NUR 2180 Rasmussen Mod 9 Respiratory

Rasmussen Mod 9 Respiratory
1. Where can bronchial breath sounds be heard?
Answer
Anterior over the trachea
2. What type of adventitious sound is created by narrowing of the bronchi?
Answer
-wheeze
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 doestactile fremitus assess?
Answer
The amount of air in the lungs, lung tissue density and fluid consolidation in the lungs.
5. Why is a side to side pattern used during a respiratory assessment?
Answer
This side-to-side pattern allows you to compare sounds in symmetrical lung fields.
6. What causes crackles?
Answer
fluid in the lungs