Exam 14: Chest and Lungs

Which type of apnea requires immediate action?

Which finding suggests a minor structural variation?

Mr. Curtis is a 44-year-old patient who has presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath. During the history, the patient describes shortness of breath that gets worse when he sits up. To document this, you will use the term:

To count the ribs and the intercostal spaces, you begin by palpating the reference point of the:

An Apgar score of __________ is given to the infant who demonstrates irregular respiratory effort.

With consolidation in the lung tissue, the breath sounds are louder and easier to hear, whereas healthy lung tissue produces softer sounds. This is because:

You would expect to document the presence of a pleural friction rub for a patient being treated for:

In which patient situation would you expect to assess tachypnea?

Which site of chest wall retractions indicates a more severe obstruction in the asthmatic patient?

Which lung sounds are associated with atelectasis? (Select all that apply.)

As you take vital signs on Mr. Barrow, age 78 years, you note that his respirations are 40 breaths/min. He has been resting, and his mucosa is pink. In regard to Mr. Barrow's respirations, you would:

A 44-year-old male patient who complains of a cough has presented to the emergency department. He admits to smoking one pack per day. During your inspection of his chest, the most appropriate lighting source to highlight chest movement is:

Ms. Rudman, age 74 years, has no known health problems or diseases. You are doing a preventive healthcare history and examination. Which symptom is associated with intrathoracic infection?

The best time to observe and count respirations is while:

When auscultating the apex of the lung, you should listen at a point: