NUR 310 Health Assessment: Respiratory Questions With
Complete Solutions
>4-6 frequent or severe colds/year? Correct Answer
Considered normal for infants & children
3 months Correct Answer Obligate nose breathers is common
for infants until what ago?
A chronic cough last for Correct Answer More than 2 months
A cough that is produced at night Correct Answer May be a
sign of postnasal drip, sinusitis
A cough that is produced in the afternoon/evening Correct
Answer Maybe be caused by exposure to irritants at work
A cough that is produced in the early morning Correct Answer
May be due to chronic bronchial inflammation of smokers
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Correct Answer From
trauma or shock
Increased permeability of pulmonary capillaries leads to
pulmonary edema
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome clinical findings Correct
Answer Restlessness, dyspnea
Ventilatory support often required; suctioning will reveal frothy
sputum
, Air trapping Correct Answer (prolonged expiration) assoicated
with COPD breathing
An acute cough last for Correct Answer 2-3 weeks
AP:transverse diameter ratio Correct Answer should be less
than 1:1
Asthma cough Correct Answer May be triggered by cold,
allergen, or anxiety
Asthma occurs in response to: Correct Answer Allergens or
pollutants
Infection
Cold air
Vigorous exercise
Emotional stress
Asthma/RAD Correct Answer Hyperreactive airway disease
characterized by bronchoconstriction, airway obstruction, and
inflammation.
Asthma/RAD clinical findings Correct Answer Tachypnea with
prolonged expiration
Audible wheeze
Dyspnea; Anxiety; Cough
Use of accessory muscles
Auscultation: wheezy and diminished
Complete Solutions
>4-6 frequent or severe colds/year? Correct Answer
Considered normal for infants & children
3 months Correct Answer Obligate nose breathers is common
for infants until what ago?
A chronic cough last for Correct Answer More than 2 months
A cough that is produced at night Correct Answer May be a
sign of postnasal drip, sinusitis
A cough that is produced in the afternoon/evening Correct
Answer Maybe be caused by exposure to irritants at work
A cough that is produced in the early morning Correct Answer
May be due to chronic bronchial inflammation of smokers
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Correct Answer From
trauma or shock
Increased permeability of pulmonary capillaries leads to
pulmonary edema
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome clinical findings Correct
Answer Restlessness, dyspnea
Ventilatory support often required; suctioning will reveal frothy
sputum
, Air trapping Correct Answer (prolonged expiration) assoicated
with COPD breathing
An acute cough last for Correct Answer 2-3 weeks
AP:transverse diameter ratio Correct Answer should be less
than 1:1
Asthma cough Correct Answer May be triggered by cold,
allergen, or anxiety
Asthma occurs in response to: Correct Answer Allergens or
pollutants
Infection
Cold air
Vigorous exercise
Emotional stress
Asthma/RAD Correct Answer Hyperreactive airway disease
characterized by bronchoconstriction, airway obstruction, and
inflammation.
Asthma/RAD clinical findings Correct Answer Tachypnea with
prolonged expiration
Audible wheeze
Dyspnea; Anxiety; Cough
Use of accessory muscles
Auscultation: wheezy and diminished
