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NSG-3160 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2026 | COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| BRAND NEW!!
Murmurs are common in healthy children/adolescence T/F?
......ANSWER......True
Normal splitting of S2 is usually associated with
......ANSWER......Inspiration
How to auscultate carotid artery for bruits ......ANSWER......While lightly
applying the bell of the stethoscope over the carotid artery and
listening, the patient is asked to take a breath, exhale, and briefly hold
it.
Are lymph nodes palpable in young children? ......ANSWER......Yes as
they are usually larger
How do we assess for tactile fremitus and what generates the vibrations
we feel? ......ANSWER......Palpating with the ulnar side of hand on four
levels on the back. The vibrations are generated from the bronchi walls
turbulating
How do you describe cheyne-stokes respirations in comparison to the
other types of respirations? ......ANSWER......Cheyne-stokes respirations
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are regularly irregular breathing patterns that usually indicated the
patient is going to die soon
How would you describe the sound of rhonchi, wheezes, stridor, and
crackles? ......ANSWER......rhonchi- gurgling that can be a higher or
lower pitch depending on the location
wheezes- high pitched air sound
stridor- high pitched scratching sound
crackles- popcorn sounding pops
What are the characteristics of vesicular and bronchial sounds and
where are they found? ......ANSWER......vesicular sounds- are louder
inspiration and quieter expiration and low pitch. found around the lung
area
bronchial sound - expiration is longer than inspiration and is a loud
sound. found in trachea area
How do you describe the sound of resonance, hyperresonance,
dullness, and tympany? What do they each indicate?
......ANSWER......Resonance will show hollowness
hyperresonance will indicate fluid
dullness will indicate a mass or dense organ
How would you describe crepitus related to the respiratory system?
......ANSWER......chest walls not being able to recoil as well
NSG-3160 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2026 | COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+| BRAND NEW!!
Murmurs are common in healthy children/adolescence T/F?
......ANSWER......True
Normal splitting of S2 is usually associated with
......ANSWER......Inspiration
How to auscultate carotid artery for bruits ......ANSWER......While lightly
applying the bell of the stethoscope over the carotid artery and
listening, the patient is asked to take a breath, exhale, and briefly hold
it.
Are lymph nodes palpable in young children? ......ANSWER......Yes as
they are usually larger
How do we assess for tactile fremitus and what generates the vibrations
we feel? ......ANSWER......Palpating with the ulnar side of hand on four
levels on the back. The vibrations are generated from the bronchi walls
turbulating
How do you describe cheyne-stokes respirations in comparison to the
other types of respirations? ......ANSWER......Cheyne-stokes respirations
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are regularly irregular breathing patterns that usually indicated the
patient is going to die soon
How would you describe the sound of rhonchi, wheezes, stridor, and
crackles? ......ANSWER......rhonchi- gurgling that can be a higher or
lower pitch depending on the location
wheezes- high pitched air sound
stridor- high pitched scratching sound
crackles- popcorn sounding pops
What are the characteristics of vesicular and bronchial sounds and
where are they found? ......ANSWER......vesicular sounds- are louder
inspiration and quieter expiration and low pitch. found around the lung
area
bronchial sound - expiration is longer than inspiration and is a loud
sound. found in trachea area
How do you describe the sound of resonance, hyperresonance,
dullness, and tympany? What do they each indicate?
......ANSWER......Resonance will show hollowness
hyperresonance will indicate fluid
dullness will indicate a mass or dense organ
How would you describe crepitus related to the respiratory system?
......ANSWER......chest walls not being able to recoil as well
