Midterm Exam: NR509 / NR-509
(Latest 2025 / 2026) Advanced Physical Assessment | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
what sound are we listening or when auscultating carotid arteries?
Answer:
we are listening for bruits when auscultating carotid arteries. These are to be palpated (and auscultated) one at a time
Question:
risk factors for CVD include;
Answer:
family history, cigarette smoking, unhealthy diet, inactivity, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemias, diabetes, a-fib
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Question:
as it relates to lungs; infra, inter and supra, mean what?
Answer:
infra = below inter = between supra = above
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COPD s/s
Answer:
chronic cough w/ excessive sputum production wheezing dyspnea, and poor exercise tolerance
- hyper-resonance on auscultation
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what are the basic ways to measure severity of COPD?
Answer:
- degree of dyspnea
- spirometry results
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Question:
the most common cause of acute cough is...
Answer:
the most common cause of an acute cough is viral upper respiratory infections
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a clenched fist over the sternum (Levine sign) suggests
Answer:
angina pectoris
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s/s of respiratory distress
Answer:
tachypnea (25 or greater) cyanosis or pallor stridor diaphoresis contraction of accessory muscles of neck, intercostal region or abd contraction
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Question:
during inspection of the chest look for...
Answer:
during inspection of the chest look for accessory muscle use and symmetry
Question:
during percussion of the chest, over the lungs, what sound would indicate fluid?
during percussion of the chest over lungs, what indicates air trapping?
Answer:
dullness would indicate fluid
hyper-resonance indicates air trapping (asthma and COPD)
Question:
vesicular breath sounds
Answer:
inspiratory sounds last longer than expiratory ones, soft, over most of both lungs
vesi = inspi is looonger vesi is a softie. Vesi = softie and inspi is longer
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