NURS 3100 Exam 2 2025 Questions and
Answers
Signs of respiratory distress - ANSWER-accessory muscles used during increased
respiratory effort (scalenus, sternomastoid, trapezius), Nasal flaring, cyanosis, and
tripod stance
Nasal Flaring - ANSWER-seen with labored respirations and is indicative of
hypoxia
Scoliosis - ANSWER-sideways curvature of the spine
Kyphosis - ANSWER-"hunchback", abnormally curved spine
Normal Chest - ANSWER-AP<Transverse (1:2 ratio)
Barrel Chest - ANSWER-AP≥Transverse (1:1 ratio)
Pectus excavatum - ANSWER-sunken sternum
Pectus carinatum - ANSWER-protuberant sternum
Bronchophony - ANSWER-clarity of "99"; With clear lungs "99" should sound
slightly muffled.
With fluid or mass becomes more clear.
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, Egophony - ANSWER-Eee to Aye or A
-With clear lungs, should remain "Eee"
-"Eee" sounds like "aye" or "a" with fluid or mass
Whispered pectoriloquy - ANSWER-ask patient to whisper "1-2-3" and listen to
chest
-With clear lungs, the sound should be muffled
-With fluid or mass whisper is louder and clearer
Dullness in lung - ANSWER-fluid or solid in lungs (pneumonia, pleural effusion)
Hyperresonance in Lung - ANSWER-Emphysema (damaged alveoli),
pneumothorax (collapsed lung, excess air), asthma
Tympany in Lung - ANSWER-Pneumothorax
Vesicular - ANSWER-low pitched, normally over peripheral lung fields
Bronchial (tracheal) - ANSWER-over trachea, loud, harsh
Broncho-vesicular - ANSWER-by sternum & between scapulae
Fine Crackles - ANSWER-(Fine Rales); high pitched, (rubbing hair by ear, fire)
Coarse Crackles - ANSWER-(Coarse Rales); loud, low pitched, bubbling; may clear
with coughing. Inhaled air collides with secretions in trachea and large bronchi
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Answers
Signs of respiratory distress - ANSWER-accessory muscles used during increased
respiratory effort (scalenus, sternomastoid, trapezius), Nasal flaring, cyanosis, and
tripod stance
Nasal Flaring - ANSWER-seen with labored respirations and is indicative of
hypoxia
Scoliosis - ANSWER-sideways curvature of the spine
Kyphosis - ANSWER-"hunchback", abnormally curved spine
Normal Chest - ANSWER-AP<Transverse (1:2 ratio)
Barrel Chest - ANSWER-AP≥Transverse (1:1 ratio)
Pectus excavatum - ANSWER-sunken sternum
Pectus carinatum - ANSWER-protuberant sternum
Bronchophony - ANSWER-clarity of "99"; With clear lungs "99" should sound
slightly muffled.
With fluid or mass becomes more clear.
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, Egophony - ANSWER-Eee to Aye or A
-With clear lungs, should remain "Eee"
-"Eee" sounds like "aye" or "a" with fluid or mass
Whispered pectoriloquy - ANSWER-ask patient to whisper "1-2-3" and listen to
chest
-With clear lungs, the sound should be muffled
-With fluid or mass whisper is louder and clearer
Dullness in lung - ANSWER-fluid or solid in lungs (pneumonia, pleural effusion)
Hyperresonance in Lung - ANSWER-Emphysema (damaged alveoli),
pneumothorax (collapsed lung, excess air), asthma
Tympany in Lung - ANSWER-Pneumothorax
Vesicular - ANSWER-low pitched, normally over peripheral lung fields
Bronchial (tracheal) - ANSWER-over trachea, loud, harsh
Broncho-vesicular - ANSWER-by sternum & between scapulae
Fine Crackles - ANSWER-(Fine Rales); high pitched, (rubbing hair by ear, fire)
Coarse Crackles - ANSWER-(Coarse Rales); loud, low pitched, bubbling; may clear
with coughing. Inhaled air collides with secretions in trachea and large bronchi
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