Test Bank For Wilkins Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care
9th Edition By Al Heuer ( ) / 9780323696999 / Chapter 1-21 /
All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
4 basic components of physical examination - ANSWER: Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
What is the 5th vital sign? - ANSWER: pain
nasal flaring - ANSWER: Observing the external nares flare outward during inhalation
Cyanosis - ANSWER: bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate
oxygenation of the blood.
inspiratory to expiratory ratio - ANSWER: The ratio of the length of time spent on inhaling air ,
compared to the length on time spent exhaling air, 1:2
diaphoresis - ANSWER: excessive sweating
PERRLA - ANSWER: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
mydriasis - ANSWER: dilation and fixed of the pupil
Common medication for cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ANSWER: Atropine
What caused miosis (pinpoint pupils)? - ANSWER: Parasympathetic Stimulants
A drooping upper eyelid (Ptosis) is known as - ANSWER: an early sign of disease involving the 3rd
cranial nerves.
Types of ptosis diseases - ANSWER: Congenital defects, cranial tumors, and myasthenia gravis
Diplopia - ANSWER: Blurred or double vision
Nystagmus - ANSWER: Involuntary rapid eye movements
JVP (jugular venous pressure) - ANSWER: reflects the volume & pressure of venous blood in the right
side of the heart
lymphadenopathy - ANSWER: enlarged lymph nodes
water hammer pulse - ANSWER: assessment finding characterized a strong radial pulse with quick,
sharp beats followed by a sudden collapse of force
Strength of pulse scale - ANSWER: 0: absent, not palpable
1: pulse diminished, barely palpable
2: expected normal amplitude
3: full, increased
4: bounding, aneurysmal
midsternal line - ANSWER: a vertical line down the middle of the sternum
, midclavicular line - ANSWER: An imaginary line on the chest that runs vertically through the center of
the clavicle
midaxillary line - ANSWER: An imaginary vertical line that starts at the middle of the axilla (armpit)
and extends down the side of the chest.
midspinal line - ANSWER: Divides the posterior chest into two equal halves.
Midscapular line - ANSWER: an imaginary line on the back that runs vertically through the center of
the scapula
Angle of Louis - ANSWER: sternal angle
what is the space between the lobes of the lung where the visceral pleural surfaces touch? - ANSWER:
Interlobar Fissures
horizontal fissure - ANSWER: separates the superior and middle lobes of the right lung
left oblique fissure - ANSWER: separates the left upper and left lower lobes
right oblique fissure - ANSWER: separates the right middle and right lower lobes
tracheal bifurcation - ANSWER: the division of the trachea (carina) into the right and left main bronchi
and beneath the angle of louis, T4
Diaphragm - ANSWER: a dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen,
T9, and T10 when it reaches the end of expiration
Where does the lung extend? - ANSWER: 2-4 cm above thee medial 3rd of the clavicles
normal adult thorax - ANSWER: elliptical shape with an anteroposterior-to-transverse diameter
documented as 1:2 or 0.70
barrel chest - ANSWER: Emphysema (COPD)
pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) - ANSWER: outward sternal protrusion anteriorly
pectus excavatum (funnel chest) - ANSWER: Depression of the sternum
kyphosis - ANSWER: excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.
scoliosis - ANSWER: lateral curvature of the spine
Kyphoscoliosis - ANSWER: combination of kyphosis and scoliosis
flail chest - ANSWER: instability of the chest wall resulting from multiple rib fractures.
accessory muscles - ANSWER: The secondary muscles of respiration. They include the neck muscles
(sternocleidomastoids), the chest pectoralis major muscles, and the abdominal muscles.
Tachypnea - ANSWER: rapid breathing
apena - ANSWER: absence of breathing
biot - ANSWER: irregularly interspersed periods of apnea
9th Edition By Al Heuer ( ) / 9780323696999 / Chapter 1-21 /
All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
4 basic components of physical examination - ANSWER: Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
What is the 5th vital sign? - ANSWER: pain
nasal flaring - ANSWER: Observing the external nares flare outward during inhalation
Cyanosis - ANSWER: bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate
oxygenation of the blood.
inspiratory to expiratory ratio - ANSWER: The ratio of the length of time spent on inhaling air ,
compared to the length on time spent exhaling air, 1:2
diaphoresis - ANSWER: excessive sweating
PERRLA - ANSWER: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
mydriasis - ANSWER: dilation and fixed of the pupil
Common medication for cardiopulmonary resuscitation - ANSWER: Atropine
What caused miosis (pinpoint pupils)? - ANSWER: Parasympathetic Stimulants
A drooping upper eyelid (Ptosis) is known as - ANSWER: an early sign of disease involving the 3rd
cranial nerves.
Types of ptosis diseases - ANSWER: Congenital defects, cranial tumors, and myasthenia gravis
Diplopia - ANSWER: Blurred or double vision
Nystagmus - ANSWER: Involuntary rapid eye movements
JVP (jugular venous pressure) - ANSWER: reflects the volume & pressure of venous blood in the right
side of the heart
lymphadenopathy - ANSWER: enlarged lymph nodes
water hammer pulse - ANSWER: assessment finding characterized a strong radial pulse with quick,
sharp beats followed by a sudden collapse of force
Strength of pulse scale - ANSWER: 0: absent, not palpable
1: pulse diminished, barely palpable
2: expected normal amplitude
3: full, increased
4: bounding, aneurysmal
midsternal line - ANSWER: a vertical line down the middle of the sternum
, midclavicular line - ANSWER: An imaginary line on the chest that runs vertically through the center of
the clavicle
midaxillary line - ANSWER: An imaginary vertical line that starts at the middle of the axilla (armpit)
and extends down the side of the chest.
midspinal line - ANSWER: Divides the posterior chest into two equal halves.
Midscapular line - ANSWER: an imaginary line on the back that runs vertically through the center of
the scapula
Angle of Louis - ANSWER: sternal angle
what is the space between the lobes of the lung where the visceral pleural surfaces touch? - ANSWER:
Interlobar Fissures
horizontal fissure - ANSWER: separates the superior and middle lobes of the right lung
left oblique fissure - ANSWER: separates the left upper and left lower lobes
right oblique fissure - ANSWER: separates the right middle and right lower lobes
tracheal bifurcation - ANSWER: the division of the trachea (carina) into the right and left main bronchi
and beneath the angle of louis, T4
Diaphragm - ANSWER: a dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen,
T9, and T10 when it reaches the end of expiration
Where does the lung extend? - ANSWER: 2-4 cm above thee medial 3rd of the clavicles
normal adult thorax - ANSWER: elliptical shape with an anteroposterior-to-transverse diameter
documented as 1:2 or 0.70
barrel chest - ANSWER: Emphysema (COPD)
pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) - ANSWER: outward sternal protrusion anteriorly
pectus excavatum (funnel chest) - ANSWER: Depression of the sternum
kyphosis - ANSWER: excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.
scoliosis - ANSWER: lateral curvature of the spine
Kyphoscoliosis - ANSWER: combination of kyphosis and scoliosis
flail chest - ANSWER: instability of the chest wall resulting from multiple rib fractures.
accessory muscles - ANSWER: The secondary muscles of respiration. They include the neck muscles
(sternocleidomastoids), the chest pectoralis major muscles, and the abdominal muscles.
Tachypnea - ANSWER: rapid breathing
apena - ANSWER: absence of breathing
biot - ANSWER: irregularly interspersed periods of apnea
