Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions and Verified Answers (Revised &Updated).

Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions and Verified Answers (Revised &Updated). A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as: A. Rhonchi B. Resonance C. Fremitus D. Crackles - C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable" Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24 respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing? A. hypoxemia B. tachypnea C. fremitus D. resonance - B. tachypnea Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the following conditions? A. emphysema B. pneumonia C. crepitus D. pneumothorax - B. pneumonia Fremitus is a palpable vibration. Increased fremitus occurs with compression or consolidation of lung tissue (ex. lobar pneumonia) Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the blood? A. anemia B. hypercapnia C. hypoxemia D. emphysema - C. hypoxemia Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions and Verified Answers (Revised &Updated). The nurse is assessing a patient who has emphysema. They note a course, crackling sensation that is palpable over the skin surface. This is known as: A. hypoxemia b. crackles C. fremitus D. crepitus - D. crepitus Upon receiving the patient's lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient be experiencing? A. resonance B. hypercapnia C. fremitus D. tachypnea - B. hypercapnia The nurse is auscultating a patient's lungs and hears discontinuous, high-pitched, short, popping sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are described as: A. bradypnea B. rhonchi C. crackles D. wheezing - C. crackles The nurse is assessing a patient's lungs by using the percussion technique. Which sound would the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue? A. resonance B. orthopnea C. crackles D. tachypnea - A. resonance A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is: A. periodic breathing patterns B. pursed lip breathing C. unequal chest expansion D. hyperventilation - B. pursed lip breathing An individual with COPD may purse the lips in a whistling position. By exhaling slowly and against a narrow opening, the pressure in the bronchial tree remains positive, and fewer airways collapse. Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system? (Select all that apply) A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product C. wound repair D. maintaining acid-base balance E. maintenance of heat exchange F. identification - A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product D. maintaining acid-base balance E. maintenance of heat exchange Stridor is a high pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with: A. upper airway obstruction B. atelectasis C. congestive heart failure D. Pneumothorax - A. upper airway obstruction Stridor is associated with upper airway obstruction from swollen, inflamed tissues or a lodged foreign body.