NSG 200 Test 3 || All Solutions are Accurate.
normal correct answers Client appears to be in an upright position with a relaxed manner whose
breathing is quiet and effortless is considered
respiratory distress correct answers Apprehension, restlessness, nasal flaring, supraclavicular or
intercostal retractions indicate
COPD or asthma correct answers Pursed-lip breathing and tripod position is common among
patients with
12-20 bpm correct answers Normal respiratory rate
Bradypnea correct answers slower than 12 bpm
Tachypnea correct answers Faster than 20 bpm
Hyperventilation correct answers Faster than 20 bpm, deep breathing
Air trapping correct answers increasing difficulty in getting breath out
Cheyne-Stokes correct answers varying periods of increasing depth interspersed with apnea
Kussmaul correct answers rapid, deep, labored
Biot correct answers irregularly interspersed periods of apnea in a disorganized sequence of
breaths
, Ataxic correct answers significant disorganization with irregular and varying depths of
respiration
Chest retractions correct answers What occurs when intercostal muscles are drawn inward
between the ribs, indicating an airway obstruction that may occur during an asthma attack or
pneumonia?
Fatigue or anxiety correct answers Frequent sighing is an abnormal finding and may indicate
_____ or ________.
Chronic hypoxia correct answers Clubbing of nails is observed in patients with ____ ______
who also may have cystic fibrosis or COPD.
Smoking correct answers Yellow fingernails may indicate
Inadequate oxygenation correct answers Pallor or cyanosis of the nails, skin, or lips
45 degrees correct answers The ribs should slope down about ______ relative to the spine.
Scoliosis correct answers May limit the expansion of the chest
Barrel chest correct answers Patients with emphysema may have a ____ due to chronic air
trapping
Vesicular and bronchovesicular correct answers Sounds that should be heard over the posterior
and lateral thorax
Pneumonia correct answers If bronchial breath sounds are heard over the posterior and lateral
thoraxes it may indicate ____.
normal correct answers Client appears to be in an upright position with a relaxed manner whose
breathing is quiet and effortless is considered
respiratory distress correct answers Apprehension, restlessness, nasal flaring, supraclavicular or
intercostal retractions indicate
COPD or asthma correct answers Pursed-lip breathing and tripod position is common among
patients with
12-20 bpm correct answers Normal respiratory rate
Bradypnea correct answers slower than 12 bpm
Tachypnea correct answers Faster than 20 bpm
Hyperventilation correct answers Faster than 20 bpm, deep breathing
Air trapping correct answers increasing difficulty in getting breath out
Cheyne-Stokes correct answers varying periods of increasing depth interspersed with apnea
Kussmaul correct answers rapid, deep, labored
Biot correct answers irregularly interspersed periods of apnea in a disorganized sequence of
breaths
, Ataxic correct answers significant disorganization with irregular and varying depths of
respiration
Chest retractions correct answers What occurs when intercostal muscles are drawn inward
between the ribs, indicating an airway obstruction that may occur during an asthma attack or
pneumonia?
Fatigue or anxiety correct answers Frequent sighing is an abnormal finding and may indicate
_____ or ________.
Chronic hypoxia correct answers Clubbing of nails is observed in patients with ____ ______
who also may have cystic fibrosis or COPD.
Smoking correct answers Yellow fingernails may indicate
Inadequate oxygenation correct answers Pallor or cyanosis of the nails, skin, or lips
45 degrees correct answers The ribs should slope down about ______ relative to the spine.
Scoliosis correct answers May limit the expansion of the chest
Barrel chest correct answers Patients with emphysema may have a ____ due to chronic air
trapping
Vesicular and bronchovesicular correct answers Sounds that should be heard over the posterior
and lateral thorax
Pneumonia correct answers If bronchial breath sounds are heard over the posterior and lateral
thoraxes it may indicate ____.
