Respiratory Assessment NUFT 204 EXAM 3 | Actual Questions
and Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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Lungs major function
- ✔✔Provide continuous gas exchange between inspired air and blood in the pulmonary
circulation
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mouth/nose to alveoli
- ✔✔Respiratory tract extends from ____________________ to ________________
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Upper airway
- ✔✔filters airborne particles, humidifies and warms inspired gases
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Lower airway
- ✔✔serves for gas exchange
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Expiration
- ✔✔is a passive process from elastic recoil of lung and chest wall, with passive diaphragm
relaxation
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Observe (the patient's breathing pattern)
i. - ✔✔Rate (normal vs. increased/decreased)
ii. Depth (shallow vs. deep)
iii. Effort (any sign of accessory muscle use (retractions, inspect neck)
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Technique
i. - ✔✔Inspect
ii. Palpate
iii. Percuss
iv. Auscultate
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Anterior
- ✔✔word for front
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Posterior
- ✔✔word for back
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Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in the lungs)
- ✔✔What is a PE?
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The lung is over inflated
- ✔✔What does Hyperresonance mean?
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One lung collapsed, one long is working harder
- ✔✔What does Unilateral Hyperresonance?
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6 (Auscultation)
- ✔✔Should listen to at least __ locations anteriorly and posteriorly
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Normal Breath Sounds
i. - ✔✔Bronchial
ii. Bronchovesicular
iii. Vesicular
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Abnormal Breath Sounds
i. - ✔✔Absent
ii. Decreased
iii. Bronchial (if heard in other locations of the lung)
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Adventitious (Abnormal)
i. - ✔✔Crackles
ii. Wheeze
iii. Rhonchi
iv. Stridor
v. Pleural Friction Rub
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Inspiration
i. - ✔✔Air moves to smaller airways hitting walls
ii. More turbulence, Increased sound
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Expiration
i. - ✔✔Air moves toward larger airways
ii. Less turbulence, Decreased sound
and Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
Lungs major function
- ✔✔Provide continuous gas exchange between inspired air and blood in the pulmonary
circulation
•
mouth/nose to alveoli
- ✔✔Respiratory tract extends from ____________________ to ________________
•
Upper airway
- ✔✔filters airborne particles, humidifies and warms inspired gases
•
Lower airway
- ✔✔serves for gas exchange
•
Expiration
- ✔✔is a passive process from elastic recoil of lung and chest wall, with passive diaphragm
relaxation
•
Observe (the patient's breathing pattern)
i. - ✔✔Rate (normal vs. increased/decreased)
ii. Depth (shallow vs. deep)
iii. Effort (any sign of accessory muscle use (retractions, inspect neck)
•
Technique
i. - ✔✔Inspect
ii. Palpate
iii. Percuss
iv. Auscultate
•
Anterior
- ✔✔word for front
•
Posterior
- ✔✔word for back
, •
Pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in the lungs)
- ✔✔What is a PE?
•
The lung is over inflated
- ✔✔What does Hyperresonance mean?
•
One lung collapsed, one long is working harder
- ✔✔What does Unilateral Hyperresonance?
•
6 (Auscultation)
- ✔✔Should listen to at least __ locations anteriorly and posteriorly
•
Normal Breath Sounds
i. - ✔✔Bronchial
ii. Bronchovesicular
iii. Vesicular
•
Abnormal Breath Sounds
i. - ✔✔Absent
ii. Decreased
iii. Bronchial (if heard in other locations of the lung)
•
Adventitious (Abnormal)
i. - ✔✔Crackles
ii. Wheeze
iii. Rhonchi
iv. Stridor
v. Pleural Friction Rub
•
Inspiration
i. - ✔✔Air moves to smaller airways hitting walls
ii. More turbulence, Increased sound
•
Expiration
i. - ✔✔Air moves toward larger airways
ii. Less turbulence, Decreased sound
