystem? m(Select mall mthat mapply) m

A. supplying moxygen mto mthe mbody mfor menergy mproduction m

B. removing mcarbon mdioxide mas ma mwaste mproduct m

C. wound mrepair m

D. maintaining macid-base mbalance m

E. maintenance mof mheat mexchange m

F. identification m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-A. msupplying moxygen mto mthe mbody mfor menergy mproduction m

B. mremoving mcarbon mdioxide mas ma mwaste mproduct m

D. maintaining macid-base mbalance m

E. maintenance mof mheat mexchange m
m



Stridor mis ma mhigh mpitched, minspiratory mcrowing msound mcommonly massociated mwith: m

A. upper mairway mobstruction m

B. atelectasis m

, C. congestive mheart mfailure m

D. Pneumothorax m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-A. mupper mairway mobstruction m
m



Stridor mis massociated mwith mupper mairway mobstruction mfrom mswollen, minflamed mtissues mor ma mlodged
mforeign mbody. m


m



Which mof mthe mfollowing mcorrectly mexpresses mthe mrelationship mto mthe mlobes mof mthe mlungs mand mtheir
manatomic mposition? m m




A. upper mlobes-lateral mchest m

B. upper mlobes-posterior mchest m

C. lower mlobes-posterior mchest m

D. lower mlobes m- manterior mchest m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-C. mlower mlobes m- mposterior mchest m
m



The mposterior mchest mis malmost mall mlower mlobe m
m



The mfunction mof mthe mtrachea mand mbronchi mis mto m m

A. transport mgases mbetween mthe menvironment mand mthe mlung mparenchyma m

B. Condense minspired mair mfor mbetter mgas mexchange m

C. Moisturize mair mfor moptimum mrespiration m

D. Increase mair mturbulence mand mvelocity mfor mmaximum mgas mtransport m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-A.
mtransport mgases mbetween mthe menvironment mand mthe mlung mparenchyma m


m

Which mof mthe mfollowing mchest mconfigurations mis man mexaggerated mposterior mcurvature mof mthe mthoracic
mspine mthat mis massociated mwith maging mand mphysical mfitness? m




A. scoliosis m

B. barrel mchest m

C. kyphosis m

D. pectus mexcavatum m- mCORRECT mANSWER m-C. mKypohosis m
m