Respiratory Physical Assessment- Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update 2025 (Rated A+)
The Scapula indicates what #rib/intercostal space? - Answers seventh
The vertical lines that help locate findings around the chest circumference (anteriorly) - Answers
midsternal
midclavicular
anterior axillary line
Vertical lines that help locate findings around the chest circumference (laterally) - Answers anterior
axillary line
midaxillary line
posterior axillary line
Vertical lines that help locate findings posteriorly - Answers Scapular line, vertebral line
Each lung is divided roughly in half by what? - Answers oblique fissure
The right lung is further divided by what? - Answers horizontal fissure
Lobes in the right lung: - Answers upper, middle, lower
Lobes in the left lung: - Answers upper, lower
Inspiration - Answers Oxygen diffuses into the blood of adjacent pulmonary capillaries; CO2 diffuses
from blood into alveoli
Supraclavicular - Answers above clavicles
infraclavicular - Answers below clavicles
interscapular - Answers between the scapulae
infrascapular - Answers below the scapulae
bases of lungs - Answers lowermost portions
trachea - Answers Allows air to pass to and from lungs
trachea location - Answers Bifurcates into the the main bronchi at the levels of the sternal angle
anteriorly and the T4 spinous process posteriorly
Major bronchi - Answers bronchovesicular sounds are heard over
Pleurae - Answers two serous membranes that cover the outer surface of each lung
, visceral pleurae - Answers pleurae that lies next to the lung
parietal pleurae - Answers pleurae that lines the inner rib cage and upper surface of the diaphragm
pleural space - Answers potential space between the viseral and parietal plurae
diaphragm - Answers primary muscle of inspriation
alveoli - Answers distal air sacs in the lungs, tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of
gases between air and blood
Common or Concerning symptoms - Answers dyspnea
wheezing
cough
hemoptysis
purulent sputum
chest pain
Health history: chest pain (Questions to ask) - Answers Ask patient to point to the location of the pain;
attempt to elicit all seven attributes of the patient's symptom
Important aspect of chest pain? - Answers LOCATION
Dyspnea - Answers nonpainful, uncomfortable awareness of breathing
"shortness of breath"
What can dyspnea result from? - Answers pulmonary or cardiac disease
What determines dyspnea severity? - Answers Sudden or gradual onset
(anxiety, wheezing, chest pain, daily activity, nausea)
Cough - Answers Reflex response to stimuli that irritate receptors in the larynx, trachea, large bronchi
A cough may occur because of? - Answers mucus, pus, blood, dust, foreign bodies, hot/cold air
Questions to ask: Cough - Answers Ask pt to describe spututm.
Is the cough productive or nonproductive?
(Is the cough dry or does it produce sputum / phlegm)
Do you feel the urge to cough with inspiration or expiration?
The Scapula indicates what #rib/intercostal space? - Answers seventh
The vertical lines that help locate findings around the chest circumference (anteriorly) - Answers
midsternal
midclavicular
anterior axillary line
Vertical lines that help locate findings around the chest circumference (laterally) - Answers anterior
axillary line
midaxillary line
posterior axillary line
Vertical lines that help locate findings posteriorly - Answers Scapular line, vertebral line
Each lung is divided roughly in half by what? - Answers oblique fissure
The right lung is further divided by what? - Answers horizontal fissure
Lobes in the right lung: - Answers upper, middle, lower
Lobes in the left lung: - Answers upper, lower
Inspiration - Answers Oxygen diffuses into the blood of adjacent pulmonary capillaries; CO2 diffuses
from blood into alveoli
Supraclavicular - Answers above clavicles
infraclavicular - Answers below clavicles
interscapular - Answers between the scapulae
infrascapular - Answers below the scapulae
bases of lungs - Answers lowermost portions
trachea - Answers Allows air to pass to and from lungs
trachea location - Answers Bifurcates into the the main bronchi at the levels of the sternal angle
anteriorly and the T4 spinous process posteriorly
Major bronchi - Answers bronchovesicular sounds are heard over
Pleurae - Answers two serous membranes that cover the outer surface of each lung
, visceral pleurae - Answers pleurae that lies next to the lung
parietal pleurae - Answers pleurae that lines the inner rib cage and upper surface of the diaphragm
pleural space - Answers potential space between the viseral and parietal plurae
diaphragm - Answers primary muscle of inspriation
alveoli - Answers distal air sacs in the lungs, tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of
gases between air and blood
Common or Concerning symptoms - Answers dyspnea
wheezing
cough
hemoptysis
purulent sputum
chest pain
Health history: chest pain (Questions to ask) - Answers Ask patient to point to the location of the pain;
attempt to elicit all seven attributes of the patient's symptom
Important aspect of chest pain? - Answers LOCATION
Dyspnea - Answers nonpainful, uncomfortable awareness of breathing
"shortness of breath"
What can dyspnea result from? - Answers pulmonary or cardiac disease
What determines dyspnea severity? - Answers Sudden or gradual onset
(anxiety, wheezing, chest pain, daily activity, nausea)
Cough - Answers Reflex response to stimuli that irritate receptors in the larynx, trachea, large bronchi
A cough may occur because of? - Answers mucus, pus, blood, dust, foreign bodies, hot/cold air
Questions to ask: Cough - Answers Ask pt to describe spututm.
Is the cough productive or nonproductive?
(Is the cough dry or does it produce sputum / phlegm)
Do you feel the urge to cough with inspiration or expiration?
