NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Quiz Respiratory 2023

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Quiz Respiratory Where can bronchial sounds be heard? - CORRECT ANSWER Over the trachea. It is loud, harsh, and usually upon expiration What type of adventitious sound is created by narrowing of the bronchi? - CORRECT ANSWER Wheezes •What does a rhonchi finding represent? - CORRECT ANSWER There is inflammation in the lung due to an obstruction or other cause. Common in patients with COPD, bronchitis, pneumonia or cystic fibrosis What is tactile fremitus? - CORRECT ANSWER palpable vibrations transmitted through the bronchopulmonary tree to the chest wall as the patient is speaking Where can bronchial sounds be heard? - CORRECT ANSWER Over the trachea. It is loud, harsh, and usually upon expiration What type of adventitious sound is created by narrowing of the bronchi? - CORRECT ANSWER Wheezes •What does a rhonchi finding represent? - CORRECT ANSWER There is inflammation in the lung due to an obstruction or other cause. Common in patients with COPD, bronchitis, pneumonia or cystic fibrosis What is tactile fremitus? - CORRECT ANSWER palpable vibrations transmitted through the bronchopulmonary tree to the chest wall as the patient is speaking