Lecture Quiz, Chapter 17, Assessment of Respiratory Function

Rhonchi are deep and low-pitched snoring sounds associated with partial airway obstruction.

• True

• False

Older adults have a decreased ability to move air in and out of the lungs rapidly.

• True

• False

Cyanosis is a reliable and early sign of hypoxia.

• True

• False

Lungs with decreased compliance require greater-than-normal energy expenditure by the patient to achieve normal levels of ventilation.

• True

• False

On assessment, the nurse would describe coarse crackles as discontinuous popping sounds heard during early inspiration.

• True

• False

Assessment of the lower respiratory structures includes inspection, palpation, percussion, and (a)   of the thorax.

PAO₂ is the abbreviation used for the partial pressure of (a)   oxygen.

(a)   is the expectoration of blood from the respiratory tract.

(a)   presents as the elevation of the scapula and a corresponding S-shaped spine.

An oxygen saturation value of less than (a)   , using pulse oximetry, indicates that tissues are not receiving enough oxygen.