NSG 6020 Week 3 Respiratory Questions

NSG 6020 Week 3 Respiratory Questions. A condition associated with a chronic cough that produces copious amounts of purulent sputum is most likely: bronchiectasis 2. When performing a respiratory assessment on a 4-year-old child, further evaluation is warranted in the presence of: supraclavicular retractions 3. When percussing the chest in a patient who has left sided heart failure, the sound emanated would be: resonant 4. Stridor heard louder in the neck than over the chest wall indicates: a partial obstruction in the larynx 5. The middle section of the thoracic cavity containing the esophagus, trachea, heart, and great vessels is the: mediastinum 6. An acute viral illness that presents with a burning retrosternal discomfort and a dry cough is suggestive of: tracheobronchitis 7. On auscultation of the chest, if the patient says “ninety-nine” and it is clearly heard, this is indicative of: lung density in the area 8. When percussing the right upper posterior area of the chest, a dullness replaces the resonance sound usually heard in the lung. This sound would be suggestive of: lobar pneumonia 9. When percussing the posterior chest, which one of the following techniques would be omitted? Percuss the areas over the scapular. 10. Then angle of Louis is a useful place to start counting ribs. This landmark is located: on the manubrium and body of the sternum. 11. When auscultating breath sounds, use the diaphragm of the stethoscope by placing it initially on the: posterior chest at the cervical 7 level.