HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI FINAL EXAM PREP
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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vesicular sounds .......Answer.........normal breath sounds that are
soft and muffled. Inspiratory phase is 3 times longer than
expiratory phase. best heard deep in the base of lungs.
(created by air moving though smaller airways)
(I>E)bonchiovesicular sounds .......Answer.........normal breath
sounds that are blowing sounds with medium pitch and medium
intensity. inspiratory phase is equal to expiratory phase. best
heard posteriorly between scapulae.
(created by air moving through large airways)
,age 2 of 74
(I=E)
bronchial sounds .......Answer.........normal breath sound that is
heard only over trachea. sounds are loud and high pitched with
hollow quality. expiration lasts longer than inspiration.
(created by air moving through trachea)
(I<E)
wheezes (rhonci) .......Answer.........musical, high pitched sounds
due to constriction of airways that occurs during inspiration or
expiration.
(rhonci/low-pitched= snoring sound)
stridor .......Answer.........constricted airway due to obstruction or
narrowing (anaphylaxis) heard during inspiration and
expiration.
,age 3 of 74
how to assess lung expansion .......Answer.........place thumbs
together on T9-T10 and have the patient inhale. 5 to 10 apart
is normal
how to increase lung expansion .......Answer.........incentive
spirometer, cough and deep breathing exercises.
aneurysm .......Answer.........visible, prominent pulsation or
dialation
diastole .......Answer.........ventricular relaxation, ventricular filling
from atria.
erythema .......Answer.........redness of skin
murmur .......Answer.........harsh, blowing sounds caused by
disruption of blood flow
, age 4 of 74
myocardial ischemia .......Answer.........oxygen needs heightened
so heart has to work harder
systole .......Answer.........ventricular contraction, blood leaves the
ventricles to go to the lungs or body.
what is the pacemaker of the heart .......Answer.........sinoatrial
node (SA node)
how many times is the sinoatrial node set to discharge per
minute .......Answer.........60-100
if the heart rate is initiated in the atrioventricular node, how fast
would the heart beat per minute .......Answer.........60
if the heart rate is initiated in the bundle branches, how fast
would the heart beat per minute .......Answer.........30