Exam 15: Bedside Assessment of the Patient

Which of the following is NOT associated with diaphoresis?

All of the following are critical elements of a patient's social and environmental history except:

What is the technical term for secretions from the tracheobronchial tree that have not been contaminated by the mouth?

What is indicated by the breathing pattern known as abdominal paradox?

During auscultation of a patient's chest, you hear coarse crackles throughout both inspiration and expiration. These sound clear when the patient coughs. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these adventitious sounds?

Which of the following sites is closest to core body temperature?

While palpating the chest of a patient who repeats the words "ninety-nine," you note an area of increased tactile fremitus over the left lower lobe. Which of the following could explain this finding? I.pneumothorax II.emphysema III.pneumonia

What disease is associated with a barrel chest?

Which of the following characteristics is least typical for pleuritic chest pain?

Which of the following are true of early inspiratory crackles? I.They most often occur in COPD patients. II.They generally indicate severe airway obstruction III.They are not affected by coughing or positional change. IV.They are usually scant (few in number).

What term is used to describe the chest pain associated with blockage of the coronary arteries?

Which of the following would cause an increase in tactile fremitus?

What breathing pattern is associated with severe atelectasis?

What term is used to describe the breathing pattern seen in COPD patients in which the lower costal margins of the chest wall draw inward with each inspiration?

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of tachypnea?