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Ischemia- reduced blood flow to tissues resulting in
_________ - ANSWER -
depressed t
wave
Injury- acute damage to tissue (often from ischemia) indicated
by __________ -
ANSWER -elevated s-t
segment
Infarction- necrosis or death of tissue indicated by
_________ - ANSWER -
significant Q
waves
What causes kussmauls
think.. "kidneys" - ANSWER -metabolic acidosis, renal failure,
diabetic ketoacidosis
What is retractions?
,What causes it? - ANSWER -- intercostals and/or sternal
retractions occur when the chest moves inward during
inspiration instead of outward
- severe airway obstruction or respiratory distress
What would demonstrate evidence of difficult airway? -
ANSWER -short
receding
mandible
bull neck (no
neck)
enlarged
tongue
limited range of
motion neck
What pathology would cause tracheal deviation *toward*
affected side? - ANSWER -- atelectasis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pneumonectomy
- diaphragmatic paralysis
What pathology would cause tracheal deviation *away* from
affected side? -
ANSWER -- massive pleural
effusion
- tension
pneumothorax
- neck or thyroid tumors
,- large mediastinal mass
Resonant sounds indicate? - ANSWER -normal air filled lung
(hollow sound)
A flat percussion indicates - ANSWER -normally heard
over the sternum,
muscle, or areas of
atelectasis
A dull percussion indicates - ANSWER -fluid filled organs such
as heart of liver;
pleural effusion or
pneumonia (thud)
pleural effusion or pneumonia percussion sound (fluid) -
ANSWER -dull
percussion
atelectasis percussion sound - ANSWER -flat percussion
A tympanic percussion indicates - ANSWER -normally heard
over *air filled*
stomach (drum like
sound)
indicates increased volume when heard
over the lungs
, A hyperresonant percussion indicates - ANSWER -booming
sound that can be heard in an area of the lung when either a
pneumothorax or emphysema may be present (affecting one
side only)
An air filled pathology including pneumo or emphysema will
have what type of
percussion - ANSWER -tympanic or
hyperresonant
Normal breath sounds heard in both lungs - ANSWER -bilateral
vesicular
Normal breath sounds heard over the trachea or bronchi -
ANSWER -bronchial
breath
sounds
Abnormal breath sounds - ANSWER -
adventitious
Crackles or rales
suggest:
Recommended therapy? - ANSWER -
secretion or fluids
- oxygen, positive pressure therapy, positive inotropic agents,
diuretics
Wheezes suggest:
2026-2027 Actual Complete Real Exam Questions And
Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Already Graded A+ |
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Ischemia- reduced blood flow to tissues resulting in
_________ - ANSWER -
depressed t
wave
Injury- acute damage to tissue (often from ischemia) indicated
by __________ -
ANSWER -elevated s-t
segment
Infarction- necrosis or death of tissue indicated by
_________ - ANSWER -
significant Q
waves
What causes kussmauls
think.. "kidneys" - ANSWER -metabolic acidosis, renal failure,
diabetic ketoacidosis
What is retractions?
,What causes it? - ANSWER -- intercostals and/or sternal
retractions occur when the chest moves inward during
inspiration instead of outward
- severe airway obstruction or respiratory distress
What would demonstrate evidence of difficult airway? -
ANSWER -short
receding
mandible
bull neck (no
neck)
enlarged
tongue
limited range of
motion neck
What pathology would cause tracheal deviation *toward*
affected side? - ANSWER -- atelectasis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pneumonectomy
- diaphragmatic paralysis
What pathology would cause tracheal deviation *away* from
affected side? -
ANSWER -- massive pleural
effusion
- tension
pneumothorax
- neck or thyroid tumors
,- large mediastinal mass
Resonant sounds indicate? - ANSWER -normal air filled lung
(hollow sound)
A flat percussion indicates - ANSWER -normally heard
over the sternum,
muscle, or areas of
atelectasis
A dull percussion indicates - ANSWER -fluid filled organs such
as heart of liver;
pleural effusion or
pneumonia (thud)
pleural effusion or pneumonia percussion sound (fluid) -
ANSWER -dull
percussion
atelectasis percussion sound - ANSWER -flat percussion
A tympanic percussion indicates - ANSWER -normally heard
over *air filled*
stomach (drum like
sound)
indicates increased volume when heard
over the lungs
, A hyperresonant percussion indicates - ANSWER -booming
sound that can be heard in an area of the lung when either a
pneumothorax or emphysema may be present (affecting one
side only)
An air filled pathology including pneumo or emphysema will
have what type of
percussion - ANSWER -tympanic or
hyperresonant
Normal breath sounds heard in both lungs - ANSWER -bilateral
vesicular
Normal breath sounds heard over the trachea or bronchi -
ANSWER -bronchial
breath
sounds
Abnormal breath sounds - ANSWER -
adventitious
Crackles or rales
suggest:
Recommended therapy? - ANSWER -
secretion or fluids
- oxygen, positive pressure therapy, positive inotropic agents,
diuretics
Wheezes suggest:
