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(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,...

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  • October 25, 2024
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(NUR 310) Respiratory Exam Questions with
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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, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli



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



accessory muscles for breathing - Correct Answer sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, abdominal muscles



"eupnea" - Correct Answer 12-20 bpm (normal)



normal pulse oximetry - Correct Answer 95-100%



(posterior and lateral chest):

inspection - Correct Answer -slope of ribs

-bilateral chest wall expansion

-chest wall abnormalities

, slope of ribs - Correct Answer -normal: 45° (oblique)

-horizontal slope: emphysema



bilateral chest wall expansion - Correct Answer -normal: equal

-unequal: thoracic trauma (rib fracture, collapsed lung/pneumothorax), pneumonia, inflammation of
pleura



chest wall abnormality:

rounded appearance, horizontal ribs, slight kyphosis, prominent sternal angle, appears in constant
inspiration (chronic emphysema or asthma) - Correct Answer barrel chest



chest wall abnormality:

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)



chest wall abnormality:

sunken sternum and adjacent cartilages - Correct Answer pectus excavatum (funnel chest)



chest wall abnormality:

forward protrusion of sternum with ribs slopping back and vertical depressions along costochondral
junctions - Correct Answer pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)



(posterior and lateral chest):

palpations - Correct Answer -tenderness, masses, sinus tracts, crepitus

-symmetric respiratory excursion

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