Percussion is one of the most important techniques in physical examination

The nurse is assessing a 30-year-old patient for respiratory distress and notices that the patient has a BPM(breaths/minute) of 25. What is this condition called?

When examining the posterior chest, which of the following is NOT related to “palpation”?

Which of the following anatomical descriptors of the chest is NOT correct?

You should ask your patient to cross their arms on their chest before palpating their back

In this abnormal finding, the sound is louder and sounds like "A"

This sound is normally heard in the 1st and 2nd interspaces anteriorly and between the scapulae.

To detect fremitus, use either the dorsal or the ulnar surface of your hand to optimize the vibratory sensitivity of the bones in your hand.

Resulting from edema, an orange peel appearance of the breast is associated with cancer is called

 Abnormalities Noted on Inspection of the Breast; EXCEPT?

Which is NOT a function of the lymphatic system ?

What separates the right and left side of the heart?

 Semilunar valves is located at the entrance into the ventricles

Refers to the ability of the cardiac muscle

A normal heart pumps just over half the heart's volume of blood with each beat ( NORMAL EJECTION FRACTION)?

 Period between ventricular depolarization and the beginning of ventricular repolarization.

Ventricular repolarization; the ventricles return to a resting state.

Enlarged heart is called?

Atrial Repolarization