Respiratory Sounds Quiz

When would the nurse expect to hear rhonchi during auscultation of the lung fields?

• Toward the end of inspiration

• Beginning of inspiration which can extend to expiration

• Mainly on expiration but possibly heard during inspiration as well

• Only on expiration

The nurse notes rhonchi. How could the nurse best describe this sound during documentation?

• Popping

• Squawking

• Snoring

• Musical whistling

Which patient below would be at risk for experiencing high-pitched wheezes?

• A patient with COPD

• A patient with asthma

• A patient with epiglottitis

• A patient with heart failure

How could a nurse describe the sound of a high-pitched wheeze?

• Bubbling

• Crackling, popping

• Musical, whistling

• Snoring

Fill-in-the-blank: Stridor can occur _______________.

• During the ending of inspiration only

• During inspiration or expiration

• During inspiration only

• During expiration only

The nurse is educating a patient's parent on how to identify stridor. The nurse asks the parent to verbalize where the sound is mainly located. Which answer by the parent is correct?

• Throat

• Sternal

• Nasal

• Lower airways

Which characteristic below is found with a pleural friction rub?

• Mainly located in the smaller airways like the bronchioles

• Pain with coughing, deep breathing, or laughing

• Disappears with suctioning

• High-pitched

True or False: A pleural friction rub occurs because the layers around the lungs known as the tunica adventitia pleura and parietal pleura are inflamed and rubbing against each other.

• True

• False

What descriptive word could the nurse use to describe the sound of coarse crackles?

• Snoring

• Popping

• Harsh-grating

• Bubbling

Where are fine crackles usually located in the respiratory system?

• Alveoli

• Trachea

• Bronchi

• Bronchioles