Thorax & Lungs
The number of lobes in the left lung?
What is 2 lobes?
The location of the apical impulse (PMI)
What is the 5th left intercostal space at the midclavicular line?
The next step when a pulse cannot be palpated.
What is using a doppler?
This quadrant is location of most breast tumors
What is the upper outer quadrant?
The quadrant that contains the liver
What is the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
What is pleural friction rub?
The heart sound that is louder at the apex.
What is S1?
The pulse that should never be palpated bilaterally at the same time.
What are the carotid arteries?
The correct action when patient states they found a new breast lump
What is palpating the unaffected breast first?
The correct sequence step after inspection of the abdomen?
What is auscultation?
The best position for a patient in respiratory distress.
What is the tripod position?
The correct sequence of blood flow through the heart valves.
What is tricuspid>pulmonic>mitral>aortic?
A nail finding associated with chronic cardiac or respiratory disease.
What is clubbing?
This is the best time in the menstrual cycle to perform a breast self-exam
What is 5–7 days after menstruation?
The condition defined as fluid accumulation in the abdomen.
What is ascites?
The meaning of a pulse oximeter reading.
What is arterial oxygen saturation of hemoglobin?
The pulse grading for a bounding pulse.
What is +3 or +4?
A condition indicated by calf pain, warmth, edema, and positive Homan's sign.
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Nipples deviated or in a different plane
What is abnormal assessment finding?
The amount of time a nurse must listen before documenting absent bowel sounds.
What is 5 minutes?
Normal breath sounds heard over most peripheral lung fields.
What are vesicular breath sounds?
A condition commonly associated with jugular venous distention.
What is heart failure?
What is smoking?
A benign breast condition that makes assessment more difficult due to lumpiness.
What is fibrocystic breast disease?
The reason auscultation is performed before palpation and percussion.
What is to prevent alteration of bowel sounds?