N190 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT WEEK 3 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, BREAST AND AXILLARY QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

N190 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT WEEK 3 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, BREAST
AND AXILLARY QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
@Breast & Axillae (A&P) correct answer Paired Mammary Glands on the Anterior
chest wall


Glandular
Fibrous
&
Adipose tissue


Components vary in proportion w/ age, general health, and hormonal states


3 sections of the thorax correct answer *Mediastinum*


-Heart
-Trachea
-Esophagus
-Major blood vessels


*Right Pleural Cavity*


*Left Pleural Cavity*


Abnormal Breathing Patterns (*Biot's-Ataxic*) correct answer Shallow, deep
respiration

,w/ period of apnea


irregular pattern


Abnormal Breathing Patterns (*Bradypnea*) correct answer Slow, regular


Rate < 10


Abnormal Breathing Patterns (*Chyne-Stokes*) correct answer Periods of *deep*
breathing alternating with periods of *apnea*


*Regular* pattern


Abnormal Breathing Patterns (*Hyperventilation*) correct answer Rapid, deep


Rate > 24


Abnormal Breathing Patterns (*Hypoventilation*) correct answer Irregular,
shallow


Rate < 10


Abnormal Breathing Patterns (*Tachypnea*) correct answer Rapid, shallow

, Rate >24


Abnormal Findings (Chest Configurations-*Barrel Chest*) correct answer The
anteroposterior diameter is


equal


to the lateral diameter and ribs are horizontal


A barrel chest normally occurs nomally with aging and accompanies COPD


Abnormal Findings (Chest Configurations-*Kyphosis*) correct answer the
exaggerated *posterior curvature* of the *thoracic spine* that is common in
elderly patients (osteoporosis).


Abnormal Findings (Chest Configurations-*Pectus Carinatum*) correct answer a
*congenital deformity* characterized by


*forward displacement* of the *sternum* w/


depression of the adjacent costal cartilage


Requires no treatment


Abnormal Findings (Chest Configurations-*Pectus excavatum*) correct answer A
*congenital deformity* characterized by