NUR 3066 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

NUR 3066 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Vesicular breath sounds - ANSWER-*low pitched*
heard over lungs
*ONLY* occurs when tissue is healthy

Bronchovesicular breath sounds - ANSWER-heard over major bronchi
moderate pitch

Factor that cause decreased breath sounds - ANSWER-accumulated fluid or puss
secretions or foreign body obstructs the bronchi
lungs are hyper-inflated
shallow breathing

Breath sounds..... - ANSWER-shift from vesicular to bronchial when there is fluid in
the lung itself (pneumonia)

Assessing lungs - ANSWER-inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation

Inspection (lungs) - ANSWER-fingers clubbing
lips/skin color
chest symmetry
use of accessory muscles
pt's position

Resonant (lungs) - ANSWER-healthy lung & bronchitis

Dull (lungs) - ANSWER-lung consolidation
lobar pneumonia
pleural effusion

Hyperresonant (lungs) - ANSWER-emphysema
pneumothorax

The larger the airway - ANSWER-The louder and higher pitched the sound

Emphysema/COPD-assessment findings - ANSWER-Use of accessory muscles
Abnormal skin color
Distress/tripod position
Barrel Chest
Decreased breath sounds

Pectus Excavatum - ANSWER-sunken sternum