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CASAL 1 - Physical Assessment – Questions & AnswersWhat does pruritus mean? Right Ans - severe itching
What is melasma associated with? Right Ans - darkening of skin , on parts
of face
A flat macular hemorrhage is called Right Ans - purpura
how many lobes in each lung? Right Ans - right lung - 3
left lung - 2
in infants when does surfactant become produced in adequate amounts?
Right Ans - 32 weeks
who is the APGAR scoring system for? Right Ans - infants right when they
are born, scoring 7 or higher is GOOD!
Increased tactile fremitus (vibrations) would be evident in an individual who
has which of the following conditions? Right Ans - pneumonia
A common clinical manifestation in a patient with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) is: Right Ans - pursed lip breathing
Inspiration is primarily facilitated by which of the following muscles? Right
Ans - diaphgram and intercostal muscles
Stridor is a high-pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated
with Right Ans - upper airway obstruction - found in trachea
decreased fermitus occurs when.. Right Ans - anything obstructs the
passageway of vibrations
-obstructed bronchus, pleural effusion or thickening, pneumothorax, or
emphysema
What is creptius? Right Ans - Crepitus is a coarse crackling sensation
palpable over the skin surface. It occurs in subcutaneous emphysema when
air escapes from the lung and enters the subcutaneous tissue.
, normal voice findings Right Ans - A normal finding from voice sounds is
egophony—"eeeee" heard through the stethoscope clearly.
A normal finding from voice sounds is bronchophony; normal voice
transmission is soft, muffled, and indistinct.
A normal finding from voice sounds is whispered pectoriloquy—whispered
sound is faint, muffled, and almost inaudible.
bronchial sounds are Right Ans - harsh high pitched and loud
Bronchivesicular sounds are heard over the main bronchi these sounds are..
Right Ans - medium in loudness and pitch
vesicular sounds are Right Ans - softest and lowest in pitch
where would you find coarse crackles during auscultation? Right Ans -
trachea or bronchi
fine crackles are usually found in.. Right Ans - lower lobes
ronchi is Right Ans - continuous, low-pitched, sound with snoring quality in
bronchi
the first heart sound S1 occurs when Right Ans - AV closes, systolic
beginning
the second heart sound S2 occurs when Right Ans - semilunar valves close,
this signals the end of systole
S3 and S4 are normally silent but can we heard as vibrations over the chest
Right Ans - true
blood circulating through normal cardiac chambers and valves usually makes
no noise. However, some conditions create turbulent blood flow and collision
currents. These result in a murmur, murmurs can be Right Ans - velocity of
blood increases
viscosity of blood decrease
structural defects in the valves
CO= HR x SV Right Ans - cardiac output equation
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