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Midterm Exam: NR509 / NR-509 (Latest 2025 / 2026) Advanced Physical Assessment | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: what sound are we listening or when auscultating carotid arteries? Answer: we are listening for bruits when auscultating carotid arteries...

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Midterm Exam: NR509 / NR-509
(Latest ) Advanced
Physical Assessment | Questions
and Answers | 100% Correct |
Grade A - Chamberlain


Question:
what sound are we listening or when auscultating carotid arteries?
Answer:
we are listening for bruits when auscultating carotid arteries. These are to be
palpated (and auscultated) one at a time




Question:
risk factors for CVD include;
Answer:
family history, cigarette smoking, unhealthy diet, inactivity, obesity,
hypertension, dyslipidemias, diabetes, a-fib

,Question:
as it relates to lungs; infra, inter and supra, mean what?
Answer:
infra = below
inter = between
supra = above




Question:
COPD s/s
Answer:
chronic cough w/ excessive sputum production
wheezing
dyspnea, and poor exercise tolerance
- hyper-resonance on auscultation




Question:
what are the basic ways to measure severity of COPD?
Answer:
- degree of dyspnea


- spirometry results

,Question:
the most common cause of acute cough is...
Answer:
the most common cause of an acute cough is viral upper respiratory infections




Question:
a clenched fist over the sternum (Levine sign) suggests
Answer:
angina pectoris




Question:
s/s of respiratory distress
Answer:
tachypnea (25 or greater)
cyanosis or pallor
stridor
diaphoresis
contraction of accessory muscles of neck, intercostal region or abd
contraction

, Question:
during inspection of the chest look for...
Answer:
during inspection of the chest look for accessory muscle use and symmetry




Question:
during percussion of the chest, over the lungs, what sound would indicate
fluid?


during percussion of the chest over lungs, what indicates air trapping?
Answer:
dullness would indicate fluid


hyper-resonance indicates air trapping (asthma and COPD)




Question:
vesicular breath sounds
Answer:
inspiratory sounds last longer than expiratory ones, soft, over most of both
lungs


vesi = inspi is looonger
vesi is a softie. Vesi = softie and inspi is longer

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