NSG 3160 | NSG3160 Exam 3 | Health
Assessment Exam 3 | 100% Correctly
Answered and Rated A+ | 2025/2026
Guide | Galen
What is normal location? - Correct Answer - Over peripheral lung fields
when air flows through smaller bronchioles and alveoli
What is tactile fremitus? - Correct Answer - Palpable vibration from the
larynx
How is tactile fremitus assessed? - Correct Answer - Use a palmar base
of the fingers and have the patient say 'ninety-nine'. Vibrations should
feel the same in the corresponding areas on each side
How is diaphragmatic excursion done? - Correct Answer - Assessing the
posterior side
How should you assess chest expansion? - Correct Answer - Place
thumbs together posteriorly on the thoracic cage and have the patient
take a deep breath. NORMAL - Hands move apart symmetrically
What is resonance? - Correct Answer - Low-pitched, clear, hollow
sounds that predominated in healthy lung tissue in adult
, What is hyper-resonance? - Correct Answer - Lower pitched, booming
sound found when too much air is present such as in emphysema or
pneumothorax
What is dullness? - Correct Answer - Soft muffled thud. Signals of
abnormal density in the lungs (EX: pneumonia, pleural effusion,
atelectasis, tumor)
What is a tympany? - Correct Answer - High pitched with longer duration
than resonance and hyper resonance, sounds like a drum. Normally
heard over fluid-filled organs such as the stomach, bladder, and bowels
What is tachypnea? - Correct Answer - Rapid, shallow breathing.
Increased rate > 24 per minute
What is bradypnea? - Correct Answer - Slow breathing. Decreased but
regular rate <10 per minute
What are Cheyne Stokes's Respirations? - Correct Answer -
Respirations gradually wax and wane in a regular pattern increasing in
rate and depth then decreasing. Periods of apnea of 20 seconds.
Causes - Severe heart failure, renal failure, meningitis, drug overdose,
intracranial pressure
What is chronic obstructed breathing? - Correct Answer - Air trapping.
Caused by COPD
Assessment Exam 3 | 100% Correctly
Answered and Rated A+ | 2025/2026
Guide | Galen
What is normal location? - Correct Answer - Over peripheral lung fields
when air flows through smaller bronchioles and alveoli
What is tactile fremitus? - Correct Answer - Palpable vibration from the
larynx
How is tactile fremitus assessed? - Correct Answer - Use a palmar base
of the fingers and have the patient say 'ninety-nine'. Vibrations should
feel the same in the corresponding areas on each side
How is diaphragmatic excursion done? - Correct Answer - Assessing the
posterior side
How should you assess chest expansion? - Correct Answer - Place
thumbs together posteriorly on the thoracic cage and have the patient
take a deep breath. NORMAL - Hands move apart symmetrically
What is resonance? - Correct Answer - Low-pitched, clear, hollow
sounds that predominated in healthy lung tissue in adult
, What is hyper-resonance? - Correct Answer - Lower pitched, booming
sound found when too much air is present such as in emphysema or
pneumothorax
What is dullness? - Correct Answer - Soft muffled thud. Signals of
abnormal density in the lungs (EX: pneumonia, pleural effusion,
atelectasis, tumor)
What is a tympany? - Correct Answer - High pitched with longer duration
than resonance and hyper resonance, sounds like a drum. Normally
heard over fluid-filled organs such as the stomach, bladder, and bowels
What is tachypnea? - Correct Answer - Rapid, shallow breathing.
Increased rate > 24 per minute
What is bradypnea? - Correct Answer - Slow breathing. Decreased but
regular rate <10 per minute
What are Cheyne Stokes's Respirations? - Correct Answer -
Respirations gradually wax and wane in a regular pattern increasing in
rate and depth then decreasing. Periods of apnea of 20 seconds.
Causes - Severe heart failure, renal failure, meningitis, drug overdose,
intracranial pressure
What is chronic obstructed breathing? - Correct Answer - Air trapping.
Caused by COPD
