NUR 2730 EXAM - HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED
If something is swallowed accidentally, it goes to which lobe of the lungs?
Right Lower Lobe
What is the main trigger for breathing?
increased CO2 in blood
What can cause alterations to respiration?
Opioids and Sedative OD; Hypoventilation
True Or False: all patient with COPD are O2 retainers.
False
Alveoli destruction d/t smoking; severe dyspnea; dry cough; barrel chest
Emphysema
Inflammation causes Mucus Formation, gasses have trouble exchanging
Chronic Bronchitis
Effects of Aging on Respiration
Respiratory Strength Declines
Lungs lose elasticity
Decrease flexibility in rib cartilage
5 A's of smoking cessation
Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
Stages of Change for Smoking Cessation
precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
Cannot lay down due to breathing difficulties
Orthopnea
Collapsed section of the lungs
Atelectasis
Indication of upper air obstruction during auscultation
Stridor
Inflammation and narrowing of the airway can cause which sound of the lungs
Wheezing
Lung Percussion should sound
Resonant
Normal breath sounds
vesicular, bronchovesicular, bronchial
Altered sounds
diminished/decreased; absent
Sound of the lungs caused by excessive fluid in the airways
Crackles
, Sound of the lungs caused by inflamed and roughened pleural surfaces against
one another during movement of the chest wall.
Pleural Friction Rub
Abnormal heart rhythm w/ early, delayed or irregular beats
Arrhythmia
Bottom of the heart
Apex
The sound of blood flowing through a narrowed portion of an artery; swoosh
sounds similar to the sound of BP
Bruit
Ventricular relaxation
Diastole
Shortness of Breath with Effort
Dyspnea on Exertion
Condition associated with HF and Fluid Volume Overload
Neck Vein Distention
Abnormal Heart Sound from Disease or Disturbance
Murmur
Interior Tip of the Heart may cause pulsation here
Point of Maximum Impulse (PMI)
True or False: The heart is a double pump
True
carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
pulmonary artery
carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
pulmonary vein
Contraction of the Ventricle
Systole
Relaxation of the Ventricle
Diastole
Closure of Atrioventricular Valves (Lub)
S1
Closure of Semilunar Valves (Dub)
S2
What is the most common cardiovascular symptom?
Chest Pain/Chest Pressure
Mid-Systolic "Click" or "Whoop"; murmur present, palpitations, IRR
Mitral-Valve Prolapse (MVP)
worse during respiration, relieved by short breaths, less movement and position
change
Costochondritis
S/Sx include cool pale skin, diaphoretic, persistent cough, peripheral edema,
orthopnea, palpitations, and irregular pulse
Heart Failure
Pressure like elephant sitting on chest indicates?
Chest Pain
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED
If something is swallowed accidentally, it goes to which lobe of the lungs?
Right Lower Lobe
What is the main trigger for breathing?
increased CO2 in blood
What can cause alterations to respiration?
Opioids and Sedative OD; Hypoventilation
True Or False: all patient with COPD are O2 retainers.
False
Alveoli destruction d/t smoking; severe dyspnea; dry cough; barrel chest
Emphysema
Inflammation causes Mucus Formation, gasses have trouble exchanging
Chronic Bronchitis
Effects of Aging on Respiration
Respiratory Strength Declines
Lungs lose elasticity
Decrease flexibility in rib cartilage
5 A's of smoking cessation
Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
Stages of Change for Smoking Cessation
precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
Cannot lay down due to breathing difficulties
Orthopnea
Collapsed section of the lungs
Atelectasis
Indication of upper air obstruction during auscultation
Stridor
Inflammation and narrowing of the airway can cause which sound of the lungs
Wheezing
Lung Percussion should sound
Resonant
Normal breath sounds
vesicular, bronchovesicular, bronchial
Altered sounds
diminished/decreased; absent
Sound of the lungs caused by excessive fluid in the airways
Crackles
, Sound of the lungs caused by inflamed and roughened pleural surfaces against
one another during movement of the chest wall.
Pleural Friction Rub
Abnormal heart rhythm w/ early, delayed or irregular beats
Arrhythmia
Bottom of the heart
Apex
The sound of blood flowing through a narrowed portion of an artery; swoosh
sounds similar to the sound of BP
Bruit
Ventricular relaxation
Diastole
Shortness of Breath with Effort
Dyspnea on Exertion
Condition associated with HF and Fluid Volume Overload
Neck Vein Distention
Abnormal Heart Sound from Disease or Disturbance
Murmur
Interior Tip of the Heart may cause pulsation here
Point of Maximum Impulse (PMI)
True or False: The heart is a double pump
True
carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
pulmonary artery
carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
pulmonary vein
Contraction of the Ventricle
Systole
Relaxation of the Ventricle
Diastole
Closure of Atrioventricular Valves (Lub)
S1
Closure of Semilunar Valves (Dub)
S2
What is the most common cardiovascular symptom?
Chest Pain/Chest Pressure
Mid-Systolic "Click" or "Whoop"; murmur present, palpitations, IRR
Mitral-Valve Prolapse (MVP)
worse during respiration, relieved by short breaths, less movement and position
change
Costochondritis
S/Sx include cool pale skin, diaphoretic, persistent cough, peripheral edema,
orthopnea, palpitations, and irregular pulse
Heart Failure
Pressure like elephant sitting on chest indicates?
Chest Pain
