Advanced Health Assessment Test 2 Respiratory test with Verified Solutions

Advanced Health Assessment Test 2 Respiratory test with Verified Solutions Palpable vibrations of the chest resulting from speech - Answer -Tactile Femitus Tactile Fermitus is best felt - Answer -Posteriorly and Laterally at the bifurcation of the bronchi Excess air in the lungs, emphysema, pleural thickening, effusion, massive pulmonary edema, or bronchial obstruction results in _____ Tactile Fermitus - Answer -Decreased or absent In the presence of fluids or solid masses maybe due to lung consolidation or non obstructive bronchial secretions Tactile Fermitus will be - Answer -Increased Dullness to percussion and tactile femitus ore the most useful finding for - Answer -Pleural Effusion The absence of reduced tactile femitus makes the diagnosis of pleural effusion - Answer -Less likely The expected sound usually heard over all areas of the lungs during percussion - Answer -Resonance Hyperinflation due to emphysema, pneumothorax, or asthma should result in - Answer -Hyperresonance Pneumonia, Pleural effusion, pneumothorax, or asthma should result in resonance sounding - Answer - Dull or flat Greater Clarity and increased loudness of spoken sounds is defined as - Answer -Bronchophony When bronchophony is extreme (due to consolidation) even a whisper can be heard with the stethoscope. This is called - Answer -Whispered Pectoriloquy When the intensity of spoken voice is increased and there is a nasal quality (e's sound like a's). This is called - Answer -Egophony