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6020 Respiratory Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
When percussing the anterior chest for tone, a nurse should
anticipate what tone over the majority of the lung fields? -
ANSWER resonance
A client presents to the health care clinic and reports a recent
onset of a persistent cough. The client denies any shortness of
breath, change in activity level, or other findings of an acute
upper respiratory tract illness. What question by the nurse is
most appropriate to further assess the cause for the cough? -
ANSWER are you taking any medications on a regular basis?
Auscultation of a 23-year-old client's lungs reveals an audible
wheeze. What pathological phenomenon underlies wheezing? -
ANSWER narrowing or partial obstruction of an airway passage
Which of the following muscles is primarily responsible for
thoracic cavity enlargement? - ANSWER diaphragm `
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While inspecting the thorax, the nurse views it from posterior
and lateral positions to assess which of the following? -
ANSWER anterposterior to lateral diameter
A nurse palpates for tactile fremitus and notes that the
vibrations diminish towards the base of the lungs. What should
the nurse recognize about this finding? - ANSWER decreasing
intensity is normal at the base
When assessing the apices of the lungs, the nurse would locate
them at which position? - ANSWER slightly above the clavical
When crackles, wheezes, or rhonchi clear with a cough, which
of the following is a likely etiology? - ANSWER bronchitis
When auscultating the lungs, the nurse listens over symmetrical
lung fields for which of the following? - ANSWER one deep
inspiration and experation through the open mouth
Which action by a nurse demonstrates the proper sequence for
auscultation of the lung fields? - ANSWER listen at each site for
at least one respiratory cycle
6020 Respiratory Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
When percussing the anterior chest for tone, a nurse should
anticipate what tone over the majority of the lung fields? -
ANSWER resonance
A client presents to the health care clinic and reports a recent
onset of a persistent cough. The client denies any shortness of
breath, change in activity level, or other findings of an acute
upper respiratory tract illness. What question by the nurse is
most appropriate to further assess the cause for the cough? -
ANSWER are you taking any medications on a regular basis?
Auscultation of a 23-year-old client's lungs reveals an audible
wheeze. What pathological phenomenon underlies wheezing? -
ANSWER narrowing or partial obstruction of an airway passage
Which of the following muscles is primarily responsible for
thoracic cavity enlargement? - ANSWER diaphragm `
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While inspecting the thorax, the nurse views it from posterior
and lateral positions to assess which of the following? -
ANSWER anterposterior to lateral diameter
A nurse palpates for tactile fremitus and notes that the
vibrations diminish towards the base of the lungs. What should
the nurse recognize about this finding? - ANSWER decreasing
intensity is normal at the base
When assessing the apices of the lungs, the nurse would locate
them at which position? - ANSWER slightly above the clavical
When crackles, wheezes, or rhonchi clear with a cough, which
of the following is a likely etiology? - ANSWER bronchitis
When auscultating the lungs, the nurse listens over symmetrical
lung fields for which of the following? - ANSWER one deep
inspiration and experation through the open mouth
Which action by a nurse demonstrates the proper sequence for
auscultation of the lung fields? - ANSWER listen at each site for
at least one respiratory cycle
