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A 55 y/o female presents for her annual exam. In order to examine her breasts, you ask
her first to place her arms over her head, and then place her hands against her hips,
and, finally, to lean forward. While in the "leaning forward" position, you notice that she
has asymmetry and there is retraction in the left nipple and areola. This finding makes
you suspicious for which clinical condition?
A) Breast cancer
B) Acanthosis nigricans
C) Mastitis
D) Fibrocystic breast disease - CORRECT ANSWER: A
Bronchophony - CORRECT ANSWER: Normal: the spoken voice sound heard through
the stethoscope, which sounds soft, muffled, and indistinct over normal lung tissue
Increased volume over one area --> consolidation or effusion
bronchophony, egophony, whispered pectoriloquy - CORRECT ANSWER: Vocal
resonance is tested via these three things
crackles - CORRECT ANSWER: fine, or course crackling sounds made as air moves
through wet secretions in the lungs.
, diaphragmatic excursion - CORRECT ANSWER: distance that the diaphragm moves
downward with inhalation
Normal = 3-5.5cm
Egophony - CORRECT ANSWER: Normal: the voice sound of "eeeeee" heard through
the stethoscope
if EEEE sounds like AAAA, that is a (+) egophony and could indicate consolidation
friction rub - CORRECT ANSWER: a coarse, grating, adventitious lung sound heard
when the pleurae are inflamed, PNA, malignancy, or pleuritis
In a healthy adult, the estimated extent of diaphragmatic excursion is:
A) 10 to 12.5 cm
B) 3 to 5.5 cm
C) 1 to 2.5 cm
D) 7 to 8.5 cm - CORRECT ANSWER: B
In a healthy adult, the respiratory rate is how many breaths per minute (bpm):
A) 14 to 16 bpm
B) 26 to 40 bpm
C) 14 to 20 bpm
D) 4 to 14 bpm - CORRECT ANSWER: C
kyphosis - CORRECT ANSWER: excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing
hunching of the back.
lower respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER: larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs
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