(NUR 310) Respiratory Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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NUR 310
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NUR 310
(NUR 310) Respiratory Exam Questions with Correct Answers
a respiratory assessment is completed ______ in a hospital setting - Correct Answer at least once every eight hours
upper airways - Correct Answer nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, larynx
lower airways - Correct Answer trachea,...
(NUR 310) Respiratory Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
a respiratory assessment is completed ______ in a hospital setting - Correct Answer at least once
every eight hours
lobes in the lung - Correct Answer 3 right, 2 left
increased CO2 in blood - Correct Answer hypercapnia
preliminary assessment - Correct Answer -position and work of breathing
-level of consciousness
-signs of hypoxia
-respiratory rate
-pulse oximetry
leaning forward with arms braced against their knees, chair, or bed to give them leverage allowing
abdominal, intercostal, and neck muscles aid in expiration (COPD) - Correct Answer tripod position
exaggerated posterior curvature of the thoracic spine, hyperextension of head to see, seen in elderly
women, t-rex - Correct Answer kyphosis (humpback)
chest wall abnormality:
lateral S-shaped curvature of thoracic and lumbar spine (assess by having patient bend over to the
floor and compare sides of rib cage) - Correct Answer scoliosis
chest wall abnormality:
an exaggerated inward curvature of the spine - Correct Answer lordosis (swayback)
forward protrusion of sternum with ribs slopping back and vertical depressions along costochondral
junctions - Correct Answer pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)
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