Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of
Medical-Surgical Nursing Chapter 20
Questions & Answers
Dyspnea - ANSWERSsubjective feeling of difficult or labored breathing, breathlessness,
SOB. Can be related to decreased lung compliance or increased airway resistance.
Tachypnea - ANSWERSAbnormally rapid respirations.
Hypoxemia - ANSWERSLow blood oxygen level.
Orthopnea - ANSWERSinability to breathe easily except on an upright position.
Noisy Breathing is caused by: - ANSWERSNarrowing of the airway or localized
obstruction of a major bronchus by a tumor or foreign body.
Stridor - ANSWERSHigh pitched sound heard (usually on inspiration) when someone is
breathing through a partially blocked upper airway.
Coughing @ night may be associated with - ANSWERSLeft-sided heart failure or
bronchial asthma.
A dry irritative cough is characteristic of - ANSWERSan upper respiratory tract infection
or a side effect of ACE inhibitors.
An irritative, high pitched cough can be caused by - ANSWERSlarygnotracheitis
A brassy cough is the result of a - ANSWERStracheal lesion.
Wheezing - ANSWERSA high pitched, musical sound heard mainly on expiration
(asthma) or inspiration (bronchitis)
Medical-Surgical Nursing Chapter 20
Questions & Answers
Dyspnea - ANSWERSsubjective feeling of difficult or labored breathing, breathlessness,
SOB. Can be related to decreased lung compliance or increased airway resistance.
Tachypnea - ANSWERSAbnormally rapid respirations.
Hypoxemia - ANSWERSLow blood oxygen level.
Orthopnea - ANSWERSinability to breathe easily except on an upright position.
Noisy Breathing is caused by: - ANSWERSNarrowing of the airway or localized
obstruction of a major bronchus by a tumor or foreign body.
Stridor - ANSWERSHigh pitched sound heard (usually on inspiration) when someone is
breathing through a partially blocked upper airway.
Coughing @ night may be associated with - ANSWERSLeft-sided heart failure or
bronchial asthma.
A dry irritative cough is characteristic of - ANSWERSan upper respiratory tract infection
or a side effect of ACE inhibitors.
An irritative, high pitched cough can be caused by - ANSWERSlarygnotracheitis
A brassy cough is the result of a - ANSWERStracheal lesion.
Wheezing - ANSWERSA high pitched, musical sound heard mainly on expiration
(asthma) or inspiration (bronchitis)
