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On examination of a patient, you palpate enlarged preauricular and submandibular lymph
nodes. Which term can be used to describe this finding? Lymphadenopathy.
How should the patient be positioned when you palpate for left inguinal lymph nodes?
Supine, with knees slightly bent.
Which finding is the most concerning? 0.8cm supraclavicular lymph node in a 5-year-old
child.
As the chest of a newborn is examined, bowel sounds are auscultated in the chest. Which of the
following best describes the significance of this finding? Abnormal and possibly indicating a
diaphragmatic hernia.
Which of the following patients demonstrates the highest risk factor for respiratory disability?
A patient with paraplegia.
A healthcare professional is examining the chest of a 22-year-old woman who is 8 moths
pregnant. The patient has a wide thoracic cage. Which of the following best explains this
finding? This is considered a normal finding with advanced pregnancy.
In which of the following conditions should the examiner expect the costal angle to be greater
than 90 degrees? COPD.
Which of the following finding indicates respiratory distress in an infant or toddler?
Observation of sternal retractions with breathing.
During percussion, the patient is asked to "Fold your arms in front of you" in order to Expose
maximum lung area.
,Which of the following examination techniques is not typically done when examining the chest
and lungs of a newborn? Percussion.
The patient tells the examiner, "I have been coughing up a lot of yellowish green phlegm." The
examiner should suspect? Bacterial pneumonia.
To best visualize subtle retractions on a patient, the examiner should? Ensure that the light
source angles toward the patient.
Which of the following findings may indicate a pulmonary infection? Malodorous breath.
Which finding is considered unusual for a newborn? Coughing.
In an older adult, which finding can occur in the absence of disease as a result of age-related
changes of the chest or lungs? Barrel chest.
A newborn infant has a small chest-to-head size ration. This finding is usually associated with?
Intra-uterine growth retardation.
Hamman sign can best be heard when the patient is? Lying on the left side.
In addition to severe respiratory distress, which of the following findings may be indicative of a
pneumothorax with mediastinal shift? Tracheal deviation away from midline position.
A mother tells the examiner that her 2 year old child has a cough that sounds "just like a bark."
Given this history, what other findings should the examiner anticipate during respiratory
examination? Labored breathing and inspiratory stridor.
, The examiner should expect the ratio of respiratory rate to heart rate in the adult to be
approximately? 1 to 4.
Which examination finding is consistent with emphysema? Decreased tactile fremitus.
The most important clinical signs for pleural effusion include which of the following?
Dullness to percussion, tactile fremitus.
Sounds associated with mediastinal emphysema are synchronous with? Heartbeat.
Bronchial breath sounds are found? Above the manubrium.
Bronchial breath sounds are? Harsh, high-pitched, loud.
Bronchovesicular breath sounds are? Medium in loudness and medium in pitch.
Bronchovesicular breath sounds are heard? Over the main bronchi.
Vesicular breath sounds are? Softest, lowest in pitch.
Vesicular breath sounds are heard over? Lower bronchi, the bronchioles, and lobes.
These breath sounds are low-pitched bubbling, sound like separating velcro, loud, occur when
air meets secretions in the large airways. Coarse crackles.
These breath sounds occur when inhaled air meets deflated alveoli; short popping sound;
usually bases of lobes; high-pitched sounds; indicative of pneumonia. Crackles (fine).
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On examination of a patient, you palpate enlarged preauricular and submandibular lymph
nodes. Which term can be used to describe this finding? Lymphadenopathy.
How should the patient be positioned when you palpate for left inguinal lymph nodes?
Supine, with knees slightly bent.
Which finding is the most concerning? 0.8cm supraclavicular lymph node in a 5-year-old
child.
As the chest of a newborn is examined, bowel sounds are auscultated in the chest. Which of the
following best describes the significance of this finding? Abnormal and possibly indicating a
diaphragmatic hernia.
Which of the following patients demonstrates the highest risk factor for respiratory disability?
A patient with paraplegia.
A healthcare professional is examining the chest of a 22-year-old woman who is 8 moths
pregnant. The patient has a wide thoracic cage. Which of the following best explains this
finding? This is considered a normal finding with advanced pregnancy.
In which of the following conditions should the examiner expect the costal angle to be greater
than 90 degrees? COPD.
Which of the following finding indicates respiratory distress in an infant or toddler?
Observation of sternal retractions with breathing.
During percussion, the patient is asked to "Fold your arms in front of you" in order to Expose
maximum lung area.
,Which of the following examination techniques is not typically done when examining the chest
and lungs of a newborn? Percussion.
The patient tells the examiner, "I have been coughing up a lot of yellowish green phlegm." The
examiner should suspect? Bacterial pneumonia.
To best visualize subtle retractions on a patient, the examiner should? Ensure that the light
source angles toward the patient.
Which of the following findings may indicate a pulmonary infection? Malodorous breath.
Which finding is considered unusual for a newborn? Coughing.
In an older adult, which finding can occur in the absence of disease as a result of age-related
changes of the chest or lungs? Barrel chest.
A newborn infant has a small chest-to-head size ration. This finding is usually associated with?
Intra-uterine growth retardation.
Hamman sign can best be heard when the patient is? Lying on the left side.
In addition to severe respiratory distress, which of the following findings may be indicative of a
pneumothorax with mediastinal shift? Tracheal deviation away from midline position.
A mother tells the examiner that her 2 year old child has a cough that sounds "just like a bark."
Given this history, what other findings should the examiner anticipate during respiratory
examination? Labored breathing and inspiratory stridor.
, The examiner should expect the ratio of respiratory rate to heart rate in the adult to be
approximately? 1 to 4.
Which examination finding is consistent with emphysema? Decreased tactile fremitus.
The most important clinical signs for pleural effusion include which of the following?
Dullness to percussion, tactile fremitus.
Sounds associated with mediastinal emphysema are synchronous with? Heartbeat.
Bronchial breath sounds are found? Above the manubrium.
Bronchial breath sounds are? Harsh, high-pitched, loud.
Bronchovesicular breath sounds are? Medium in loudness and medium in pitch.
Bronchovesicular breath sounds are heard? Over the main bronchi.
Vesicular breath sounds are? Softest, lowest in pitch.
Vesicular breath sounds are heard over? Lower bronchi, the bronchioles, and lobes.
These breath sounds are low-pitched bubbling, sound like separating velcro, loud, occur when
air meets secretions in the large airways. Coarse crackles.
These breath sounds occur when inhaled air meets deflated alveoli; short popping sound;
usually bases of lobes; high-pitched sounds; indicative of pneumonia. Crackles (fine).
