NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Quiz Respiratory

1. Where can bronchialsounds be heard?
Answer
Overthe trachea.It isloud, harsh, and usually upon expiration
2. What type of adventitious sound is created by narrowing of the bronchi?
Answer
Wheezes
3. ·What does a rhonchi finding represent?
Answer
There is inflammation in the lung due to an obstruction or other cause.Common in patients with
COPD, bronchitis, pneumonia or cystic fibrosis
4. What is tactile fremitus?
Answer
palpable vibrations transmitted through the bronchopulmonary tree to the chest wall as thepatient
is speaking
5. What does tactile fremitus assess
Answer
The amount of air in the lungs, lung tissue density and fluid consolidation in the lungs.