NUR 504 APEA Final Study Guide questions with accurate
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Retractions are observed in all the following areas except the: || || || || || || || || ||
Supraventricular area ||
hilar area. ||
intercostal area ||
costal marginal area. - ✔✔hilar area.
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A 3 year-old presents with a history of fever and cough over the past 24 hours. Findings on
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exam reveal: temperature of 102°F, apical heart rate of 157 beats/minute, and respiratory
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rate of 40 breaths/minute. Tachypnea in this child is most likely related to
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Paradoxical respirations. ||
the child's febrile state.
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the child's age.
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an airway obstruction. - ✔✔the child's febrile state.
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When percussing the lower posterior chest, begin by:
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standing on the side rather than directly behind the patient.
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having the patient lie supine on the examining table.
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carefully palpating any area the patient has reported pain.
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using the ball or the ulnar surface of the hand - ✔✔standing on the side rather than directly
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behind the patient.
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The palpation technique used to assess respiratory expansion of the chest is placing the
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hands on the eight or tenth ribs posteriorly with the thumbs close to the vertebrae, sliding
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the hand medially and grasping a small fold of skin between the thumbs. Then
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ask the patient to cough and note chest expansion.
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ask the patient to take a deep breathe and note any delay in expansion during inhalation.
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have the patient hold his breath for 15 seconds then note chest expansion.
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have the patient exhale forcefully noting expansion on expiration. - ✔✔ask the patient to
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take a deep breathe and note any delay in expansion during inhalation.
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When trying to differentiate between hemoptysis or blood streaked material, which one of
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the following observations is correct?
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Hemoptysis is seen frequently in infants, children, and adolescents with allergic rhinitis.
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Blood originating in the stomach is usually brighter than blood originating from the
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respiratory tract. ||
Hemoptysis is common in children with cystic fibrosis. || || || || || || ||
Blood streaked material often originates from the gastrointestinal tract. - ✔✔Blood streaked
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material often originates from the gastrointestinal tract.
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When percussing the chest in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the sound emanated
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would be:
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Resonant.
dull tympany.
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Diffusely
hyper resonant - ✔✔Resonant.
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The line that extends through the inferior angle of the scapula when the arms are at the
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sides of the body is the:
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mid vertebral line
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Scapular line. ||
midclavicular line ||