Health Assessment 1

What are the components of neck physical assessment?

• Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation

• Inspection, palpation, and auscultation

• Palpation, percussion, and auscultation

• Inspection, percussion, and auscultation

What is the primary purpose of neck inspection during physical assessment?

• To assess for jugular vein distention

• To evaluate the range of motion

• To observe for symmetry, masses, or swelling

• To palpate for carotid artery pulsations

What is the recommended position for assessing the thyroid gland?

• Supine with head turned to one side

• Sitting upright with the neck hyperextended

• Prone with the neck slightly flexed

• Lying of the side with the head tilted back

Which technique is used to assess carotid artery pulsations?

• Percussion

• Palpation

• Auscultation

• Inspection

What is the significance of tracheal deviation during neck inspection?

• It indicates an enlarged thyroid gland

• It suggests an aortic aneurysm

• It may indicate tension pneumothorax

• It is normal finding in some individuals

When assessing neck range of motion, which movement involves turning the head from side to side?

• Flexion

• Rotation

• Extension

• Lateral Flexion

What technique is used to assess tactile fremitus?

• Percussion

• Palpation

• Auscultation

• Inspection

When you assess the vocal (tactile) fremitus, what words will you ask the client to repeat?

• Hello, mate!

• Red Riding Hood

• Naurr

• Blue moon

During palpation of the posterior thorax, the nurse uses the fingertips to assess:

• Skin temperature

• Vocal resonance

• Chest expansion

• Percussion tone

What does dullness to percussion over the lateral thorax suggest?

• Air trapping

• Pneumothorax

• Pleural Effusion

• Atlectasis