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,During percussion, a dull note elicited over a lung lobe most likely results
from? - Answer: increased density of lung tissue
The correct method house when progressing from one auscultatory site on
the thorax to another is ________ comparison - Answer: side-to-side
When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, you note that low-pitched,
soft breath sounds are heard over the posterior lower lobes with inspiration
being longer than expiration. These are: - Answer: vesicular breath sounds
and are normal in that location
During an assessment of an adult, you note unequal chest expansion. this
occurs in? - Answer: when part of the lung is obstructed or collapsed
You are listening to breath sounds of a patient with asthma. Air passing
through narrowed bronchi would produce which of these adventitious
sounds? - Answer: wheezes
A patient has a long history of COPD. During the assessment, you are most
likely to observe which of these? - Answer: equal anteroposterior-to-
transverse diameter ratio of 1:1, rounded
A woman in her 29th week of pregnancy states that she is "not really short
of breath" but feels that she is aware of her breathing and the need to
breathe. What is the best reply? - Answer: what you are experiencing is
normal as the baby grows because of the increased oxygen demand on the
mother's body
, A patient with pleuritis has been admitted to the hospital and complains of
pain with breathing. What other key assessment finding would you expect
to find upon auscultation? - Answer: friction rub
the findings from an assessment of a 70-year-old patient include that he has
swelling in his ankles and jugular venous dissension when the head of his
bed is elevated 45 degrees indicating: - Answer: venous congestion from
right heart failure
In assessing the carotid arteries of an older patient with cardiovascular
disease, you would: - Answer: listen with the bell of the stethoscope to
assess for bruits
During an abdominal assessment, you are unable to hear bowel sounds in a
patient's abdomen. A reasonable amount of time that you would listen
before you would report this finding as "absent bowel sounds" is: - Answer:
5 minutes
The nurse is reviewing the nutritional assessment of an 82-year-old patient.
Which of these factors is most likely to affect the nutritional status of an
elderly person? - Answer: living alone on a low fixed income
description of left lung: - Answer: left lung has 2 lobes and is narrower than
the right lung