NSG-316 EXAM 3 200+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT EXPERT VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% TOP
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when you inspect the chest of an aging adult, what do you look for? - ANSWERthe
shape and configuration
When someone complains of SOB when laying down, what do you ask them? -
ANSWERhow many pillows do they sleep on
When someone has chronic COPD, what would you expect their chest to look like? -
ANSWERBarrel chested
What are differences between the right and left lungs? - ANSWERLeft lung = 2 lobes, is
narrower than the right because heart bulges to the left
right lung = 3 lobes, but shorter than
In a normal healthy adult, the lung assessment finding would be - ANSWERvesicular
breath sounds and you will hear them over the peripheral fields of the lungs
What is the bell of the stethoscope designed to hear? - ANSWERlower pitched sounds
What sound can be generated from the larynx? - ANSWERvocal sounds
When doing assessment of breathe sounds, what pattern do you listen in? -
ANSWERyou go from side to side
When assess adults, how do you hold the diaphragm of the stethoscope? -
ANSWERhold the diaphragm firmly to the chest, especially on males because of hair
decreased or absent breath sounds can be caused by what? - ANSWERany bronchial
obstruction (ex. pneumonia)
Any obstruction (Partial, or if a lung collapsed) can cause what? - ANSWERunequal
breaths
What are adventitious sounds? - ANSWERabnormal sounds that can be heard in the
lungs when you auscultate
With aging adults, what happens to the respiratory system? - ANSWERCostal cartilages
become calcified = less mobile thorax
, lungs have a more rigid structure = lungs are harder to inflate
have decreased # of alveoli = less surface area
lung bases are less ventilated = because of the result of closing off a # of airways
what are the breathe sounds which are moderately pitched and heard over bronchi -
ANSWERBronchovesicular
Bronchial
Vesicular
What are ronchii? - ANSWERlow-pitched wheezing sounds
What does the use of accessory muscles indicate? - ANSWERindicates the present of a
disorder that affects a person's ability to breathe
What are the S/S of angina pectoris - ANSWERchest pain (pressure, squeezing,
burning, or fullness)
pain in arm, neck, jaw, shoulder or back accompanying chest pain
nausea
fatigue
SOB
sweating
Dizziness
What heart valves close with S1? - ANSWERMitral and Tricuspid
What heart valves close with S2? - ANSWERAortic and Pulmonic
What sound is made with S1? - ANSWERlub
What sound is made with S2? - ANSWERdub
what is a murmur? - ANSWERa gentle, blowing, swooshing sound that can be heard on
chest wall
What is a heave/lift? - ANSWERprecordial movements that are visible and/or palpable
pulsations of the chest wall
Originate on the hear tor greater vessel
CORRECT EXPERT VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% TOP
SCORE
when you inspect the chest of an aging adult, what do you look for? - ANSWERthe
shape and configuration
When someone complains of SOB when laying down, what do you ask them? -
ANSWERhow many pillows do they sleep on
When someone has chronic COPD, what would you expect their chest to look like? -
ANSWERBarrel chested
What are differences between the right and left lungs? - ANSWERLeft lung = 2 lobes, is
narrower than the right because heart bulges to the left
right lung = 3 lobes, but shorter than
In a normal healthy adult, the lung assessment finding would be - ANSWERvesicular
breath sounds and you will hear them over the peripheral fields of the lungs
What is the bell of the stethoscope designed to hear? - ANSWERlower pitched sounds
What sound can be generated from the larynx? - ANSWERvocal sounds
When doing assessment of breathe sounds, what pattern do you listen in? -
ANSWERyou go from side to side
When assess adults, how do you hold the diaphragm of the stethoscope? -
ANSWERhold the diaphragm firmly to the chest, especially on males because of hair
decreased or absent breath sounds can be caused by what? - ANSWERany bronchial
obstruction (ex. pneumonia)
Any obstruction (Partial, or if a lung collapsed) can cause what? - ANSWERunequal
breaths
What are adventitious sounds? - ANSWERabnormal sounds that can be heard in the
lungs when you auscultate
With aging adults, what happens to the respiratory system? - ANSWERCostal cartilages
become calcified = less mobile thorax
, lungs have a more rigid structure = lungs are harder to inflate
have decreased # of alveoli = less surface area
lung bases are less ventilated = because of the result of closing off a # of airways
what are the breathe sounds which are moderately pitched and heard over bronchi -
ANSWERBronchovesicular
Bronchial
Vesicular
What are ronchii? - ANSWERlow-pitched wheezing sounds
What does the use of accessory muscles indicate? - ANSWERindicates the present of a
disorder that affects a person's ability to breathe
What are the S/S of angina pectoris - ANSWERchest pain (pressure, squeezing,
burning, or fullness)
pain in arm, neck, jaw, shoulder or back accompanying chest pain
nausea
fatigue
SOB
sweating
Dizziness
What heart valves close with S1? - ANSWERMitral and Tricuspid
What heart valves close with S2? - ANSWERAortic and Pulmonic
What sound is made with S1? - ANSWERlub
What sound is made with S2? - ANSWERdub
what is a murmur? - ANSWERa gentle, blowing, swooshing sound that can be heard on
chest wall
What is a heave/lift? - ANSWERprecordial movements that are visible and/or palpable
pulsations of the chest wall
Originate on the hear tor greater vessel
