Which physical assessment technique would be used to identify wheezing?
1) Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4) Auscultation
Question 2Which physical assessment technique would be used to determine the AP:lateral ratio?
1) Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4) Auscultation
Question 3Which physical assessment technique would be used to identify tactile fremitus?
1) Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4) Auscultation
Question 4The patient develops a pleural effusion, so a chest tube is inserted. The nurse detects crepitus at the insertion site. Which conclusion by the nurse is most appropriate?
1) Consolidation of the lung tissue
2) Pleural thickening
3) Air leakage into subcutaneous tissue
4) Obstructed airway
Question 5Which type of breath sound would the nurse expect to auscultate over most of the lung fields in a healthy patient?
1) Bronchial
2) Tracheal
3) Vesicular
4) Bronchovesicular
Question 6The nurse is assessing a patient who is admitted with the diagnosis of pleuritis. Auscultation of the patient's thorax reveals a pleural friction rub. How can the nurse differentiate this sound from other abnormal breath sounds?
1) Rubs occur during inspiration and clear with coughing.
2) Rubs occur during expiration and produce a light popping sound.
3) Rubs occur during inspiration and may be heard anywhere.
4) Rubs occur during inspiration and expiration and are unaffected by coughing.
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