Bates Physical Examination CH 13 Respiratory Verified Solutions
1. A patient is diagnosed with pneumonia. What type of percussion note would the nurse expect to
document?
A) Dullness
B) Hyperresonance
C) Tympany
D) Flatness
Correct answer: A) Dullness
2. A toddler is brought to the ...
Bates Physical Examination CH 13 Respiratory Verified Solutions
1. A patient is diagnosed with pneumonia. What type of percussion note would the nurse expect to
document?
A) Dullness
B) Hyperresonance
C) Tympany
D) Flatness
Correct answer: A) Dullness
2. A toddler is brought to the emergency room with sudden wheezing. What is the most likely cause of
the wheezing?
A) Increased secretions
B) Exercise-induced asthma
C) Severe cold
D) Foreign body obstruction
Correct answer: D) Foreign body obstruction
3. During auscultation, a nurse documents vesicular lung sounds. What type of sound did the nurse
hear?
A) Short silence between inspiration and expiration
B) Sound heard throughout inspiration and two-thirds of expiration
C) Expiratory sounds lasting longer than inspiratory sounds
D) Inspiratory and expiratory sounds equal in length
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