NUR 643E Midterm Exam Answer Key – Questions
Answered With Expert Insight
Breathlessness Correct Answer - Difficulty breathing during physical
activity.
Orthopnea Correct Answer - Shortness of breath when lying flat.
Peripheral vascular disease Correct Answer - Circulatory condition
affecting blood flow to limbs.
Radial pulse Correct Answer - Pulse felt at the wrist.
Prehypertension Correct Answer - Blood pressure between normal and
hypertension.
Angina pectoris Correct Answer - Chest pain due to reduced blood flow
to heart.
Dissecting aortic aneurysm Correct Answer - Tear in the aorta's inner
layer.
Hyper-resonant percussion Correct Answer - Increased sound indicating
possible lung issues.
Absent fremitus Correct Answer - Lack of vibration felt during palpation.
Severe chest pain Correct Answer - Intense discomfort often indicating
serious conditions.
Bounding carotid pulse Correct Answer - Strong pulse indicating high
stroke volume.
Weak carotid pulse Correct Answer - Diminished pulse suggesting
reduced blood flow.
Respiratory distress Correct Answer - Increased effort to breathe, often
indicating emergencies.
, Diaphoresis Correct Answer - Excessive sweating, often due to distress.
Blood pressure 180/110 Correct Answer - Indicates Stage 2
hypertension.
Chest pain radiating to back Correct Answer - Common symptom of
serious cardiovascular issues.
Nausea in chest pain Correct Answer - Can indicate cardiac involvement.
Acute respiratory distress Correct Answer - Sudden onset of severe
breathing difficulty.
Hyper-resonance over lung Correct Answer - Suggests possible
pneumothorax or lung collapse.
Chest pain in young adult Correct Answer - May indicate pneumothorax
or other lung issues.
Carotid pulse assessment Correct Answer - Evaluates blood flow to the
brain.
Auscultation of lungs Correct Answer - Listening to lung sounds for
abnormalities.
Spontaneous pneumothorax Correct Answer - Air in pleural space
causing lung collapse.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Correct Answer -
Progressive lung disease causing airflow limitation.
Asthma Correct Answer - Chronic inflammatory disease causing airway
obstruction.
Pneumonia Correct Answer - Lung infection leading to inflammation and
fluid.
Answered With Expert Insight
Breathlessness Correct Answer - Difficulty breathing during physical
activity.
Orthopnea Correct Answer - Shortness of breath when lying flat.
Peripheral vascular disease Correct Answer - Circulatory condition
affecting blood flow to limbs.
Radial pulse Correct Answer - Pulse felt at the wrist.
Prehypertension Correct Answer - Blood pressure between normal and
hypertension.
Angina pectoris Correct Answer - Chest pain due to reduced blood flow
to heart.
Dissecting aortic aneurysm Correct Answer - Tear in the aorta's inner
layer.
Hyper-resonant percussion Correct Answer - Increased sound indicating
possible lung issues.
Absent fremitus Correct Answer - Lack of vibration felt during palpation.
Severe chest pain Correct Answer - Intense discomfort often indicating
serious conditions.
Bounding carotid pulse Correct Answer - Strong pulse indicating high
stroke volume.
Weak carotid pulse Correct Answer - Diminished pulse suggesting
reduced blood flow.
Respiratory distress Correct Answer - Increased effort to breathe, often
indicating emergencies.
, Diaphoresis Correct Answer - Excessive sweating, often due to distress.
Blood pressure 180/110 Correct Answer - Indicates Stage 2
hypertension.
Chest pain radiating to back Correct Answer - Common symptom of
serious cardiovascular issues.
Nausea in chest pain Correct Answer - Can indicate cardiac involvement.
Acute respiratory distress Correct Answer - Sudden onset of severe
breathing difficulty.
Hyper-resonance over lung Correct Answer - Suggests possible
pneumothorax or lung collapse.
Chest pain in young adult Correct Answer - May indicate pneumothorax
or other lung issues.
Carotid pulse assessment Correct Answer - Evaluates blood flow to the
brain.
Auscultation of lungs Correct Answer - Listening to lung sounds for
abnormalities.
Spontaneous pneumothorax Correct Answer - Air in pleural space
causing lung collapse.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Correct Answer -
Progressive lung disease causing airflow limitation.
Asthma Correct Answer - Chronic inflammatory disease causing airway
obstruction.
Pneumonia Correct Answer - Lung infection leading to inflammation and
fluid.
