Patient Assessment quiz Questions With Complete Solutions
. What is the advantage of COPD patients breathing through
pursed-lips during exhalation?
A helps the patient focus on breathing
B promotes more complete emptying of the lungs
C reduces the patient's anxiety level
D improves arterial pH levels Correct Answers (B) promotes
more complete emptying of the lungs
. What term best describes a loud, high-pitched continuous
sound heard (often with the unaided ear) primarily over the
larynx or trachea during inhalation in patients with upper airway
obstruction?
A stridor
B rhonchi
C crackles
D wheeze Correct Answers (A) stridor
. Which of the following abnormalities should the practitioner be
on the lookout for during inspection of the extremities?
1. digital clubbing
2. peripheral cyanosis
3. pedal edema
4. impaired capillary refill
5. low peripheral skin temperature
A 2, 3, 4, and 5
B 1, 3, and 5
C 3, 4 and 5
D 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Correct Answers (D) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
, . Which of the following is NOT associated with diaphoresis?
A fever
B severe stress
C acute anxiety
D hemoptysis Correct Answers (D) hemoptysis
. Which of the following terms is used to describe coughing up
blood-streaked sputum?
A hematemesis
B hemoptysis
C hemolysis
D hemostasis Correct Answers (B) hemoptysis
A 23 year-old patient enters the emergency room complaining of
dyspnea. The RT places the patient on oxygen as per hospital
protocol and begins to interview the patient about her symptoms.
She states that she's having difficulty taking a breath with chest
tightness. Patient has a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/minute with
a loose productive cough. During auscultation, the RT hears
bilateral wheezing in the lungs. What is the most likely cause of
the patient's symptoms?
A asthma
B bronchitis
C congestive heart failure
D emphysema Correct Answers
A 55 year old patient, who has been smoking a pack and a half
of cigarettes (30
cigarettes) per day for 30 years. What is the patient's smoking
history?
. What is the advantage of COPD patients breathing through
pursed-lips during exhalation?
A helps the patient focus on breathing
B promotes more complete emptying of the lungs
C reduces the patient's anxiety level
D improves arterial pH levels Correct Answers (B) promotes
more complete emptying of the lungs
. What term best describes a loud, high-pitched continuous
sound heard (often with the unaided ear) primarily over the
larynx or trachea during inhalation in patients with upper airway
obstruction?
A stridor
B rhonchi
C crackles
D wheeze Correct Answers (A) stridor
. Which of the following abnormalities should the practitioner be
on the lookout for during inspection of the extremities?
1. digital clubbing
2. peripheral cyanosis
3. pedal edema
4. impaired capillary refill
5. low peripheral skin temperature
A 2, 3, 4, and 5
B 1, 3, and 5
C 3, 4 and 5
D 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Correct Answers (D) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
, . Which of the following is NOT associated with diaphoresis?
A fever
B severe stress
C acute anxiety
D hemoptysis Correct Answers (D) hemoptysis
. Which of the following terms is used to describe coughing up
blood-streaked sputum?
A hematemesis
B hemoptysis
C hemolysis
D hemostasis Correct Answers (B) hemoptysis
A 23 year-old patient enters the emergency room complaining of
dyspnea. The RT places the patient on oxygen as per hospital
protocol and begins to interview the patient about her symptoms.
She states that she's having difficulty taking a breath with chest
tightness. Patient has a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/minute with
a loose productive cough. During auscultation, the RT hears
bilateral wheezing in the lungs. What is the most likely cause of
the patient's symptoms?
A asthma
B bronchitis
C congestive heart failure
D emphysema Correct Answers
A 55 year old patient, who has been smoking a pack and a half
of cigarettes (30
cigarettes) per day for 30 years. What is the patient's smoking
history?
