In the healthy adult, the lubricating serous fluid between the layers allows movement of the visceral layer over the parietal layer during ventilation. Severe dehydration will reduce the volume of pleural fluid, resulting in which abnormality?

Nurse Jada is assessing a patient laterally, he knows that the following vertical reference lines will help him describe a location of the chest wall. Select All That Apply.

Nurse Irma is taking care of a patient with a deformity on the chest characterized by a narrow transverse diameter, an increased anteroposterior diameter, and a protruding sternum. Nurse Irma is correct when she identifies this deformity as?

A Clinical Instructor is asking a student nurse about the mechanism of breathing, specifically what happens during expiration. The student nurse is correct when she answers the following; Select All That Apply.

Nurse Jack is assessing a patient for breath sounds. As Nurse Jack auscultated, he hears a “blowing” sound, of moderate-intensity and moderate-pitched. Nurse Jack is correct when he identifies it as which breath sound?

Nurse Steven is admitting a patient with scoliosis. Upon initial physical assessment, which observations can Nurse Steven find? Select All That Apply

Nurse Susie is about to percuss the posterior thorax of a patient. Nurse Susie is correct when she positions the patient in which position?

Nurse Mia is about to percuss the lateral thorax of a patient. Nurse Mia is correct when she starts percussion at the axilla working down to which rib?

Nurse Emmi is inspecting the configuration of the posterior thorax of a patient with funnel chest. Nurse Emmi is correct when she describes which chest configuration?

A patient is to be inspected by Nurse Layla for his breathing pattern. Nurse Layla now observes for characteristic of the rise and fall of the chest and its rate, she observes that the patient displays deep, rapid and with periods of apnea and a regular pattern of breathing. Nurse Layla is correct when she calls this as which abnormal finding?

A patient is directed to breath deeply through the mouth while Nurse Jim is auscultating for breath sounds in the thorax. By doing this, what is Nurse Jim assessing for?

Nurse Linda is auscultating the patient’s posterior thorax for voice sounds. Upon auscultation, she heard an abnormal sound. What should Nurse Linda do next?

Nurse Mindy is about to percuss the posterior thorax. Nurse Mindy is correct when she does the percussion on which of the following order?

1. Withdraw the striking finger quickly.

2. Compare one side of the lung with the other.

3.Press the pleximeter finger firmly on the chest wall.

4. Strike the pleximeter finger with the right middle finger.

Nurse Teddy percusses the posterior thorax and notes the findings. He is correct when he reports which of the following abnormal finding?

Nurse Annie is assessing the client’s anterior thorax. What are the true ribs? False ribs? Floating ribs?

What does the tubercle of ribs 3-9 articulate with?

TRUE or FALSE:

False rib is attach indirectly to sternum (connect to costocartilage).

TRUE or FALSE:

Typical ribs are, ribs 1,2,10 and 12?

Nurse Annie will be assessing the client’s posterior chest. What landmarks should be used in the posterior chest?

This occurs as intercostal muscles lift the sternum and elevate the ribs, resulting in an increase in anteroposterior diameter.

Upon assessment Nurse Annie palpated The U - shaped indentation located on the superior border of the manubrium. What is it called?

Below the suprasternal notch a bony ridge that can be felt where the manubrium articulates with the body

Upon assessment of thorax, Which of the following indicates normal respiratory function?

When palpating the thorax, which of the following would be an abnormal finding?

When percussing the thorax, which of the following would be a normal finding?

Normal breath sounds include:

When auscultating the lungs, it is important to:

For barrel-chest. What is the diameter ratio?

For chest excursion assessment of the anterior thorax. How do you measure chest excursion and deep breathing?