NU 673 Assessment Midterm questions with
answers
A patient is suspected to have COPD. The APRN instructs the patient to take a
deep breath in, and then with his mouth open, breathe out as fast and
completely as he can. For what is the APRN checking?
A. Whispered pectoriloquy
B. Forced expiratory time
C. Egophony
D. Tactile fremitus - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔B. Forced expiratory
time
A pt presents to the clinic with severe right sided abdominal pain for 12 hours.
He began having a "stomach ache" yesterday, with decreased appetite, but today
the pain seems to be just on the lower right side. He has had some nausea &
vomiting, but no constipation or diarrhea. His last BM was last night and was
normal. He has had no fever or chills. He denies any recent illness or injuries.
His PMH is unremarkable. He denies any tobacco or drug use and drinks 4-6
beers/week. on exam, he appears ill and is lying on his right side. His temp is
100.4 F and HR is 110. His bowel sounds are decreased and he has rebound
pain and guarding one third of the way between anterior superior iliac spine
and the umbilicus in the right lower quadrant. What is the most likely cause of
his pain?
A. Acute appendicitis
B. Mesenteric ischemia
, C. Acute mechanical intestinal obstruction
D. Acute cholecystitis - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔A. Acute appendicitis
An APRN notes a 12 mm Hg difference in systolic BP during inspiration. How
should the APRN document this finding?
A. Acute stenosis
B. Carotid arterial disease
C. Paradoxical pulse
D. Pulsus alternans - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔C. Paradoxical pulse
Which of the following percussion notes is obtained over a gastric bubble?
A. Flatness
B. Hyperresonance
C. Tympany
D. Resonance - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔C. Tympany
The APRN is performing a cardiac exam on a pt with SOB and palpitations.
She listens to the heart with the pt sitting upright, then has the pt change to a
supine position, and finally she has the pt turn onto the left side in the left
lateral decubitus position. Which of the following valvular defects is best heard
in this position?
A. Mitral
answers
A patient is suspected to have COPD. The APRN instructs the patient to take a
deep breath in, and then with his mouth open, breathe out as fast and
completely as he can. For what is the APRN checking?
A. Whispered pectoriloquy
B. Forced expiratory time
C. Egophony
D. Tactile fremitus - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔B. Forced expiratory
time
A pt presents to the clinic with severe right sided abdominal pain for 12 hours.
He began having a "stomach ache" yesterday, with decreased appetite, but today
the pain seems to be just on the lower right side. He has had some nausea &
vomiting, but no constipation or diarrhea. His last BM was last night and was
normal. He has had no fever or chills. He denies any recent illness or injuries.
His PMH is unremarkable. He denies any tobacco or drug use and drinks 4-6
beers/week. on exam, he appears ill and is lying on his right side. His temp is
100.4 F and HR is 110. His bowel sounds are decreased and he has rebound
pain and guarding one third of the way between anterior superior iliac spine
and the umbilicus in the right lower quadrant. What is the most likely cause of
his pain?
A. Acute appendicitis
B. Mesenteric ischemia
, C. Acute mechanical intestinal obstruction
D. Acute cholecystitis - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔A. Acute appendicitis
An APRN notes a 12 mm Hg difference in systolic BP during inspiration. How
should the APRN document this finding?
A. Acute stenosis
B. Carotid arterial disease
C. Paradoxical pulse
D. Pulsus alternans - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔C. Paradoxical pulse
Which of the following percussion notes is obtained over a gastric bubble?
A. Flatness
B. Hyperresonance
C. Tympany
D. Resonance - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔C. Tympany
The APRN is performing a cardiac exam on a pt with SOB and palpitations.
She listens to the heart with the pt sitting upright, then has the pt change to a
supine position, and finally she has the pt turn onto the left side in the left
lateral decubitus position. Which of the following valvular defects is best heard
in this position?
A. Mitral
