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ECPI NUR 168 Chapter 27 Review
ECPI NUR 168 Chapter 27 Review
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ECPI NUR 168 Chapter 27 ReviewWhat are adventitious breath sounds? Correct Answers
Abnormal lung sounds
What are adventitious sounds? Correct Answers Abnormal
sounds heard during breathing
What are bronchial breath sounds? Correct Answers Harsh,
high-pitched sounds over larynx/trachea
What are bronchial or tubular sounds? Correct Answers Loud,
high-pitched sounds heard over the trachea and larynx
What are bronchovesicular breath sounds? Correct Answers
Moderate blowing sounds over mainstem bronchus
What are bronchovesicular sounds? Correct Answers Medium-
pitched sounds heard over the mainstem bronchi
What are lymph nodes? Correct Answers Small, bean-shaped
structures that filter lymph
What are some of the different levels of consciousness? Correct
Answers Awake, alert, lethargic, stuporous, comatose.
What are the cardiac developmental differences in older adults?
Correct Answers Difficult to palpate apical pulse and distal
arteries, dilated proximal arteries, prominent and tortuous
vessels, varicosities common, increased BP, widening pulse
pressure
, What are the developmental considerations for children in the
abdominal assessment? Correct Answers Pot belly (under 5
years), visible peristaltic waves
What are the developmental considerations for newborns in the
abdominal assessment? Correct Answers Umbilical cord
What are the developmental considerations for older adults in
the abdominal assessment? Correct Answers Decreased bowel
sounds, decreased tone, fat accumulation
What are the different positions used in health assessment?
Correct Answers Standing, sitting, supine, Dorset recumbent,
Sim's, prone, lithotomy, knee-chest
What are the risk factors/observations for head and neck?
Correct Answers Clean, well-kept; free from sores, lesions,
growths; changes in vision or hearing; allergies, chronic
illnesses; exposure to harmful substances, smoking; infection or
trauma
What are the risks and observations for the neurologic system?
Correct Answers Numbness, tingling, seizures, trembling,
headache, dizziness, trauma to head or spine, changes in senses
(cranial nerves), diabetes or cardiovascular disease, alcohol and
medications
What are the risks/observations for chest pain, palpitations,
dizziness? Correct Answers May indicate cardiovascular issues
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