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APEA- Respiratory (Adv Assessment)(52 questions and answers 2024)
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APEA- Respiratory (AdvAssessment)(52 questions
and answers 2024)
A condition associated with a chronic cough that
produces copious amounts of purulent sputum is
most likely:
-Tracheobronchitis
-Chronic bronchitis
-Bronchiectasis
-Laryngitis - answer Bronchiectasis
Explanation:An acute viral illness that presents
with a burning retrosternal discomfort and a dry
cough is tracheobronchitis. An acute, mild illness
often associated with viral nasopharyngitis and
goarseness is laryngitis. The initial cough is dry
and nonproductive by may become productive over
time. a chronic bronchitis cough is
characteristically productive with mucoid to
purulent sputum and by be blood tinged.
Bronchiectasis produces a chronic cough with
sputum that is copious and foul-smelling. It may be
blood tinged.
,When auscultating breath sounds, use the
diaphragm of the stethoscope by placing it initially
on the
-Anterior chest at the nipple line
-Lateral surface of the chest near the axilla
-Posterior chest at the cervical 7 level
-Anterior chest in the upper sternal area - answer
Posterior chest at the cervical 7 level (apices)
Increased anteroposterior diameter of the chest,
purse-lipped breathing, and dyspnea with talking,
suggest:
-PNA
-Lung CA
-Bronchitis
-COPD - answer COPD
Diminished breath sounds should be interpreted
as:
-Suggestive of COPD
-Suggestive of severe respiratory failure
-An abnormal finding warranting further
explanation
-A normal finding - answer An abnormal finding
warranting further explanation
, To document chest findings located between the
scapulae, which one of the following terms would
be used?
-Infraclavicular
-Supraclavicular
-Interscapular
-Infrascapular - answer Interscapular
A 3 year-old presents with a history of fever and
cough over the past 24 hours. Findings on exam
reveal: temperature of 102°F, apical heart rate of
157 beats/minute, and respiratory rate of 40
breaths/minute. Tachypnea in this child is most
likely related to:
-Paradoxical respirations
-Child's febrile state
-Child's age
-Airway obstruction - answer Child's febrile state.
Orthopnea is typically associated with all of the
following conditions except:
=left ventricular hypertrophy
-Pulmonary embolus
-Mitral Stenosis
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