Tina Jones NR 509 Week 2 Shadow Health: Respiratory Physical Assessment /NR 509 Advanced Physical Assessment

If Tina had mentioned that she was just diagnosed with pneumonia, what would you have expected to find during percussion? If the results of Tina’s pulse oximetry had been 97%, which of the following would have been true? Suppose that, during your lung exam on Tina, you had heard bronchial breath sounds in the left lower lung posteriorly. What would you have suspected based on this finding? Suppose that while auscultating, you assessed a few scattered expiratory wheezes. Why would this … an expected finding for a patient with Tina’s history? When you observe a patient like Tina throughout an exam, there are many ways to determine whether a patient is experiencing respiratory distress. Identify one indicator of respiratory distress that can … assessed through observation alone. Describe how you would assess Tina for dyspnea.