NUR2092 Health Assessment Exam Review (Questions and verified Answers)

NUR2092 Health Assessment Exam Review (Questions and verified Answers) 1. A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as: c. Fremitus 2. Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate 24 respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing? b. Tachypnea 3. Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the blood? c. Hypoxemia 4. Upon receiving the patient’s lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient be? b. Hypercapnia 5. The nurse is auscultating a patient’s lungs and hears discontinuous, high-pitched, short, popping sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are described as: c. Crackles 6. The nurse is assessing a patient’s lungs by using the percussion technique. Which sound would the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue? STUDYCLOCK EXAM REVIEW a. Resonance 7. A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is b. Pursed lip breathing 8. Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system? (Select all that apply) a. Supplying oxygen to the body for energy production b. Removing carbon dioxide as a waste product d. Maintaining acid-base balance e. Maintenance of heat exchange 9. Stridor is a high pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with a. Upper airway obstruction 10. Which of the following correctly expresses the relationship to the lobes of the lungs and their anatomic position? c. Lower lobes-posterior chest 11. The function of the trachea and bronchi is to a. Transport gases between the environment and the lung parenchyma 12. Which of the following chest configurations is an exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic spine that is associated with aging and physical fitness? c. Kyphosis 13. The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse. The correct method to use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is _______ comparison.