NSU Health Assessment Exam 2 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
What is a bruit? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔soft, whoosing,
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pulsatile sound |\
This is formed by the union of the costal margins at the xyphoid
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process and usually measures 90 degrees or less. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔costal angle |\ |\
Where can a HCP palpate the 12th rib? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔between the spine and the patients side, palpate for the free
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tip
List the reference lines located anteriorly, posteriorly and
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laterally. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔anterior: midsternal,
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midclavicular, anterior axillary |\ |\
posterior: vertebral, scapular |\ |\
lateral: anterior axillary, midaxillary, posterior axillary
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T or F: The left lung has an upper, middle and lower lobe. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, upper and lower only. The right
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lung has upper, middle and lower.
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T or F: The anterior chest contains mostly upper and middle
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lobes. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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,T or F: The posterior chest contains mostly lower lobes. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\
Discuss the 4 major functions of the respiratory system. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔oxygen supply, CO2 removal, acid base
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balance, heat exchange |\ |\
Involuntary control of respirations is mediated by the pons and
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medulla via what form of regulation? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔humoral (change in O2 + CO2 blood levels) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The normal stimulus to breathe is... - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔hypercapnia
T or F: Anteroposterior diameter increases with expiration. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, decreases with expiration and
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increases with inspiration |\ |\
Discuss some developmental changes which should be
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considered when assessing the respiratory capacity of an aging
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adult. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- cartilage calcification =
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decreased thorax mobility |\ |\
- respiratory muscle weakening
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- decreased lung elasticity
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- histologic changes (alveolar destruction) = decreased surface
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area for gas exchange
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, Name two respiratory conditions which can be influenced by
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culture and genetics. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tuberculosis and
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asthma
Discuss the time lengths for an acute versus a chronic cough. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔acute: 2-3 weeks |\ |\ |\ |\
chronic: > 2 months |\ |\ |\
What is hemoptysis? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔coughing up blood
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What is orthopnea? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔difficulty breathing
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when supine
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What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔awakened from sleep with SOB. Usually have to
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stand/sit up to achieve comfort |\ |\ |\ |\
Which patients often experience PND? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔heavy smokers, CHF |\ |\
Hypoxia is signaled by which color change? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔cyanosis
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Why should recent travel and area of residence be collected
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when interviewing a patient with respiratory complaints? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔environmental exposure |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
What is a bruit? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔soft, whoosing,
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pulsatile sound |\
This is formed by the union of the costal margins at the xyphoid
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process and usually measures 90 degrees or less. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔costal angle |\ |\
Where can a HCP palpate the 12th rib? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔between the spine and the patients side, palpate for the free
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tip
List the reference lines located anteriorly, posteriorly and
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laterally. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔anterior: midsternal,
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midclavicular, anterior axillary |\ |\
posterior: vertebral, scapular |\ |\
lateral: anterior axillary, midaxillary, posterior axillary
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T or F: The left lung has an upper, middle and lower lobe. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, upper and lower only. The right
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lung has upper, middle and lower.
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T or F: The anterior chest contains mostly upper and middle
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lobes. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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,T or F: The posterior chest contains mostly lower lobes. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\
Discuss the 4 major functions of the respiratory system. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔oxygen supply, CO2 removal, acid base
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balance, heat exchange |\ |\
Involuntary control of respirations is mediated by the pons and
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medulla via what form of regulation? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔humoral (change in O2 + CO2 blood levels) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The normal stimulus to breathe is... - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔hypercapnia
T or F: Anteroposterior diameter increases with expiration. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔False, decreases with expiration and
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increases with inspiration |\ |\
Discuss some developmental changes which should be
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considered when assessing the respiratory capacity of an aging
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adult. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- cartilage calcification =
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decreased thorax mobility |\ |\
- respiratory muscle weakening
|\ |\ |\
- decreased lung elasticity
|\ |\ |\
- histologic changes (alveolar destruction) = decreased surface
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area for gas exchange
|\ |\ |\
, Name two respiratory conditions which can be influenced by
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culture and genetics. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tuberculosis and
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asthma
Discuss the time lengths for an acute versus a chronic cough. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔acute: 2-3 weeks |\ |\ |\ |\
chronic: > 2 months |\ |\ |\
What is hemoptysis? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔coughing up blood
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What is orthopnea? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔difficulty breathing
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when supine
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What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔awakened from sleep with SOB. Usually have to
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stand/sit up to achieve comfort |\ |\ |\ |\
Which patients often experience PND? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔heavy smokers, CHF |\ |\
Hypoxia is signaled by which color change? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔cyanosis
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Why should recent travel and area of residence be collected
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when interviewing a patient with respiratory complaints? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔environmental exposure |\ |\ |\
