Health Assess. Quiz

When a nurse assesses a 78-year old client with pneumonia, which finding should be evaluated first?
-breath sounds
-airway patency
-respiratory rate
-percussion sounds

A 45-year old man has been admitted to the hospital with pumonary embolism. which of the following symptoms should the nurse report to the primary health practitioner immediately?
-chest pain
-shortness of breath
-respirations 20 breaths/minute
-productive cough

A 62 year old woman comes to the clinic with an exacerbation of asthma. which of the following findings indicate worsening status of her asthma?
-increased wheezing
-bloody sputum
-increased tympany
-flushed red skin

A 3 year old boy is in the emergency department with stridor, intercostal and supraclivicular retractions, and respiratory rate of 40. what type of situation is this?
-stable
-acute
-urgent
-emergency

A 92 year-old woman with a history of COPD presents with increasing shortness of breath, decreased lung sounds in the bases, increased edema, and weight gain. what is the most likely problem?
-impaired gas exchange
-ineffective airway clearance
-activity intolerance
-excess fluid volume

Which of the following factors is most likely to increase the risk of a patient developing COPD?
-increased age
-immune suppression
-smoking
-occupational exposure

When the nurse assesses the client with respiratory symptoms, which of the following complaints should be evaluated first?
-chest pain
-shortness of breath
-cough
-sputum

When assessing the client with atelectasis, what assessment findings are expected? choose all that appy.
-shortness of breath
-decreased breath sounds
-decreased oxygen saturation
-increased tactile fremitus
-hyper-resonance

Which assessments would indicate that the inhaled bronchodilators have their desired effect?
-wheezing, O₂Saturation 94%, pallor
-Vesicular breath sounds, O₂saturation 96%, pink
-bronchial breath sounds, O_{2 saturation 100%} Erythema
-crackles, O₂ Saturation 90%, cyanosis

The nurse auscultates bronchovesicular breath sounds in the 2nd ICS near the sternum. The nurse interprets this as:
-a normal finding over the trachea
-a normal finding over the bronchi
-an abnormal finding over the lung
-an abnormal finding over the trachea

Anterior and posterior landmarks are used for?

Reference lines include:

Give location of lung

With aging the lungs lose:

Dyspnea