Exam 13: Chest and Lungs

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:

Increased oxygen tension in the arterial blood of a newborn infant causes:

Which type of apnea requires immediate action?

A musical squeaking noise heard on auscultation of the lungs is called:

Which of the following is an expected finding in newborns ?

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:

You are documenting a rash between the eighth and ninth ribs on the lateral border. This intercostal space will be documented in terms of the:

Expected respiratory changes of normal aging include:

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

Both pleural effusion and lobar pneumonia are characterized by ______________ percussion.

The diaphragm of the stethoscope is better than the bell for auscultation of the lungs because it:

Loud, harsh bronchovesicular breath sounds in young children are an indication of:

Which chest structure contains all the thoracic viscera except the lungs?

Which finding suggests a minor structural variation?

The middle lobe of the right lung is best auscultated in the:

Breath sounds normally heard over the trachea are called:

Respiratory effort usually exhibited by a patient with cerebral brain damage is called:

Mr. L has cyanotic lips and nail beds. His lips are pursed, and he has nasal flaring. You suspect that he is having cardiac or pulmonary difficulty. Which additional sign would support this impression?

An expected finding of chest palpation in the adult would be:

The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the: