NUFT 204 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of performing deliberate, purposeful,
observations in a systematic manner
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - using the sense of touch, the hands and fingers are
sensitive tools that can assess skin temperature, turgor, texture, and moisture, as well as
vibrations within the body and shapes or structures within the body
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER - the act of striking one object against another to
produce sound. Using the fingertips, tapping the body to produce vibrations and sound waves.
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - the act of listening with a stethoscope to sounds
produced within the body. Performed using either the diaphragm or bell against the body part
being assessed.
Goiter - CORRECT ANSWER - enlargement of the thyroid
Thyroiditis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the thyroid
Weber's Test - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing test; Measuring air conduction; Screening
for equal hearing (laterally) by holding tuning fork on the middle of the midline vertex of pt's
head or middle of forehead
Rinne Test - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing test; Measuring bone conduction;
Counting the seconds until the pt no longer hears the tuning fork ringing against the pt's mastoid
process, and once they no longer hear it, move to 1-2in from ear canal and ask again when they
no longer hear it
normal findings are a 2:1 ratio
(2 for beside the ear canal and 1 the mastoid process)
,PERRLA - CORRECT ANSWER - Pupils are
Equal,
Round,
Reactive to
Light and
Accommodation
Snellen Chart - CORRECT ANSWER - Assess visual activity by having pt stand 20 feet
from the eye chart reading to the smallest line possible one line at a time with one eye covered
***higher the denominator, the worse the vision
Jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER - Yellowing
Conjunctiva - CORRECT ANSWER - Pink Eye
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER - temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep.
"Sleep apnea"
Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal rapidly breathing.
Bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to an abnormally slow breathing rate
Eupnea - CORRECT ANSWER - normal respiration
Bronchial (tracheal) Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually heard in areas of the
trachea and larynx;
Loud, high pitched sound, Expiratory sounds > Inspiratory sounds, Heard next to manubrium of
sternum, If heard in any other location suggestive of consolidation
, Broncho Vesicular Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually heard over major
bronchi, between the scapullae, around the sternum;
Intermediate intensity, intermediate pitch, Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration, Heard best
1st and 2nd ICS anteriorly, and between scapula posteriorly, If heard in any other location
suggestive of consolidation
Vesicular Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually heard over peripheral lung
fields;
Soft, low pitched sound, Inspiratory > Expiratory sounds, Major normal BS, heard over most of
lungs
Tracheal Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Very loud, high pitched sound,
Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration,
Heard over trachea
Crackles (Rales) Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - -Discontinuous, intermittent,
nonmusical, brief sounds
-Heard more commonly with inspiration
-Classified as fine or coarse
-Normal at anterior lung bases
-Maximal expiration
-Prolonged recumbency
-Crackles caused by air moving through secretions and collapsed alveoli
-Associated conditions pulmonary edema, early CHF, PNA
Wheeze Breath Sound - CORRECT ANSWER - -Continuous, high pitched, musical
sound, longer than crackles
-Hissing quality, heard > with expiration, however, can be heard on inspiration
-Produced when air flows through narrowed airways
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of performing deliberate, purposeful,
observations in a systematic manner
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - using the sense of touch, the hands and fingers are
sensitive tools that can assess skin temperature, turgor, texture, and moisture, as well as
vibrations within the body and shapes or structures within the body
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER - the act of striking one object against another to
produce sound. Using the fingertips, tapping the body to produce vibrations and sound waves.
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - the act of listening with a stethoscope to sounds
produced within the body. Performed using either the diaphragm or bell against the body part
being assessed.
Goiter - CORRECT ANSWER - enlargement of the thyroid
Thyroiditis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the thyroid
Weber's Test - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing test; Measuring air conduction; Screening
for equal hearing (laterally) by holding tuning fork on the middle of the midline vertex of pt's
head or middle of forehead
Rinne Test - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing test; Measuring bone conduction;
Counting the seconds until the pt no longer hears the tuning fork ringing against the pt's mastoid
process, and once they no longer hear it, move to 1-2in from ear canal and ask again when they
no longer hear it
normal findings are a 2:1 ratio
(2 for beside the ear canal and 1 the mastoid process)
,PERRLA - CORRECT ANSWER - Pupils are
Equal,
Round,
Reactive to
Light and
Accommodation
Snellen Chart - CORRECT ANSWER - Assess visual activity by having pt stand 20 feet
from the eye chart reading to the smallest line possible one line at a time with one eye covered
***higher the denominator, the worse the vision
Jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER - Yellowing
Conjunctiva - CORRECT ANSWER - Pink Eye
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER - temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep.
"Sleep apnea"
Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal rapidly breathing.
Bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to an abnormally slow breathing rate
Eupnea - CORRECT ANSWER - normal respiration
Bronchial (tracheal) Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually heard in areas of the
trachea and larynx;
Loud, high pitched sound, Expiratory sounds > Inspiratory sounds, Heard next to manubrium of
sternum, If heard in any other location suggestive of consolidation
, Broncho Vesicular Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually heard over major
bronchi, between the scapullae, around the sternum;
Intermediate intensity, intermediate pitch, Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration, Heard best
1st and 2nd ICS anteriorly, and between scapula posteriorly, If heard in any other location
suggestive of consolidation
Vesicular Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Usually heard over peripheral lung
fields;
Soft, low pitched sound, Inspiratory > Expiratory sounds, Major normal BS, heard over most of
lungs
Tracheal Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Very loud, high pitched sound,
Inspiratory = Expiratory sound duration,
Heard over trachea
Crackles (Rales) Breath Sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - -Discontinuous, intermittent,
nonmusical, brief sounds
-Heard more commonly with inspiration
-Classified as fine or coarse
-Normal at anterior lung bases
-Maximal expiration
-Prolonged recumbency
-Crackles caused by air moving through secretions and collapsed alveoli
-Associated conditions pulmonary edema, early CHF, PNA
Wheeze Breath Sound - CORRECT ANSWER - -Continuous, high pitched, musical
sound, longer than crackles
-Hissing quality, heard > with expiration, however, can be heard on inspiration
-Produced when air flows through narrowed airways
