Your instructor has asked you to come to the patient's room to hear a good example
of a murmur and a bruit. You know that there are specific instances when you use the
bell versus the diaphragm side on your stethoscope and when you use light pressure
as opposed to pressing to make a firm seal against the patients skin. Which of the
following correctly describes how to use the bell and diaphragm chest piece of your
stethoscope? (select all that apply)
A. Use the flat diaphragm to auscultate lower-pitched sounds.
B. Use the bell to auscultate lower-pitched sounds.
C. When using the bell, press firmly to seal it against the skin.
D. When using the flat diaphragm, press it firmly to seal it against the skin.
,E. Murmurs and bruits are considered high-pitched sounds.
F. The S1 and S2 are considered high-pitched sounds.
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B. Use the bell to auscultate lower-pitched sounds.
D. When using the flat diaphragm, press it firmly to seal it against the skin.
Application of your hands to the external surfaces of the body to detect
abnormalities of the skin or tissues just below the skin is termed
__________________________________.
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Palpitation
A female patient is the active phase of dying of lung and bone cancer is dyspneic,
and her respiratory rate is 10 breaths per minute. She is moaning and cries out when
touched ror repositioned. Occasionally she cries out without tactile stimulus. Which of
the following intervention is most important?
A. Administer medication to relieve her pain.
B. Apply oxygen for her dyspnea.
C. Instruct the staff to avoid repositioning her and leave her supine.
D. Massage her feet or back to comfort her.
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A. Administer medication to relieve her pain.
,Multiple areas of the brain are involved with all forms of communication. Which of the
following is the likely outcome if your patient has a stroke that affects the left frontal
lobe (Broca area)?
A. Loss of ability to perceive touch.
B. Loss of vision
C. Loss of ability to formulate thoughts
D. Loss of movement in muscles that control speech
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D. Loss of movement in muscles that control speech
Which description is most accurate regarding the mechanics of breathing?
A. Breathing is voluntary because people are able to hold their breath at will.
B. Breathing is involuntary and occurs because of the movement of the diaphragm
and intercostal muscles.
C. When the diaphragm contracts, it moves upward and the intercostal muscles move
the ribs up and out, causing expiration.
D. In the alveoli, oxygen leaves the alveoli and moves into the blood in the capillaries
through osmosis.
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B. Breathing is involuntary and occurs because of the movement of the
diaphragm and intercostal muscles.
All of the following statements except for one accurately describe changes an
individual in the terminal stages of dying may experience with relation to eating.
Which one does not ?
, A. Food is not needed for the tasks the body now faces.
B. As death nears, the patient may lose interest in eating.
C. A patient nearing death may better accept liquids than solid food.
D. More nutrients are needed to sustain the dying individual.
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D. More nutrients are needed to sustain the dying individual.
Which of the following are barrier to communication? (select all that apply)
A. Using cliches
B. Asking personal, probing questions
C. Being frank about disapproval
D. Standing over a seated person
E. Using silence
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A. Using cliches
C. Being frank about disapproval
D. Standing over a seated person
A life threatening situation occurs when air is trapped in the pleural space surrounding
the lungs, causing pressure on the lungs, heart, and major blood vessels. This is known
as a ______________________________________________.
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of a murmur and a bruit. You know that there are specific instances when you use the
bell versus the diaphragm side on your stethoscope and when you use light pressure
as opposed to pressing to make a firm seal against the patients skin. Which of the
following correctly describes how to use the bell and diaphragm chest piece of your
stethoscope? (select all that apply)
A. Use the flat diaphragm to auscultate lower-pitched sounds.
B. Use the bell to auscultate lower-pitched sounds.
C. When using the bell, press firmly to seal it against the skin.
D. When using the flat diaphragm, press it firmly to seal it against the skin.
,E. Murmurs and bruits are considered high-pitched sounds.
F. The S1 and S2 are considered high-pitched sounds.
Give this one a try later!
B. Use the bell to auscultate lower-pitched sounds.
D. When using the flat diaphragm, press it firmly to seal it against the skin.
Application of your hands to the external surfaces of the body to detect
abnormalities of the skin or tissues just below the skin is termed
__________________________________.
Give this one a try later!
Palpitation
A female patient is the active phase of dying of lung and bone cancer is dyspneic,
and her respiratory rate is 10 breaths per minute. She is moaning and cries out when
touched ror repositioned. Occasionally she cries out without tactile stimulus. Which of
the following intervention is most important?
A. Administer medication to relieve her pain.
B. Apply oxygen for her dyspnea.
C. Instruct the staff to avoid repositioning her and leave her supine.
D. Massage her feet or back to comfort her.
Give this one a try later!
A. Administer medication to relieve her pain.
,Multiple areas of the brain are involved with all forms of communication. Which of the
following is the likely outcome if your patient has a stroke that affects the left frontal
lobe (Broca area)?
A. Loss of ability to perceive touch.
B. Loss of vision
C. Loss of ability to formulate thoughts
D. Loss of movement in muscles that control speech
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D. Loss of movement in muscles that control speech
Which description is most accurate regarding the mechanics of breathing?
A. Breathing is voluntary because people are able to hold their breath at will.
B. Breathing is involuntary and occurs because of the movement of the diaphragm
and intercostal muscles.
C. When the diaphragm contracts, it moves upward and the intercostal muscles move
the ribs up and out, causing expiration.
D. In the alveoli, oxygen leaves the alveoli and moves into the blood in the capillaries
through osmosis.
Give this one a try later!
B. Breathing is involuntary and occurs because of the movement of the
diaphragm and intercostal muscles.
All of the following statements except for one accurately describe changes an
individual in the terminal stages of dying may experience with relation to eating.
Which one does not ?
, A. Food is not needed for the tasks the body now faces.
B. As death nears, the patient may lose interest in eating.
C. A patient nearing death may better accept liquids than solid food.
D. More nutrients are needed to sustain the dying individual.
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D. More nutrients are needed to sustain the dying individual.
Which of the following are barrier to communication? (select all that apply)
A. Using cliches
B. Asking personal, probing questions
C. Being frank about disapproval
D. Standing over a seated person
E. Using silence
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A. Using cliches
C. Being frank about disapproval
D. Standing over a seated person
A life threatening situation occurs when air is trapped in the pleural space surrounding
the lungs, causing pressure on the lungs, heart, and major blood vessels. This is known
as a ______________________________________________.
Give this one a try later!
