Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers - 2024 Update Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers 1. A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia .......
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Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers - 2024 Update Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers 1. A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as: c. Fremitus.
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Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers
Week 5 Review Questions:
1. A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is alsoknown as:
c. Fremitus
2. Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with arespiratory rate > 24
respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are theyexperiencing?
b. Tachypnea
3. Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased levelof oxygen (O2) in the
blood?
c. Hypoxemia
4. Upon receiving the patient’s lab results, the nurse notes thepatient has an
increased level
of carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditionswould the patient be?
b. Hypercapnia
5. The nurse is auscultating a patient’s lungs and hearsdiscontinuous,
high-pitched, short,
popping sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared bycoughing. These are
described as:
c. Crackles
6. The nurse is assessing a patient’s lungs by using the percussiontechnique. Which
sound
would the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue?
,a. Resonance
7. A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronicobstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) is
b. Pursed lip breathing
8. Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system?(Select all that apply)
a. Supplying oxygen to the body for energy productionb. Removing
carbon dioxide as a waste product
d. Maintaining acid-base balancee.
Maintenance of heat exchange
9. Stridor is a high pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonlyassociated with
a. Upper airway obstruction
10. Which of the following correctly expresses the relationship to thelobes of the lungs and
their anatomic position?
c. Lower lobes-posterior chest
11. The function of the trachea and bronchi is to
a. Transport gases between the environment and the lung parenchyma
12. Which of the following chest configurations is an exaggeratedposterior curvature of
the
thoracic spine that is associated with aging and physical fitness?
c. Kyphosis
13. The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of anothernurse. The correct
method to use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is
comparison.
,a. Side-to-side
14. The nurse is listening to the breath sounds of a patient withsevere asthma. Air
passing
through narrowed bronchioles would produce which of theseadventitious sounds?
a. Wheezes
15. A patient has been admitted to the emergency department with apossible medical
diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The nurse expects to see whichassessment findings
related to this condition?
c. Chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration and dyspnea
Week 6 Review Questions:
1. Freshly oxygenated blood enters the heart through the , and is
pumped out to the body
through the .
b. Left atrium; aorta
2. When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows that the valveclosures that can be
heard
best at the base of the heart are:
c. Aortic and pulmonic
3. The nurse is asking the client for subjective data beforeperforming a cardiac
and great
vessel assessment. Which of the following should the nurse ask?
Select all that apply
a. Do you ever have any dyspnea?b. Have
you noticed any edema? e. Have you had
any chest pain?
, 4. The nurse is teaching the patient about health promotion of thecardiovascular system.
Which of the following statements would indicate a need for furtherteaching?
c. “Even though my dad had a heart attack, I don’t need to get screenedfor heart issues
earlier than anyone else.”
5. How should the nurse document mild, slight pitting edema on theankles of a heart failure
patient?
a. 1+
6. The nurse is educating the client about risk factors forcardiovascular
disease. Which of
the following risk factors for cardiovascular disease are modifiable?
Select all that apply.A:
Abnormal lipids B: Smoking
D: HypertensionE:
Diabetes
7. Which of the following is an appropriate position to have thepatient assume when
auscultating for extra heart sounds or murmurs?
A. Roll toward the left side
8. Which statement is true regarding the arterial system?
B. The arterial system is a high-pressure system.
9. When assessing a patient the nurse is unable to palpate the leftdorsalis pedis pulse.
What
should the nurse do first?
B) Use the doppler to assess the pulse
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