NSG 6020 Midterm Questions and Answers Already Graded A

NSG 6020 Midterm Questions and Answers Already Graded A What age does bronchiolitis occur? most common at age 6 months- does not occur after age 2 main symptom of bronchiolitis wheezing-lasts about 7 days most common cause of bronchiolitis RSV Treatment for bronchiolitis No specific treatment Order of lung exam inspect, palpate, percuss, auscultate Pectus Excavatum congenital posterior displacement of lower aspect of sternum -hollowed-out appearance -concave appearance of lower sternum Pectus carinatum at birth -post CABG mid childhood and 11-14 year old pubertal males undergoing a growth spurt -convex deformity -97% have MVP Barrel Chest associated with emphysema and lung hyperinflation -accompanying x-ray demonstrates increased ant-post diameter as well as diaphragmatic flattening Tactile fremitus palpable vibrations of the bronchiopulmonary tree as the patient is speaking (99 or 1-2-3) -impeded in COPD, pulm effusion or pneumothorax -increased in consolidation and PNA percussion: flatness (thigh) Large Pleural effusion Percussion- dullness (liver) Lobar PNA Percussion: resonance (Lung) simple chronic bronchitis Percussion: hyperresonance None -emphysema, pneumothorax Percussion: tympany (gastric bubble) -large