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NURS6512 Advanced Assessment Final Exam
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Which of the following is Visualization of a thin pleural line
NOT a radiographic
finding of hyperinflation?
Enlarged retrosternal air
space
Visualization of a thin
pleural line
Hyperlucent lungs
Flattening of the
diaphragm
Increased AP diameter of
the chest on the lateral
radiograph
Which of the following is Pleural fluid
NOT a cause of chest X-
ray consolidations?
Blood
Cells
Pus
Water
Pleural fluid
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Which type of emphysema Paraseptal
destroys the alveolar
ducts and sacs?
Apical
Centrilobular
Basilar
Paraseptal
Panlobular
Which statement Bleb is usually in the lung parenchyma far from the
regarding bulla or bleb is pleura.
FALSE?
Bulla is more than 1 cm in
size.
Bleb is located within the
visceral pleura.
Bulla and blebs are focal
air-containing spaces
within the lung.
Bulla is seen with
paraseptal and sometimes
with centrilobular
emphysema.
Bleb is usually in the lung
parenchyma far from the
pleura.
Which clinical condition is Empyema
usually NOT a cause of
transudative pleural
effusion?
Hypoalbuminemia
Nephrotic syndrome
Congestive heart failure
Cirrhosis
Empyema
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What cardiac physiology Increased ventricular filling pressures, such as in heart
does the S3 heart sound failure
represent?
Ventricular contraction
Closure of the mitral and
tricuspid valves
Atrial contraction against
a stiff ventricle, as seen in
left ventricular
hypertrophy
Increased ventricular
filling pressures, such as in
heart failure
Closure of the aortic valve
and pulmonic valves
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Which of the following is It is usually heard at the right upper sternal border but
the MOST accurate also can be heard across the precordium during
description of the murmur systole.
of aortic stenosis?
It is heard during systole,
and the intensity of the
murmur correlates with
the degree of stenosis.
It is usually heard during
diastole, and the intensity
of the murmur does not
correlate with the degree
of stenosis.
It is usually heard at the
left lower sternal border
during diastole and may
radiate to the apex.
It is usually heard at the
right upper sternal border
but also can be heard
across the precordium
during systole.
It is heard anywhere in the
chest during diastole.
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