NUR 101 Exam 3 Review – Health Assessment (100%
Correct | Verified Solutions) – Fortis QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ MATERIAL
Q1: What is the correct order for posterior chest assessment?
A: Inspect → Palpate → Percuss → Auscultate
Q2: Which lung lobe can only be assessed on the posterior chest?
A: Right middle lobe (cannot be assessed posteriorly; assessed anteriorly and right
lateral)
Q3: What percussion sound is expected over healthy lung tissue?
A: Resonance
Q4: Hyperresonance on percussion indicates what condition?
A: Emphysema or pneumothorax (air trapping)
Q5: Dullness on percussion over the lung field suggests:
A: Consolidation (pneumonia), tumor, or pleural effusion
Q6: Crackles (rales) are caused by:
A: Air passing through fluid or secretions in small airways/alveoli
Q7: Wheezing is most commonly heard during which phase of respiration?
A: Expiration (can be inspiratory in severe asthma)
Q8: Stridor is a medical emergency because it indicates:
A: Upper airway obstruction (croup, anaphylaxis, foreign body)
, Q9: Rhonchi are described as:
A: Low-pitched, snoring sounds due to thick secretions in large airways
Q10: A pleural friction rub sounds like:
A: Grating or leather rubbing together (inflamed pleura)
Q11: What is the normal inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio (I:E)?
A: 1:2
Q12: Pursed-lip breathing is a compensatory mechanism for:
A: COPD/emphysema (keeps airways open longer)
Q13: Clubbing of the fingers is associated with:
A: Chronic hypoxia (COPD, cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease)
Q14: Barrel chest is characterized by:
A: Increased AP diameter (equal to transverse diameter) – seen in emphysema
Q15: Asymmetrical chest expansion may indicate:
A: Pneumothorax, atelectasis, or rib fracture
Q16: Bronchial breath sounds heard over peripheral lung fields indicate:
A: Consolidation (should only be heard over trachea/main bronchi normally)
Q17: Egophony (E-to-A change) is a sign of:
A: Lung consolidation (pneumonia)
Q18: Tactile fremitus is increased in:
A: Pneumonia (consolidation transmits vibration better)
Q19: Tactile fremitus is decreased in:
A: COPD, pneumothorax, pleural effusion
Q20: A patient with pneumonia would most likely have which adventitious sound?
A: Crackles (fine) at end of inspiration
Cardiovascular Assessment
Correct | Verified Solutions) – Fortis QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ MATERIAL
Q1: What is the correct order for posterior chest assessment?
A: Inspect → Palpate → Percuss → Auscultate
Q2: Which lung lobe can only be assessed on the posterior chest?
A: Right middle lobe (cannot be assessed posteriorly; assessed anteriorly and right
lateral)
Q3: What percussion sound is expected over healthy lung tissue?
A: Resonance
Q4: Hyperresonance on percussion indicates what condition?
A: Emphysema or pneumothorax (air trapping)
Q5: Dullness on percussion over the lung field suggests:
A: Consolidation (pneumonia), tumor, or pleural effusion
Q6: Crackles (rales) are caused by:
A: Air passing through fluid or secretions in small airways/alveoli
Q7: Wheezing is most commonly heard during which phase of respiration?
A: Expiration (can be inspiratory in severe asthma)
Q8: Stridor is a medical emergency because it indicates:
A: Upper airway obstruction (croup, anaphylaxis, foreign body)
, Q9: Rhonchi are described as:
A: Low-pitched, snoring sounds due to thick secretions in large airways
Q10: A pleural friction rub sounds like:
A: Grating or leather rubbing together (inflamed pleura)
Q11: What is the normal inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio (I:E)?
A: 1:2
Q12: Pursed-lip breathing is a compensatory mechanism for:
A: COPD/emphysema (keeps airways open longer)
Q13: Clubbing of the fingers is associated with:
A: Chronic hypoxia (COPD, cystic fibrosis, congenital heart disease)
Q14: Barrel chest is characterized by:
A: Increased AP diameter (equal to transverse diameter) – seen in emphysema
Q15: Asymmetrical chest expansion may indicate:
A: Pneumothorax, atelectasis, or rib fracture
Q16: Bronchial breath sounds heard over peripheral lung fields indicate:
A: Consolidation (should only be heard over trachea/main bronchi normally)
Q17: Egophony (E-to-A change) is a sign of:
A: Lung consolidation (pneumonia)
Q18: Tactile fremitus is increased in:
A: Pneumonia (consolidation transmits vibration better)
Q19: Tactile fremitus is decreased in:
A: COPD, pneumothorax, pleural effusion
Q20: A patient with pneumonia would most likely have which adventitious sound?
A: Crackles (fine) at end of inspiration
Cardiovascular Assessment
