AND ANSWERS 2022| GRADED A
Tactile fremitis is a _______ ________. Correct Answer: Palpable vibration
Sounds generated from the larynx are transmitted through patent bronchi and
through the lung parenchyma to the chest wall, where you feel the vibrations.
Correct Answer: Tactile fremitis
Use the _______ _______ of the hand to complete tactile fremitis. Correct Answer:
palmar base
Have the pt say "__" or "______ _____" while performing tactile fremitis. Correct
Answer: 99 or blue moon
Start tactile fremitis at the ____of the lung and palpate one side to the other.
Correct Answer: apices
_________ is most important when feeling for the vibrations in tactile fremitis
although it varies from person to person. Correct Answer: symmetry
R side fremitus may feel stronger than the L because the R side is closer to the
________ _______. Correct Answer: bronchial bifurcation.
Avoid palpation over the ______ because _____ damps out sound transmission.
Correct Answer: scapulae, bone
May affect normal intensity of tactile fremitis: Correct Answer: Relative location
of bronchi to chest wall
Thickness of chest wall
Pitch and intensity(loud, low pitched=>fremitis)
Occurs when anything obstructs transmission of vibration (e.g., obstructed
bronchus, pleural effusion or thickening, pneumothorax, or emphysema). Any
barrier that comes between the sound and palpating hand. Correct Answer:
Decreased fremitus
Occurs with compression or consolidation of lung tissue (e.g., lobar
pneumonia)This is present only when the bronchus is patent and when