HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 REVIEW| QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+| 100% PASS.
A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as:
A. Rhonchi
B. Resonance
C. Fremitus
D. Crackles - C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable"
Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24
respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing?
A. hypoxemia
B. tachypnea
C. fremitus
D. resonance - B. tachypnea
Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the
following conditions?
A. emphysema
B. pneumonia
C. crepitus
D. pneumothorax - B. pneumonia
Fremitus is a palpable vibration. Increased fremitus occurs with compression or
consolidation of lung tissue (ex. lobar pneumonia)
Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the
blood?
A. anemia
B. hypercapnia
C. hypoxemia
D. emphysema - C. hypoxemia
The nurse is assessing a patient who has emphysema. They note a course, crackling
sensation that is palpable over the skin surface. This is known as:
A. hypoxemia
b. crackles
C. fremitus
D. crepitus - D. crepitus
,Upon receiving the patient's lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an increased
level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient
be experiencing?
A. resonance
B. hypercapnia
C. fremitus
D. tachypnea - B. hypercapnia
The nurse is auscultating a patient's lungs and hears discontinuous, high-pitched, short,
popping sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are
described as:
A. bradypnea
B. rhonchi
C. crackles
D. wheezing - C. crackles
The nurse is assessing a patient's lungs by using the percussion technique. Which
sound would the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue?
A. resonance
B. orthopnea
C. crackles
D. tachypnea - A. resonance
A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) is:
A. periodic breathing patterns
B. pursed lip breathing
C. unequal chest expansion
D. hyperventilation - B. pursed lip breathing
An individual with COPD may purse the lips in a whistling position. By exhaling slowly
and against a narrow opening, the pressure in the bronchial tree remains positive, and
fewer airways collapse.
Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system? (Select all that apply)
A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
C. wound repair
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
F. identification - A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
Stridor is a high pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with:
, A. upper airway obstruction
B. atelectasis
C. congestive heart failure
D. Pneumothorax - A. upper airway obstruction
Stridor is associated with upper airway obstruction from swollen, inflamed tissues or a
lodged foreign body.
Which of the following correctly expresses the relationship vto vthe vlobes vof vthe vlungs vand
vtheir vanatomic vposition? v
A. vupper vlobes-lateral vchest
B. vupper vlobes-posterior vchest
C. vlower vlobes-posterior vchest
D. vlower vlobes v- vanterior vchest v- v vC. vlower vlobes v- vposterior vchest
The vposterior vchest vis valmost vall vlower vlobe
The vfunction vof vthe vtrachea vand vbronchi vis vto v
A. vtransport vgases vbetween vthe venvironment vand vthe vlung vparenchyma
B. vCondense vinspired vair vfor vbetter vgas vexchange
C. vMoisturize vair vfor voptimum vrespiration
D. vIncrease vair vturbulence vand vvelocity vfor vmaximum vgas vtransport v- v vA. vtransport
vgases vbetween vthe venvironment vand vthe vlung v parenchyma
Which vof vthe vfollowing vchest vconfigurations vis van vexaggerated vposterior vcurvature vof
vthe vthoracic vspine vthat v is vassociated v with vaging vand vphysical vfitness?
A. vscoliosis
B. vbarrel vchest
C. vkyphosis
D. vpectus vexcavatum v- v vC. vKypohosis
Causes vsignificant vback vpain vand vlimited vmobility. vIt vis vassociated vwith vaging, vand
vpeople v with vadequate vexercise vhabits vare vless v likely v to vhave vkyphosis. vScoliosis v is vS
vshaped vcurvature vof vthe vspine vBarrel vchest vis vequal vAP vto vtransverse vdiameter vand vis
vassociated v with vaging vand vchronic vemphysema vor vasthma. vPectus vexcavatum vis va
vmarkedly v sunken vsternum vand vadjacent vcartilages vthat vis vcongenital.
The vnurse vis vobserving vthe vauscultation vtechnique vof vanother vnurse. vThe vcorrect
vmethod vto vuse v when vprogressing vfrom vone vauscultatory v site von vthe vthorax vto vanother vis
v___________________ vcomparison.
A. vside-to-side
B. vtop-to-bottom
C. vposterior-to-anterior
D. vinterspace vby vinterspace v- v vA. vside vto vside
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+| 100% PASS.
