INPA Quiz #3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

INPA Quiz #3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
upper respiratory tract - CORRECT ANSWER - - nasal cavity
- oral cavity
- pharynx


lower respiratory tract - CORRECT ANSWER - - larynx (opening of trachea)
- trachea (windpipe)
- lungs
- bronchus


respiratory assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - risk factors for respiratory disease
- smoking (packs per year, exposure, history of attempts to quit and the results)
- sedentary lifestyle, immobilization
- age
- environmental exposure (dust, chemical, asbestos, air pollution)
- obesity


coughing assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - type: dry, moist, productive, hoarse,
hacking, whooping
- onset
- duration
- pattern: activities, time of day, weather
- severity: effect on ADLs
- wheezing
- associated symptoms
- treatment and effectiveness

, sputum assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - amount
- colour
- presence of blood (hemoptysis)
- odour
- consistency
- pattern of production


family health history assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - - tuberculosis
- emphysema
- lung cancer
- pneumonia or influenza vaccine received?


vesicular breath sound - CORRECT ANSWER - low-pitched, soft sound during expiration
heard over most of the lungs


bronchial breath sound - CORRECT ANSWER - high pitch, loud, normal location trachea
and larynx, prolonged expiratory phase


bronchovesicular breath sound - CORRECT ANSWER - moderate pitch moderate
amplitude, over major bronchi where fewer alveoli are located (between scapulae, around upper
sternum in 1st and 2nd intercostal spaces)


wheezing - CORRECT ANSWER - - high pitched whistling sound caused by narrowing of
bronchial tubes


crackles/rales - CORRECT ANSWER - - high pitched, discontinuous, short
crackling/popping sounds heard during inspiration