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Exam III studyguide Test

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A 19 year old college student is brought to the emergency department with a severe headache he describes as "like nothing I've ever had before". His temperature in 104 degrees F, and he has a stiff neck. What do these signs and symptoms suggest:
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If the thyroid gland is enlarged, which of the following maneuvers is appropriate?
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A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her head. The nurse suspects damage to Cranial Nerve _____ and proceeds with the examination by:
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How should the nurse monitor for the complication of subcutaneous emphysema after any type of chest surgery?
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Upon examination of a patient, you note a coarse, low-pitched sound during both inspiration and expiration. This patient complains of pain with breathing. These findings are consistent with:
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During auscultation of the lungs, the nurse knows that decreased breath sounds would most likely be heard:
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Air passing through narrowed bronchioles would produce which of the following adventitious sounds:
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When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notes a costal angle of approximately 90 degrees. This characteristic is:
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Your patient has a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). You are most likely to observe:
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The nurse has noted unequal chest expansion and recognizes that this occurs when:
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During an admission assessment, the nurse notices that a male patient has an enlarged and rather thick skull. The nurse suspects acromegaly and would further assess for:
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During palpation of the anterior chest wall, the nurse notes a coarse, crackling sensation over the skin surface. On the basis of these findings, the nurse suspects:
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Select the correct description of the right lung:
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The nurse auscultates bilateral breath sounds on a client two days after surgery and notices absent breath sounds in the bases. The nurse recognizes this is most likely due to which of the following?
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The number of each intercostal space corresponds to that of:
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When auscultating breath sounds in an adult, you would:
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During the assessment of infants and children, the nurse measures the head circumference and compares the measure to the chest circumference. The nurse knows that the head circumference will equal the chest circumference at what age:
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A marked prolonged expiratory phase noted during respiration is often found in patients with:
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The nurse is aware that the four areas in the body where lymph nodes are accessible are the:
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Some conditions have a cough with characteristic timing. The cough associated with chronic bronchitis is best described as:
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part of the lung is obstructed or collapsed
B.
XI: asking the patient to shrug her shoulders against resistance
C.
crepitus
D.
wheezes
E.
use the diaphragm of the stethoscope held firmly against the chest
F.
shorter than the left with 3 lobes
G.
head and neck, arms, inguinal area, and axillae
H.
when the bronchial tree is obstructed
I.
a normal finding in a healthy adult
J.
Atelectesis
K.
the rib immediately above it
L.
Listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes.
M.
pleural friction rub
N.
productive cough for at least 3 months of the year for 2 years in a row
O.
Palpate around the surgical incisional area for crepitus.
P.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Q.
meningeal inflammation
R.
toddler, age 2
S.
coarse facial features
T.
an anteroposterior: transverse diameter ratio of 1:1
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When auscultating breath sounds, it is best to use the ____________ of the stethoscope.
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A patients incision is noted to be just above the nipple. This location can also be described as:
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A woman comes to the clinic and states, "My eyes have gotten so puffy, and my eyebrows and hair have become coarse and dry." The nurse suspects:
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The nurse has just completed a lymph assessment on a 60 year old healthy female patient. The nurse knows that most lymph nodes in healthy adults are normally:
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A throbbing, unilateral pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and photophobia is characteristic of:
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A male patient has come in for an examination and he states, "I think that I have the mumps". You would begin by examining the:
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A 35 yr old recent immigrant is being seen in clinic for complaints of cough that's associated w/rust-colored sputum, low-grade afternoon fevers, & night sweats for past 2 months. Nurse's preliminary analysis is that this patient may be suffering from:
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Breath sounds normally heard over most of the lung fields are called:
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A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head, especially around his eye, forehead, and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2 hours, occurring once or twice each day. The nurse suspects:
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Breath sounds normally heard over the trachea are called:

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