NR 302 Health Assessment Quiz 5 Exam Review 2026 |
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1. What are the three types of breath sounds typically identified in patients after
puberty?
Normal, abnormal, and adventitious
Rales, rhonchi, and pleural rub
Vesicular, bronchial, and bronchovesicular
Stridor, wheezing, and crackles
2. What specific breath sound is commonly associated with lobar pneumonia
during auscultation?
Bronchial breath sounds
Crackles
Vesicular breath sounds
Wheezing
3. Describe how auscultation findings can indicate the presence of a
pneumothorax.
Auscultation will always show wheezing sounds.
Auscultation may reveal decreased or absent breath sounds on the
affected side.
Auscultation can only detect infections.
Auscultation indicates normal lung function.
,4. What specific breath sounds are commonly associated with tuberculosis
during auscultation?
Rhonchi
Crackles and wheezes
Stridor
Pleural friction rub
5. When assessing for vocal resonance the egophony procedure is performed
by:
Asking the patient to softly whisper a word.
Ask the patient to take a deep breath in and hold it. Percuss along the
scapular line until you note a change from resonance to dullness;
mark this point.
Asking the patient to repeat "99" while listening with a stethoscope at
all lung fields.
Asking the patient to repeat the letter "e" while listening with a
stethoscope at all lung fields.
6. What is the primary characteristic of chronic obstructive breathing?
It is characterized by increased lung capacity.
It is characterized by persistent airflow limitation.
It is characterized by normal airflow patterns.
It is characterized by intermittent airflow obstruction.
7. What is pulmonary embolism?
blood clot in the lungs
, fluid in the lungs
swelling of extremities
swelling of lungs
8. A patient presents with crackling sounds during auscultation. Based on your
knowledge of discontinuous sounds, what would be the most appropriate
next step in their assessment?
Immediate administration of bronchodilators.
Observation without intervention.
Referral to a cardiologist without further assessment.
Further diagnostic imaging to evaluate for fluid accumulation in the
lungs.
9. Describe how aging affects respiratory function and its implications for
clinical assessment.
Aging results in a complete recovery of respiratory function.
Aging has no significant impact on respiratory function.
Aging leads to decreased lung elasticity and increased airway
resistance, which can complicate respiratory assessments.
Aging improves lung capacity and efficiency in gas exchange.
10. In a clinical scenario, if a patient presents with pleuritic chest pain and
pleural friction fremitus is detected during examination, what condition
might you suspect?
Pleuritis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Pneumonia
, Asthma
11. In a clinical scenario, if a patient presents with Cheyne-Stokes respirations,
what additional assessment would be crucial to determine the underlying
cause?
Skin examination
Pulmonary function tests
Neurological assessment
Cardiac evaluation
12. For lobar pneumonia, which of the following applies?
There are presented multinucleated cells
It affects the entire lung lobe
It is a granulomatous inflammation
It is an interstitial inflammation
13. Describe how the auscultation findings in tuberculosis differ from those in
asthma.
In tuberculosis, auscultation may reveal crackles and wheezes,
while asthma typically presents with wheezing and prolonged
expiration.
Both conditions show similar wheezing patterns.
Tuberculosis shows only normal breath sounds, while asthma shows
crackles.
Asthma presents with crackles and tuberculosis with stridor.
Verified Q&A | Graded A+
1. What are the three types of breath sounds typically identified in patients after
puberty?
Normal, abnormal, and adventitious
Rales, rhonchi, and pleural rub
Vesicular, bronchial, and bronchovesicular
Stridor, wheezing, and crackles
2. What specific breath sound is commonly associated with lobar pneumonia
during auscultation?
Bronchial breath sounds
Crackles
Vesicular breath sounds
Wheezing
3. Describe how auscultation findings can indicate the presence of a
pneumothorax.
Auscultation will always show wheezing sounds.
Auscultation may reveal decreased or absent breath sounds on the
affected side.
Auscultation can only detect infections.
Auscultation indicates normal lung function.
,4. What specific breath sounds are commonly associated with tuberculosis
during auscultation?
Rhonchi
Crackles and wheezes
Stridor
Pleural friction rub
5. When assessing for vocal resonance the egophony procedure is performed
by:
Asking the patient to softly whisper a word.
Ask the patient to take a deep breath in and hold it. Percuss along the
scapular line until you note a change from resonance to dullness;
mark this point.
Asking the patient to repeat "99" while listening with a stethoscope at
all lung fields.
Asking the patient to repeat the letter "e" while listening with a
stethoscope at all lung fields.
6. What is the primary characteristic of chronic obstructive breathing?
It is characterized by increased lung capacity.
It is characterized by persistent airflow limitation.
It is characterized by normal airflow patterns.
It is characterized by intermittent airflow obstruction.
7. What is pulmonary embolism?
blood clot in the lungs
, fluid in the lungs
swelling of extremities
swelling of lungs
8. A patient presents with crackling sounds during auscultation. Based on your
knowledge of discontinuous sounds, what would be the most appropriate
next step in their assessment?
Immediate administration of bronchodilators.
Observation without intervention.
Referral to a cardiologist without further assessment.
Further diagnostic imaging to evaluate for fluid accumulation in the
lungs.
9. Describe how aging affects respiratory function and its implications for
clinical assessment.
Aging results in a complete recovery of respiratory function.
Aging has no significant impact on respiratory function.
Aging leads to decreased lung elasticity and increased airway
resistance, which can complicate respiratory assessments.
Aging improves lung capacity and efficiency in gas exchange.
10. In a clinical scenario, if a patient presents with pleuritic chest pain and
pleural friction fremitus is detected during examination, what condition
might you suspect?
Pleuritis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Pneumonia
, Asthma
11. In a clinical scenario, if a patient presents with Cheyne-Stokes respirations,
what additional assessment would be crucial to determine the underlying
cause?
Skin examination
Pulmonary function tests
Neurological assessment
Cardiac evaluation
12. For lobar pneumonia, which of the following applies?
There are presented multinucleated cells
It affects the entire lung lobe
It is a granulomatous inflammation
It is an interstitial inflammation
13. Describe how the auscultation findings in tuberculosis differ from those in
asthma.
In tuberculosis, auscultation may reveal crackles and wheezes,
while asthma typically presents with wheezing and prolonged
expiration.
Both conditions show similar wheezing patterns.
Tuberculosis shows only normal breath sounds, while asthma shows
crackles.
Asthma presents with crackles and tuberculosis with stridor.
