NURS 6512 Week 6 Quiz / NURS6512 Week 6 Quiz ( 2 NEW Versions,2020): Advanced Health Assessment (ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT)

NURS 6512 Week 6 Quiz / NURS6512 Week 6 Quiz ( 2 Latest Versions): Advanced Health Assessment Bronchovesicular breath sounds in young children that are loud and harsh are an indication of: an accumulation of fluid. malignant tumors or solid masses. normal, thin chest wall structures. pus-filled abscesses and tumors. tension pneumothorax. On a CXR, which of the following is true of the diaphragm? The right diaphragm is usually higher. The left diaphragm is usually higher. The diaphragm is of equal heights on both sides. It is abnormal for the diaphragm to be 3cm on one side versus the other Which of the following statements is most accurate in describing hepatic jugular reflux? It is an accurate indicator of heart failure. It is exaggerated in patients with right heart failure. It is normal when patients are sitting up straight. It should be absent in older patients with heart failure. It never elevates the jugular venous pressure (JVP) in patients without heart failure. Chest pain in a child with an organic cause is more likely the result of: cardiac disease. asthma. esophageal reflux. arthritis. peptic ulcer disease. The American Thoracic Society suggests replacing the term rales with: wheezes. crunches. vesicular. crackles. rhonchi. Heart position can vary depending on body habitus. In a short, stocky individual, you would expect the heart to be located: more to the right and hanging more vertically. more to the left and lying more horizontally. riding higher in the chest and pushed anteriorly. hanging lower in the chest and riding more vertically. more to the right and lying more horizontally. Which of following is considered an expected finding in newborns and when found in adults is a concern? Mottling of the thorax Sternal retractions Cough Nasal flaring Stridor To assess a patient s jugular veins, he or she should first be placed in which position? Supine Semi-Fowler Upright Left lateral recumbent Leaning forward If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a: lymphatic duct. major vein. surface capillary. superficial artery. deep artery. The patient that you are examining is complaining of pain near the spine. While palpating the spinous process at T7, and medially to the inferior border of the right scapula, the patient feels more intense pain. When viewing the chest radiograph, you will carefully look at which rib? Right sixth rib Right seventh rib Right eighth rib Left seventh rib Left eighth rib In newborn infants, closure of the ductus arteriosus usually occurs: prior to the initiation of labor. 12 to 14 hours after birth. after 7 days of life. between the second and third month. during the toddler period. In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position? Supine Leaning backwards Lithotomy Right lateral recumbent Upright Persons of Irish or German descent and genetically predisposed women who take birth control pills are at risk for developing: kidney dysfunction. liver disease. renal calculi. varicose veins. preeclampsia. An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is called: arteriosclerosis obliterans. giant cell arteritis. arteriovenous fistula. peripheral arterial aneurysm. Raynaud disease. In differentiating between an occluded artery or vein, a differentiating sign (present in venous but not arterial occlusion) is: color change. edema. pain with walking. pain with palpation. paralysis. Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the spread of the stimulus through the atria is the: P wave. PR interval. QRS complex. ST segment. T wave. In children, coarctation of the aorta should be suspected if you detect: a delay between the radial and femoral pulses. a simultaneous radial and femoral pulse. an absent femoral pulse on the left. bilateral absence of femoral pulses. equal blood pressures in the arms and legs. A sound similar to a murmur that is heard over arteries is a: thrill. hum. friction rub. bruit. heave. Mr. O., age 50, comes for his yearly health assessment, which is provided by his employer. During your initial history-taking interview, Mr. O. mentions that he routinely engages in light exercise. At this time, you should: ask if he makes his own bed daily. have the patient describe his exercise. make a note that he walks each day. record light exercise in the history. record questionable exercise in the history. You are conducting an examination of Mr. C. s heart and blood vessels and auscultate a grade III murmur. The intensity of this murmur is: barely discernible. quiet but audible. moderately loud. loud with palpable thrill. very loud without a stethoscope.