Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs (by Jarvis)

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a.AWTheAWspinousAWprocessAWofAWC7.AW

b.AWUsuallyAWnonpalpableAWinAWmostAWindividualsAW

с.AWOppositeAWtheAWinteriorAWborderAWofAWtheAWscapula.AW

d.AWLocatedAWnextAWtoAWtheAWmanubriumAWofAWtheAWsternum.AW-AWcorrectAWanswers-A

WhenAWperformingAWrespiratoryAWassessmentAWonAWaAWpatient,AWtheAWnurseAWnoticesAWaAWcostalAWangleAWofA
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a.AWObservedAWinAWpatientsAWwithAWkyphosis.AWb.AWIndicativeAWofAWpectusAWexcavatum.AW

c.AWAAWnormalAWfindingAWinAWaAWhealthyAWadult.AW

d.AWAnAWexpectedAWfindingAWinAWaAWpatientAWwithAWaAWbarrelAWchest.AW-AWcorrectAWanswers-C

WhenAWassessingAWaAWpatientsAWlungs,AWtheAWnurseAWrecallsAWthatAWtheAWleftAWlung:

a.AWConsistsAWofAWtwoAWlobes.

b.AWIsAWdividedAWbyAWtheAWhorizontalAWfissure.

c.AWPrimarilyAWconsistsAWofAWanAWupperAWlobeAWonAWtheAWposteriorAWchest

d.AWIsAWshorterAWthanAWtheAWrightAWlungAWbecauseAWofAWunderlyingAWstomach.AW-AWcorrectAWanswers-A

WhichAWstatementAWaboutAWapicesAWofAWtheAWlungsAWisAWtrue?AWTheAWapicesAWofAWtheAWlungs:

а.AWAreAWatAWtheAWlevelAWofAWtheAWsecondAWribAWanteriorlyAW

b.AWExtendAW3AWtoAW4AWcmAWaboveAWtheAWinnerAWthirdAWofAWtheAWclavicles.AW

с.AWAreAWlocatedAWatAWtheAWsixthAWribAWanteriorlyAWandAWtheAWeighthAWribAWlaterallyAW

d.AWRestAWonAWtheAWdiaphragmAWatAWtheAWfifthAWintercostalAWspaceAWinAWtheAWmidclavicularAWlineAW(MCL).AW-
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а.AWCostalAWangleAW

b.AWSternalAWangle.AW

, с.AWXiphoidAWprocess.AW

d.AWSuprasternalAWnotch.AW-AWcorrectAWanswers-B

DuringAWanAWassessment,AWtheAWnurseAWknowsAWthatAWexpectedAWassessmentAWfindingsAWinAWtheAWnormalAWa
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a.AWAdventitiousAWsoundsAWandAWlimitedAWchestAWexpansion.AW

b.AWIncreasedAWtactileAWfremitusAWandAWdullAWpercussionAWtones.AW

c.AWMuffledAWvoiceAWsoundsAWandAWsymmetricAWtactileAWfremitus.AW

d.AWAbsentAWvoiceAWsoundsAWandAWhyperresonantAWpercussionAWtones.AW-AWcorrectAWanswers-C

TheAWprimaryAWmusclesAWofAWrespirationAWincludeAWthe:AW

a.AWDiaphragmAWandAWintercostals.AW

b.AWSternomastoidsAWandAWscaleni.AW

с.AWTrapeziiAWandAWrectusAWabdominis.AW

d.AWExternalAWobliquesAWandAWpectoralisAWmajor.AW-AWcorrectAWanswers-A

AAW65-year-
oldAWpatientAWwithAWaAWhistoryAWofAWheartAWfailureAWcomesAWtoAWtheAWclinicAWwithAWcomplaintsAWofAWbeingAWa
wakenedAWfromAWsleepAWwithAWshortnessAWofAWbreath.AWWhichAWactionAWbyAWtheAWnurseAWisAWmostAWappropr
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b.AWTellingAWtheAWpatientAWtoAWsleepAWonAWhisAWorAWherAWrightAWsideAWtoAWfacilitateAWeaseAWofAWrespirations

c.AWAssessingAWforAWotherAWsignsAWandAWsymptomsAWofAWparoxysmalAWnocturnalAWdyspnea

d.AWAssuringAWtheAWpatientAWthatAWparoxysmalAWnocturnalAWdyspneaAWisAWnormalAWandAWwillAWprobablyAWres
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WhenAWassessingAWtactileAWfremitus,AWtheAWnurseAWrecallsAWthatAWitAWisAWnormalAWtoAWfeelAWtactileAWfremitusA
WmostAWintenselyAWoverAWwhichAWlocation?AW



а.AWBetweenAWtheAWscapulaeAW

b.AWThirdAWintercostalAWspace,AWMCLAW

с.AWFifthAWintercostalAWspace,AWmidaxillaryAWlineAW(MAL)AW

d.AWOverAWtheAWlowerAWlobes,AWposteriorAWsideAW-AWcorrectAWanswers-A

TheAWnurseAWisAWreviewingAWtheAWtechniqueAWofAWpalpatingAWforAWtactileAWfremitusAWwithAWaAWnewAWgraduat
e.AWWhichAWstatementAWbyAWtheAWgraduateAWnurseAWreflectsAWaAWcorrectAWunderstandingAWofAWtactileAWfremi
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