Dullness percussion - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TMC Practice Exam with 100% Correct Questions and Answers 2023/2024 A+ Grade. A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with A. liver failure. B. pulmonary embolism. C. heart failure. D. electrolyte imbalances - Correct answer-Heart failure A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sound...

Final Exam: NSG3160/ NSG 3160 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade - Galen QUESTION borborygmus hyperperistalsis: rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine QUESTION a bruit originating from the celiac artery Answer: can be a normal finding in healthy people under 40... systolic, medium to low in pi...

Final Exam: NUR101 / NUR 101 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: Most common STD in the United States Answer: Chlamydia Question: light palpation Answer: 1 cm Question: deep palpation Answer: 4 cm Question: Evaluate size, borders, and consistency of internal organs Answer: percussion Question: tympany is Answer: loud high pitched drumlike Question: re...

TMC Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: A patient who complains of dyspnea is noted to have a dry, non-productive cough. On physical examination, breath sounds are diminished on the right, tactile fremitus is decreased and there is dullness to percussion over the right lower lobe. The respiratory therapist should suspect that the patient is suffering from A. pneumonia. B. pulmonary embolism. C. pleural effusion. D. bronchiolitis. ...

Final Exam: NUR 2092 / NUR2092 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health Assessment Review-Questions and Verified Answers-Grade A-100% Correct-Rasmussen Q: What are the three phases of the interview? Answer: introduction, discussion, and summary Q: What are the components/sections of a health history? Answer: biographic data, chief complaint, history of present illness, present health status, past health history, personal/psychological history, family history, review of all body sy...

HESI / Final Exam: NUR101 / NUR 101 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: what is the significance of dullness on percussion? Answer: consolidation. could indicate fluid, tumor or infection. Question: the nurse percussions over a patient with pneumonia. percussion over an atelectasis in the lungs would reveal? Answer: dullness Question: dead space where no gas exchange occurs An...

NR 509 Final Exam Study Guide 2024 7. A 23-year-old woman comes to the respirology clinic for follow-up of her chronic sinusitis and bronchiectasis that is associated with a rare congenital condition called Kartagener syndrome. The preceptor notes that she has situs inversus and asks for a physical exam. Which of the following descriptions best fits with findings on the abdominal exam?: a. Tympany to percussion in the right upper quadrant, dullness to percussion of the left upper q...

Exam 2: NURS612/ NURS 612 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Health Assessment Guide| Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A- Maryville Q: Which finding suggests a minor structural variation upon examination? Answer: Pectus carinatum Q: Skin lesions are transilluminated to determine: Answer: Fluid-filled lesions from solid cysts or masses. Q: The most common cutaneous neoplasm is: Answer: Basal cell carcinoma. Q: To find the infection site associated with acute...

Which statement suggests that a patient may be at risk for contracting viral hepatitis A. a. I am a healthcare worker b. I had a blood transfusion recently c. I have renal failure and have hemodyalisis three times per week. d. I have recently been overseas.: D. I have recently been overseas The examiner observes venous return on the abdomen of the patient that moves upward from the pubis to the chest. This finding should make the examiner consider.... a. portal hypertension b. renal artery ste...

gather data about the whole person to identify their general state of health - physical assessment 2 major sections of a physical assessment - health history and physical exam parts of a health history - questionnaire and interview what determines what skills you do - health history know what exam you are doing, gather data, act on it and document - roles of the nurse what type of exam is a superficial sample of each system to look for anything that my be grossly wrong; often done...