Nurs 226 Chapter 19 Part 2 Exam Questions
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Updated 2026
What does crepitus indicate during Air under the skin.
a
respiratory assessment?
What is the technique for Place hands on posterior chest at T9-T10
assessing level,
symmetric chest expansion? thumbs pointing toward spine, and ask the
patient
to inhale deeply.
What is a normal finding for chest Thumbs move apart symmetrically.
expansion?
What does unequal chest Possible pneumonia, atelectasis,
expansion pneumothorax, or
suggest? rib fracture.
What is tactile fremitus? Palpable vibration felt through the chest
wall when
the patient speaks.
What is a normal finding for tactile Equal bilaterally and decreases toward
fremitus? lung bases.
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
What does crepitus indicate during Air under the skin.
a
respiratory assessment?
What is the technique for Place hands on posterior chest at T9-T10
assessing level,
symmetric chest expansion? thumbs pointing toward spine, and ask the
patient
to inhale deeply.
What is a normal finding for chest Thumbs move apart symmetrically.
expansion?
What does unequal chest Possible pneumonia, atelectasis,
expansion pneumothorax, or
suggest? rib fracture.
What is tactile fremitus? Palpable vibration felt through the chest
wall when
the patient speaks.
What is a normal finding for tactile Equal bilaterally and decreases toward
fremitus? lung bases.
