Cumulative Med Surg ABSN
2026 Exam Questions and
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Graded A+
Tactile Fremitus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔vibration of the chest wall when client is
speaking
decreased intensity indicates obstruction, COPD, pleural effusion, fibrosis,
tumor
increased intensity indicates inflammation
Bronchial Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔harsh, loud, high in pitch with
inspiration shorter than expiration
,Bronchovesicular Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔moderate in amplitude
and pitch, equal
Vesicular - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sounds wet, breezy, rustling, soft, low pitched,
inspiration longer than expiration
Crackles - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: fine to coarse bubbling/crackling
Reason: small airways have tiny explosions with air upon inspiration
Location: bases of lungs, vesicular areas
Wheeze - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: High pitched, flute like on exhalation
Reason: blocked/narrow airflow in bronchioles
Location: Bronchial/Tracheal airway (asthma)
Rhonchi - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: loud + low pitched, snoring, continous
Reason: fluid blocked airway
Location: Bronchi (pneumonia/anything that causes mucous)
Stridor - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: harsh inspiratory whistle
Reason: obstructed upper airway
Location: trachea
,Pleural Friction Rub - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: low pitched dry rubbing
Reason: pleural layer infection
Location: front side of lungs, vesicular areas
Tactile Fremitus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔vibration of the chest wall when client is
speaking
decreased intensity indicates obstruction, COPD, pleural effusion, fibrosis,
tumor
increased intensity indicates inflammation
Bronchial Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔harsh, loud, high in pitch with
inspiration shorter than expiration
Bronchovesicular Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔moderate in amplitude
and pitch, equal
Vesicular - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sounds wet, breezy, rustling, soft, low pitched,
inspiration longer than expiration
Crackles - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: fine to coarse bubbling/crackling
Reason: small airways have tiny explosions with air upon inspiration
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, Location: bases of lungs, vesicular areas
Wheeze - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: High pitched, flute like on exhalation
Reason: blocked/narrow airflow in bronchioles
Location: Bronchial/Tracheal airway (asthma)
Rhonchi - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: loud + low pitched, snoring, continous
Reason: fluid blocked airway
Location: Bronchi (pneumonia/anything that causes mucous)
Stridor - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: harsh inspiratory whistle
Reason: obstructed upper airway
Location: trachea
Pleural Friction Rub - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: low pitched dry rubbing
Reason: pleural layer infection
Location: front side of lungs, vesicular areas
Positive Orthostatic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Decrease in systolic BP 20 mmHG
and/or diastolic 10 mmHG WITH an increase of HR by greater than 20 bpm
2026 Exam Questions and
Verified Answers | Already
Graded A+
Tactile Fremitus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔vibration of the chest wall when client is
speaking
decreased intensity indicates obstruction, COPD, pleural effusion, fibrosis,
tumor
increased intensity indicates inflammation
Bronchial Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔harsh, loud, high in pitch with
inspiration shorter than expiration
,Bronchovesicular Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔moderate in amplitude
and pitch, equal
Vesicular - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sounds wet, breezy, rustling, soft, low pitched,
inspiration longer than expiration
Crackles - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: fine to coarse bubbling/crackling
Reason: small airways have tiny explosions with air upon inspiration
Location: bases of lungs, vesicular areas
Wheeze - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: High pitched, flute like on exhalation
Reason: blocked/narrow airflow in bronchioles
Location: Bronchial/Tracheal airway (asthma)
Rhonchi - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: loud + low pitched, snoring, continous
Reason: fluid blocked airway
Location: Bronchi (pneumonia/anything that causes mucous)
Stridor - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: harsh inspiratory whistle
Reason: obstructed upper airway
Location: trachea
,Pleural Friction Rub - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: low pitched dry rubbing
Reason: pleural layer infection
Location: front side of lungs, vesicular areas
Tactile Fremitus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔vibration of the chest wall when client is
speaking
decreased intensity indicates obstruction, COPD, pleural effusion, fibrosis,
tumor
increased intensity indicates inflammation
Bronchial Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔harsh, loud, high in pitch with
inspiration shorter than expiration
Bronchovesicular Lung sounds - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔moderate in amplitude
and pitch, equal
Vesicular - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sounds wet, breezy, rustling, soft, low pitched,
inspiration longer than expiration
Crackles - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: fine to coarse bubbling/crackling
Reason: small airways have tiny explosions with air upon inspiration
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Location: bases of lungs, vesicular areas
Wheeze - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: High pitched, flute like on exhalation
Reason: blocked/narrow airflow in bronchioles
Location: Bronchial/Tracheal airway (asthma)
Rhonchi - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: loud + low pitched, snoring, continous
Reason: fluid blocked airway
Location: Bronchi (pneumonia/anything that causes mucous)
Stridor - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: harsh inspiratory whistle
Reason: obstructed upper airway
Location: trachea
Pleural Friction Rub - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sound: low pitched dry rubbing
Reason: pleural layer infection
Location: front side of lungs, vesicular areas
Positive Orthostatic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Decrease in systolic BP 20 mmHG
and/or diastolic 10 mmHG WITH an increase of HR by greater than 20 bpm
