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NURS 1142 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
PQRSTU
Ans: P = Provocative or palliative
Q = Quality or quantity
R = Region or radiation
S = Severity scale: 1 to 10
T = Timing (onset, duration, frequency)
U = Understand patient's perception of problem
ASKED
Ans: Framework for cultural competence.
A = awareness
S = skill
K = knowledge
E = encounters
D = desire
Generally, what do structures with more air sound like when
percussed?
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Ans: Low pitch (deep), long durations, loud
Generally, what do solid structures sound like when percusses?
Ans: High pitch, short duration, soft
What are the 5 normal Percussion notes?
Ans: 1. Resonant
2. Hyperrossonant
3. Tympany
4. Dull
5. Flat
Resonant
Ans: medium-loud, low pitch, clear, hollow, and moderate
duration; found over normal adult lung tissue
Hyperresonant
Ans: amp: louder
pitch: lower
quality: booming
duration: longer
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location ex: (normal) child's lung
(abnormal) adult's lungs = increased air in emphysema
Tympany
Ans: high-pitched, loud, longest in duration, musical, drumlike
percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and
intestine
Dull
Ans: soft, muffled, moderate to high-pitched sound of short
duration; found with dense, fluid-filled tissue (liver/spleen)
flat
Ans: very soft, high pitch, a dead stop of sound/absolute
dullness, very short, found where no air is present
(muscle/bone/tumour)
Oral Temperature
Ans: 37.0; most common and reads surface
Tympanic Temperature
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NURS 1142 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
PQRSTU
Ans: P = Provocative or palliative
Q = Quality or quantity
R = Region or radiation
S = Severity scale: 1 to 10
T = Timing (onset, duration, frequency)
U = Understand patient's perception of problem
ASKED
Ans: Framework for cultural competence.
A = awareness
S = skill
K = knowledge
E = encounters
D = desire
Generally, what do structures with more air sound like when
percussed?
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Ans: Low pitch (deep), long durations, loud
Generally, what do solid structures sound like when percusses?
Ans: High pitch, short duration, soft
What are the 5 normal Percussion notes?
Ans: 1. Resonant
2. Hyperrossonant
3. Tympany
4. Dull
5. Flat
Resonant
Ans: medium-loud, low pitch, clear, hollow, and moderate
duration; found over normal adult lung tissue
Hyperresonant
Ans: amp: louder
pitch: lower
quality: booming
duration: longer
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location ex: (normal) child's lung
(abnormal) adult's lungs = increased air in emphysema
Tympany
Ans: high-pitched, loud, longest in duration, musical, drumlike
percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and
intestine
Dull
Ans: soft, muffled, moderate to high-pitched sound of short
duration; found with dense, fluid-filled tissue (liver/spleen)
flat
Ans: very soft, high pitch, a dead stop of sound/absolute
dullness, very short, found where no air is present
(muscle/bone/tumour)
Oral Temperature
Ans: 37.0; most common and reads surface
Tympanic Temperature
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