I HUMAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Egophony is indicative of what pulmonary process? - Answer Consolidation
Which PE findings are consistent with pulmonary consolidation (pneumonia)? - Answer Increased
tactile fremitus
Dullness to percussion
When assessing WBC count and differential, what does a left shift refer to? - Answer Increasing
immature neutrophils
T o F: When evaluating a hospital patient with a fever, a positive sputum culture is sufficient to make the
diagnosis of pneumonia - Answer FALSE
Ms Higgins has the following vitals
Temp 102
HR 110
BP 136/80
RR 20
O2 93% on 4L
Based on vitals alone, how many SIRS criteria does the patient meet? - Answer 2
Does this patient meet the criteria for sepsis? - Answer Yes
SIRS criteria - Answer Temp less than 96.8, greater than 100.4
WBC less than 4K or greater than 12K
HR>90
Egophony is indicative of what pulmonary process? - Answer Consolidation
Which PE findings are consistent with pulmonary consolidation (pneumonia)? - Answer Increased
tactile fremitus
Dullness to percussion
When assessing WBC count and differential, what does a left shift refer to? - Answer Increasing
immature neutrophils
T o F: When evaluating a hospital patient with a fever, a positive sputum culture is sufficient to make the
diagnosis of pneumonia - Answer FALSE
Ms Higgins has the following vitals
Temp 102
HR 110
BP 136/80
RR 20
O2 93% on 4L
Based on vitals alone, how many SIRS criteria does the patient meet? - Answer 2
Does this patient meet the criteria for sepsis? - Answer Yes
SIRS criteria - Answer Temp less than 96.8, greater than 100.4
WBC less than 4K or greater than 12K
HR>90
