Respiratory
Respiratory
Cardiac
Cardiac
Miscellaneous
100
What part of your hands do you use to check for tactile fremitus? a. Thumbs b. Forearms c. Balls of hands d. Dorsal part of hand
c. Balls of hands
100
Where are sounds generated when checking for bronchophony?
a. Larynx b. Pharynx c. Trachea d. Esophagus
100
A nurse is assessing Erb's point, what anatomical location will he/she assess? a. RSB 2nd ICS b. LSB 3rd ICS c. RSB 3rd ICS d. LSB 4th ICS
RSB 3rd ICS
100
S2 is best heard at the apex of the heart, true or false?
False, S2 is best heard at the base of the heart.
100
Which of the following comorbidity is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea associated with? a. COPD b. Heart failure c. Aortic stenosis d. Pulmonary embolism
b. heart failure
200
A patient is experiencing cyanosis, which of the following cyanosis is most concerning? a. Circumoral b. Peripheral c. Acrocyanosis
a. Circumoral
200
A nurse is to perform painful stimuli, which is the correct order? Starting with the least painful. a. Sternal rub b. Nail bed pressure c. Hand pinch near thumb d. Armpit pinch
B, C, D, A
200
A patient is hypervolemic, due to heart failure, what will most likely NOT be found on assessment? a. JVD b. weak pulses c. S3 heart sound d. bounding pulses
b. weak pulses
200
A nurse is educating a patient on cor pulmonale, which of the following is a correct statement?
a. The right side of the heart fails due to pulmonary disease b. The left side of the heart fails due to pulmonary disease c. The left side of the heart fails due to increased vascular resistance d. The right side of the hear fails due to increased vascular resistance
200
Which of the following clinical manifestations is a sign of CAD? a. Jaundice b. Thin, brittle hair c. Clubbing of the nails d. Bilateral ear lobe creases
d. Bilateral ear lobe creases
300
Which of the following breathe sounds are soft and low pitched found in the distal areas of the lungs. a. Vesicular b. Bronchovesicular c. Bronchial d. Tracheal
A. Vesicular
300
It is normal for a client to have a costovertebral angle over 90 degrees, true or false?
False
300
When assessing a 36 week pregnant client, where will her apical pulse be located? a. LSB 4th ICS midclavicular line b. RSB 4th ICS midclavicular line c. LSB 5th ICS midclavicular line d. LSB 2nd ICS midclaviular line
a. LSB 4th ICS midclavicular line
300
Which of the following valves close when you hear S1? a. Tricuspid & Bicuspid b. Pulmonary & Aortic c. Tricuspid & Pulmonary d. Aortic & Bicuspid
a. Tricuspid & Bicuspid
300
A nurse is auscultating the sound "a-a-a-a-a" when he/she asked the patient to say "e-e-e-e-e." What is the nurse assessing for? a. Crepitus b. Egophony c. Bronchophony d. Whispered Pectoriloquy
b. Egophony
400
Which of the following adventious breath sound is the biggest emergency? a. Crackles b. Wheezes c. Pleural rub d. Stridor
d. Stridor
400
Which of the following disease process is associated with crackles? a. Asthma b. Emphysema c. Heart failure d. Chronic bronchitis
C. heart failure
400
An infant with a cardiac disorder will present with which of the following symptom? a. Dyspnea while feeding b. Projectile vomiting c. Fever of 102 d. High glucose
a. Dyspnea while feeding
400
Which of the following is the correct action of the term depolarization? a. Contraction b. Relaxation
a. Contraction
400
A client has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, what color sputum will this client produce? a. Rust b. Bright Red c. Clear thick d. Green/Yellow
a. Rust
500
Dullness is noted on percussion, which of the following is most likely occuring?
a. Normal b. Pneumonia c. Pneumothorax d. Tension pneumothorax
500
A nurse detect hyperresonance when percussing a client's left lung, what is condition is most likely happening? a. Atelectasis b. Pneumonia c. Pneumothorax d. Pleural effusion
c. pneumothorax
500
A nurse is trying to assess for a pulse deficit, what is the correct equation? a. Carotid pulse - apical pulse b. Apical pulse - radial pulse c. Brachial pulse - radial pulse d. Radial pulse - dorsalis pedis pulse
b. apical pulse - radial pulse
500
What does the QRS represent in the cardiac cycle? a. atrial depolarization b. atrial repolarization c. ventricle deopolarization d. ventricle repolarization
c. ventricle depolarization
500
In which condition is S3 abnormal? a. Older adult b. Young child c. Pregnant female d. Marathon runner
a. Older adult