NSG 6020
Respiratory
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, To locate the twelfth rib, palpate:
Between the spine and the lateral chest
One of the anterior thoracic landmarks is the costal angle. It is locateed:
Where the right and left costal margins form an angle where they meet at the xiphoid process
When examining a patient for chest expansion, begin by:
Placing the thumbs of the examiner at about the level of the tenth ribs with the fingers loosely grasping and
parallel to the lateral rib cage
A patient presents with a productive cough. Which one of the following descriptions of the mucus is
correct?
tenacious sputum is consistent with patients who have cystic fibrosis
A 65-year old obese man with a past medical history of hypertension complains of increased fatigue
during the day. The practitioner orders a polysomnogram to test for:
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
The Middle section of the thoracic cavity containing the esophagus, trachea, heart, and great vessels is
the:
mediastinum
When percussing the lower posterior chest, begin by:
standing on the side rather than directly behind the patient
Orthopnea is typically associated with all of the following conditions except:
pulmonary embolus
Which technique best determines whether the tissues in the chest are air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid?
Percussion
Breath sounds heard over the periphery of the lung fields are:
vesicular
To document chest findings located between the scapulae, which one of the following terms would be
used?
Infrascapular
The anterior surface landmark on the thorax that is denoted by a hollow U-shared depression just about
the sternum and between the clavicles is termed the:
suprasternal notch
the line that bisects the center of each clavicle at ta point halfway between the palpated sternoclavicular
and acromioclavicular joints is the:
midclavicular line
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Respiratory
Page 1 of 6
, To locate the twelfth rib, palpate:
Between the spine and the lateral chest
One of the anterior thoracic landmarks is the costal angle. It is locateed:
Where the right and left costal margins form an angle where they meet at the xiphoid process
When examining a patient for chest expansion, begin by:
Placing the thumbs of the examiner at about the level of the tenth ribs with the fingers loosely grasping and
parallel to the lateral rib cage
A patient presents with a productive cough. Which one of the following descriptions of the mucus is
correct?
tenacious sputum is consistent with patients who have cystic fibrosis
A 65-year old obese man with a past medical history of hypertension complains of increased fatigue
during the day. The practitioner orders a polysomnogram to test for:
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
The Middle section of the thoracic cavity containing the esophagus, trachea, heart, and great vessels is
the:
mediastinum
When percussing the lower posterior chest, begin by:
standing on the side rather than directly behind the patient
Orthopnea is typically associated with all of the following conditions except:
pulmonary embolus
Which technique best determines whether the tissues in the chest are air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid?
Percussion
Breath sounds heard over the periphery of the lung fields are:
vesicular
To document chest findings located between the scapulae, which one of the following terms would be
used?
Infrascapular
The anterior surface landmark on the thorax that is denoted by a hollow U-shared depression just about
the sternum and between the clavicles is termed the:
suprasternal notch
the line that bisects the center of each clavicle at ta point halfway between the palpated sternoclavicular
and acromioclavicular joints is the:
midclavicular line
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