NUFT 204 EXAM 3 PRACTICE EVALUATION
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◉ what part of the brain controls the respiratory system.
Answer: medulla and pons
◉ Oxygen travels bound to.
Answer: hemoglobin
◉ some factors that can influence oxygenation.
Answer: hypovelimic, high altitude, aesthma, many more
◉ hypoventalation.
Answer: there is not enough air movement, and a rise of CO2.
shallow breathing
◉ hyperventilation-.
Answer: too much air movement, CO2 lowers.
abnormally fast, deep breaths
◉ hypoxia.
,Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in
the blood or meeting tissue demand
◉ dyspnea.
Answer: difficulty breathing
◉ order of cardiac assessment.
Answer: inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
◉ when listening to pts lungs, they should be sitting.
Answer: upright
◉ when inspecting the chest, we are looking at.
Answer: the shape of the chest and how it moves, abnormal
retractions of intercostal spaces, impaired respiratory movement
◉ when inspecting the chest, we are looking at (pt 2).
Answer: depth- shallow or deep?
effort- labored or unlabored?
color
use of accessory muscles
, ◉ when we palpate, we are looking for.
Answer: tender areas, bruising, and equal expansion
◉ when palpating for fremitus, use the.
Answer: ulnar portion of hand
◉ why do we percuss?.
Answer: identify underlying tissues are air filled, fluid filled, or solid
◉ when we percuss, we do it.
Answer: side to side, avoiding bone
◉ resonance is.
Answer: normal
◉ dull is.
Answer: fluid filled
◉ hyperresonance is.
Answer: COPD or too much air
2026 QUESTION BANK FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ what part of the brain controls the respiratory system.
Answer: medulla and pons
◉ Oxygen travels bound to.
Answer: hemoglobin
◉ some factors that can influence oxygenation.
Answer: hypovelimic, high altitude, aesthma, many more
◉ hypoventalation.
Answer: there is not enough air movement, and a rise of CO2.
shallow breathing
◉ hyperventilation-.
Answer: too much air movement, CO2 lowers.
abnormally fast, deep breaths
◉ hypoxia.
,Answer: Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in
the blood or meeting tissue demand
◉ dyspnea.
Answer: difficulty breathing
◉ order of cardiac assessment.
Answer: inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
◉ when listening to pts lungs, they should be sitting.
Answer: upright
◉ when inspecting the chest, we are looking at.
Answer: the shape of the chest and how it moves, abnormal
retractions of intercostal spaces, impaired respiratory movement
◉ when inspecting the chest, we are looking at (pt 2).
Answer: depth- shallow or deep?
effort- labored or unlabored?
color
use of accessory muscles
, ◉ when we palpate, we are looking for.
Answer: tender areas, bruising, and equal expansion
◉ when palpating for fremitus, use the.
Answer: ulnar portion of hand
◉ why do we percuss?.
Answer: identify underlying tissues are air filled, fluid filled, or solid
◉ when we percuss, we do it.
Answer: side to side, avoiding bone
◉ resonance is.
Answer: normal
◉ dull is.
Answer: fluid filled
◉ hyperresonance is.
Answer: COPD or too much air
