NUR 2204 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
aspiration
choking on contents that are supposed to go in stomach but go into trachea
pneumothorax
air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or chest wall = collapsed lung,
air outside of lung pushing against lung
hear: no sounds of inspiration or expiration
to treat: place a chest tube
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
excessive use during respiratory distress
goblet cells
produce mucus in respiratory tract
curved bronchus
left lung
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
orthopnea
difficulty breathing when lying down
, hemoptysis
blood in sputum
sign of TB, lung cancer, pneumonia
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
combo of 3 diseases
chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
pulmonary edema
fluid in lungs
adventitious sounds
abnormal breath sounds
rhonchi
bronchial congestion, indicative of mucus, sounds like snoring
crackles
alveoli are surrounded are surrounded by fluid, alveoli are opening/closing against fluid,
indicative of heart failure/pneumonia
can be fine or course crackles
stridor
sign that someone has something in trachea/tracheal obstruction, EMERGENCY
SOUND, gasping, person can not speak
wheezing
high-pitched, means that there is broncho-constriction, typical w/asthma
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
aspiration
choking on contents that are supposed to go in stomach but go into trachea
pneumothorax
air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or chest wall = collapsed lung,
air outside of lung pushing against lung
hear: no sounds of inspiration or expiration
to treat: place a chest tube
Sternocleidomastoid muscle
excessive use during respiratory distress
goblet cells
produce mucus in respiratory tract
curved bronchus
left lung
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
orthopnea
difficulty breathing when lying down
, hemoptysis
blood in sputum
sign of TB, lung cancer, pneumonia
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
combo of 3 diseases
chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
pulmonary edema
fluid in lungs
adventitious sounds
abnormal breath sounds
rhonchi
bronchial congestion, indicative of mucus, sounds like snoring
crackles
alveoli are surrounded are surrounded by fluid, alveoli are opening/closing against fluid,
indicative of heart failure/pneumonia
can be fine or course crackles
stridor
sign that someone has something in trachea/tracheal obstruction, EMERGENCY
SOUND, gasping, person can not speak
wheezing
high-pitched, means that there is broncho-constriction, typical w/asthma