A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as:
A. Rhonchi
B. Resonance
C. Fremitus
D. Crackles - C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable"
Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24
respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing?
A. hypoxemia
B. tachypnea
C. fremitus
D. resonance - B. tachypnea
Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the
following conditions?
A. emphysema
B. pneumonia
C. crepitus
D. pneumothorax - B. pneumonia
Fremitus is a palpable vibration. Increased fremitus occurs with compression or
consolidation of lung tissue (ex. lobar pneumonia)
Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the
blood?
A. anemia
B. hypercapnia
C. hypoxemia
D. emphysema - C. hypoxemia
The nurse is assessing a patient who has emphysema. They note a course, crackling
sensation that is palpable over the skin surface. This is known as:
A. hypoxemia
b. crackles
C. fremitus
D. crepitus - D. crepitus
,Upon receiving the patient's lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an increased
level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient
be experiencing?
A. resonance
B. hypercapnia
C. fremitus
D. tachypnea - B. hypercapnia
The nurse is auscultating a patient's lungs and hears discontinuous, high-pitched, short,
popping sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are
described as:
A. bradypnea
B. rhonchi
C. crackles
D. wheezing - C. crackles
The nurse is assessing a patient's lungs by using the percussion technique. Which
sound would the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue?
A. resonance
B. orthopnea
C. crackles
D. tachypnea - A. resonance
A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) is:
A. periodic breathing patterns
B. pursed lip breathing
C. unequal chest expansion
D. hyperventilation - B. pursed lip breathing
An individual with COPD may purse the lips in a whistling position. By exhaling slowly
and against a narrow opening, the pressure in the bronchial tree remains positive, and
fewer airways collapse.
Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system? (Select all that apply)
A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
C. wound repair
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
F. identification - A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
Stridor is a high pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with:
, A. upper airway obstruction
B. atelectasis
C. congestive heart failure
D. Pneumothorax - A. upper airway obstruction
Stridor is associated with upper airway obstruction from swollen, inflamed tissues or a
lodged foreign body.
Which of the following correctly expresses the relationship vto vthe vlobes vof vthe vlungs vand
vtheir vanatomic vposition? v
A. vupper vlobes-lateral vchest
B. vupper vlobes-posterior vchest
C. vlower vlobes-posterior vchest
D. vlower vlobes v- vanterior vchest v- v vC. vlower vlobes v- vposterior vchest
The vposterior vchest vis valmost vall vlower vlobe
The vfunction vof vthe vtrachea vand vbronchi vis vto v
A. vtransport vgases vbetween vthe venvironment vand vthe vlung vparenchyma
B. vCondense vinspired vair vfor vbetter vgas vexchange
C. vMoisturize vair vfor voptimum vrespiration
D. vIncrease vair vturbulence vand vvelocity vfor vmaximum vgas vtransport v- v vA. vtransport
vgases vbetween vthe venvironment vand vthe vlung v parenchyma
Which vof vthe vfollowing vchest vconfigurations vis van vexaggerated vposterior vcurvature vof
vthe vthoracic vspine vthat v is vassociated v with vaging vand vphysical vfitness?
A. vscoliosis
B. vbarrel vchest
C. vkyphosis
D. vpectus vexcavatum v- v vC. vKypohosis
Causes vsignificant vback vpain vand vlimited vmobility. vIt vis vassociated vwith vaging, vand
vpeople v with vadequate vexercise vhabits vare vless v likely v to vhave vkyphosis. vScoliosis v is vS
vshaped vcurvature vof vthe vspine vBarrel vchest vis vequal vAP vto vtransverse vdiameter vand vis
vassociated v with vaging vand vchronic vemphysema vor vasthma. vPectus vexcavatum vis va
vmarkedly v sunken vsternum vand vadjacent vcartilages vthat vis vcongenital.
The vnurse vis vobserving vthe vauscultation vtechnique vof vanother vnurse. vThe vcorrect
vmethod vto vuse v when vprogressing vfrom vone vauscultatory v site von vthe vthorax vto vanother vis
v___________________ vcomparison.
A. vside-to-side
B. vtop-to-bottom
C. vposterior-to-anterior
D. vinterspace vby vinterspace v- v vA. vside vto vside
