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Health Assessment Exam 2 Review
Questions and answers latest edition.

A |palpable |vibration |increased |with |lobar |pneumonia |is |also |known |as:

A. |Rhonchi

B. |Resonance

C. |Fremitus

D. |Crackles |- |ANSC. |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 |- |ANSB. |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 |- |ANSB. |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 |- |ANSC. |hypoxemia



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 |- |ANSD. |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 |- |ANSB. |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 |- |ANSC. |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 |- |ANSA. |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 |- |ANSB. |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 |- |ANSA. |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 |- |ANSA. |upper |airway |obstruction



Stridor |is |associated |with |upper |airway |obstruction |from |swollen, |inflamed |tissues |or |a |lodged
|foreign |body.




Which |of |the |following |correctly |expresses |the |relationship |to |the |lobes |of |the |lungs |and |their |
anatomic |position? |

A. |upper |lobes-lateral |chest

B. |upper |lobes-posterior |chest

C. |lower |lobes-posterior |chest

D. |lower |lobes |- |anterior |chest |- |ANSC. |lower |lobes |- |posterior |chest



The |posterior |chest |is |almost |all |lower |lobe



The |function |of |the |trachea |and |bronchi |is |to |

A. |transport |gases |between |the |environment |and |the |lung |parenchyma
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