NUR 502 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
inacurate bp reading false ELEVATED cuff elevated too slow, crossed legs, pt is angry/anxious, arm
below level of heart,
cuff too tight
inacurate bp reading false DECREASED cuff inflated too high, pushing stethoscope too hard on the
brachial artery, failing
to palpate the radial artery before inflation, arm above heart level, cuff too loose
Risk factors of HTN age, race (black community), sex (post-menopausal
women), stress, obesity, tobacco/alc use, diabetes
Bell of Stethoscope beLOW: low pitched sounds (heart murmurs, extra heart
sounds)
diaphram of stethoscope high pitched sounds (breath sounds, normal heart sounds,
abdominal sounds)
Bronchial location/heard tracheal or tubular
location: trachea and larynx
heard: high pitch, long amplitude, insp lower than exp,
harsh/hallow tubular quality
bronchovesicular location/heard location: over major bronchi where fewer alveoli,
, between scapulae, around upper sternum in 1st or
2ns intercostal spaces
heard: moderate pitch, moderate amplitude, insp=exp, mixed
quality
vesicular location/heard location: over peripheral lung fields where air flows
through smaller bronchioles and alveoli
heard: low pitch, soft amplitude, insp higher than exp, rustling
(sound of wind in trees)
Wheezing ( what disease) COPD (sibilant, sonorous)
big cause is
allergies/inflammation
last second of
breathing out
Strider (what disease) Asthma, choking
(huge gasp) upper
airway, super
closed
Crackles (what disease) Pneumonia (fine or course,
atelectatic crackles) too much
fluid
bronchi- bacterial/mucous build up -changes with cough
pleural rub (what disease) irritation/inflammation between organs
Hemoptysis (what disease) coughing up blood (frothy blood)
Resonance (heard/where) air (lungs), medium to loud, clear/hallow sound
moderate in duration hyperresonance
, dullness (heard/where) fluid or solid
organs (liver) soft,
muffled, thud-like
ton
bruit heard over blood vessels, abnormal sounds, indicates
turbulent blood flow
wheezes obstruction in bronchioles/lower trachea, high pitch sounds
heard on expiration
tympanic (heard/where) stomach, gastric bubble (air
filled space) high-pitched,
drum like sound
crackles heard when airways open
suddenly
discontinuous explosive sounds
ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
inacurate bp reading false ELEVATED cuff elevated too slow, crossed legs, pt is angry/anxious, arm
below level of heart,
cuff too tight
inacurate bp reading false DECREASED cuff inflated too high, pushing stethoscope too hard on the
brachial artery, failing
to palpate the radial artery before inflation, arm above heart level, cuff too loose
Risk factors of HTN age, race (black community), sex (post-menopausal
women), stress, obesity, tobacco/alc use, diabetes
Bell of Stethoscope beLOW: low pitched sounds (heart murmurs, extra heart
sounds)
diaphram of stethoscope high pitched sounds (breath sounds, normal heart sounds,
abdominal sounds)
Bronchial location/heard tracheal or tubular
location: trachea and larynx
heard: high pitch, long amplitude, insp lower than exp,
harsh/hallow tubular quality
bronchovesicular location/heard location: over major bronchi where fewer alveoli,
, between scapulae, around upper sternum in 1st or
2ns intercostal spaces
heard: moderate pitch, moderate amplitude, insp=exp, mixed
quality
vesicular location/heard location: over peripheral lung fields where air flows
through smaller bronchioles and alveoli
heard: low pitch, soft amplitude, insp higher than exp, rustling
(sound of wind in trees)
Wheezing ( what disease) COPD (sibilant, sonorous)
big cause is
allergies/inflammation
last second of
breathing out
Strider (what disease) Asthma, choking
(huge gasp) upper
airway, super
closed
Crackles (what disease) Pneumonia (fine or course,
atelectatic crackles) too much
fluid
bronchi- bacterial/mucous build up -changes with cough
pleural rub (what disease) irritation/inflammation between organs
Hemoptysis (what disease) coughing up blood (frothy blood)
Resonance (heard/where) air (lungs), medium to loud, clear/hallow sound
moderate in duration hyperresonance
, dullness (heard/where) fluid or solid
organs (liver) soft,
muffled, thud-like
ton
bruit heard over blood vessels, abnormal sounds, indicates
turbulent blood flow
wheezes obstruction in bronchioles/lower trachea, high pitch sounds
heard on expiration
tympanic (heard/where) stomach, gastric bubble (air
filled space) high-pitched,
drum like sound
crackles heard when airways open
suddenly
discontinuous explosive sounds
