NSG 316 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. when you inspect the chest of an aging adult, what do you look for?
the shape and configuration
2. When someone complains of SOB when laying down, what do you ask them?
how many pillows do they sleep on
3. When someone has chronic COPD, what would you expect their chest to look like?
Barrel chested
4. What are differences between the right and left lungs?
Left lung = 2 lobes, is narrower than the right because heart bulges to the left right lung = 3 lobes, but
shorter than
5. In a normal healthy adult, the lung assessment finding would be
vesicular breath sounds and you will hear them over the peripheral fields of the lungs
6. What is the bell of the stethoscope designed to hear?
lower pitched sounds
7. What sound can be generated from the larynx?
vocal sounds
8. When doing assessment of breathe sounds, what pattern do you listen in?
you go from side to side
9. When assess adults, how do you hold the diaphragm of the stethoscope?
hold the diaphragm firmly to the chest, especially on males because of hair
10. decreased or absent breath sounds can be caused by what?
any bronchial obstruction (ex. pneumonia)
11. Any obstruction (Partial, or if a lung collapsed) can cause what?
unequal breaths
12. What are adventitious sounds?
abnormal sounds that can be heard in the lungs when you auscultate
13. With aging adults, what happens to the respiratory system?
Costal cartilages become calcified = less mobile thorax lungs have a more rigid structure = lungs are
harder to inflate have decreased # of alveoli = less surface area lung bases are less ventilated = because of
the result of closing off a # of airways
14. what are the breathe sounds which are moderately pitched and heard over bronchi
Bronchovesicular Bronchial Vesicular
15. What are ronchii?
low-pitched wheezing sounds
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, 16. What does the use of accessory muscles indicate?
indicates the present of a disorder that affects a person's ability to breathe
17. What are the S/S of angina pectoris
chest pain (pressure, squeezing, burning, or fullness) pain in arm, neck, jaw, shoulder or back
accompanying chest pain nausea fatigue SOB sweating Dizziness
18. What heart valves close with S1?
Mitral and Tricuspid
19. What heart valves close with S2?
Aortic and Pulmonic
20. What sound is made with S1?
lub
21. What sound is made with S2?
dub
22. what is a murmur?
a gentle, blowing, swooshing sound that can be heard on chest wall
23. What is a heave/lift?
precordial movements that are visible and/or palpable pulsations of the chest wall Originate on the hear
tor greater vessel Best felt with the heel of the hand at the sternal border
24. how do you palpate the carotid pulse?
palpate each carotid artery medial to sternomastoid muscle in neck, palpate gently. Palpate one carotid
artery at a time feel contour and amplitude of pulse, normal contour is smooth with a rapid upstroke and
slower downstroke. Findings should be bilateral and approx. 2+,
25. What are the S/S of cardiac arrest?
SOB Fainting Dizziness/lightheadedness Chest pain Heart palpitations Fatigue/weakness
26. If someone has low BP, what pulse will you have a hard time locating?
peripheral pulses
27. What are the S/S of deep vein thrombosis?
unilateral leg swelling, pain, or tenderness, skin discoloration (redness), palpation of cord-like obstruction
over vein
28. What is chronic venous stasis?
hemosiderin deposits deposits form red blood cell degradation
29. what are the S/S of chronic venous stasis?
can cause brown discoloration and ulceration/infection
30. What is a bruit?
low-pitched blowing sounds usually heard during systole a blowing, swishing sound which indicates blood
flow turbulence
31. What is a thrill?
a palpable vibratory sensation that can be felt with your hand and is frequently felt in the heart valve areas
of auscultation
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VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. when you inspect the chest of an aging adult, what do you look for?
the shape and configuration
2. When someone complains of SOB when laying down, what do you ask them?
how many pillows do they sleep on
3. When someone has chronic COPD, what would you expect their chest to look like?
Barrel chested
4. What are differences between the right and left lungs?
Left lung = 2 lobes, is narrower than the right because heart bulges to the left right lung = 3 lobes, but
shorter than
5. In a normal healthy adult, the lung assessment finding would be
vesicular breath sounds and you will hear them over the peripheral fields of the lungs
6. What is the bell of the stethoscope designed to hear?
lower pitched sounds
7. What sound can be generated from the larynx?
vocal sounds
8. When doing assessment of breathe sounds, what pattern do you listen in?
you go from side to side
9. When assess adults, how do you hold the diaphragm of the stethoscope?
hold the diaphragm firmly to the chest, especially on males because of hair
10. decreased or absent breath sounds can be caused by what?
any bronchial obstruction (ex. pneumonia)
11. Any obstruction (Partial, or if a lung collapsed) can cause what?
unequal breaths
12. What are adventitious sounds?
abnormal sounds that can be heard in the lungs when you auscultate
13. With aging adults, what happens to the respiratory system?
Costal cartilages become calcified = less mobile thorax lungs have a more rigid structure = lungs are
harder to inflate have decreased # of alveoli = less surface area lung bases are less ventilated = because of
the result of closing off a # of airways
14. what are the breathe sounds which are moderately pitched and heard over bronchi
Bronchovesicular Bronchial Vesicular
15. What are ronchii?
low-pitched wheezing sounds
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, 16. What does the use of accessory muscles indicate?
indicates the present of a disorder that affects a person's ability to breathe
17. What are the S/S of angina pectoris
chest pain (pressure, squeezing, burning, or fullness) pain in arm, neck, jaw, shoulder or back
accompanying chest pain nausea fatigue SOB sweating Dizziness
18. What heart valves close with S1?
Mitral and Tricuspid
19. What heart valves close with S2?
Aortic and Pulmonic
20. What sound is made with S1?
lub
21. What sound is made with S2?
dub
22. what is a murmur?
a gentle, blowing, swooshing sound that can be heard on chest wall
23. What is a heave/lift?
precordial movements that are visible and/or palpable pulsations of the chest wall Originate on the hear
tor greater vessel Best felt with the heel of the hand at the sternal border
24. how do you palpate the carotid pulse?
palpate each carotid artery medial to sternomastoid muscle in neck, palpate gently. Palpate one carotid
artery at a time feel contour and amplitude of pulse, normal contour is smooth with a rapid upstroke and
slower downstroke. Findings should be bilateral and approx. 2+,
25. What are the S/S of cardiac arrest?
SOB Fainting Dizziness/lightheadedness Chest pain Heart palpitations Fatigue/weakness
26. If someone has low BP, what pulse will you have a hard time locating?
peripheral pulses
27. What are the S/S of deep vein thrombosis?
unilateral leg swelling, pain, or tenderness, skin discoloration (redness), palpation of cord-like obstruction
over vein
28. What is chronic venous stasis?
hemosiderin deposits deposits form red blood cell degradation
29. what are the S/S of chronic venous stasis?
can cause brown discoloration and ulceration/infection
30. What is a bruit?
low-pitched blowing sounds usually heard during systole a blowing, swishing sound which indicates blood
flow turbulence
31. What is a thrill?
a palpable vibratory sensation that can be felt with your hand and is frequently felt in the heart valve areas
of auscultation
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