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WorksheetsPatient Assessment 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is respiratory distress characterized by?
Decreased oxygen consumption
Signs of increased work of breathing such as accessory muscle use, nasal flaring, retractions, grunting, head bobbing, and tachypnea
Improved breathing efficiency
Decreased metabolic oxygen demands
What is considered a normal respiratory rate in adults?
5-10 breaths per minute
10-20 breaths per minute
20-30 breaths per minute
30-40 breaths per minute
The term tachycardia refers to:
•Rapid breathing
•Rapid heart rate
Fever
•High blood pressure
You are assessing a 60 year old female patient who is complaining of localized chest pain and shortness of breath. During your primary assessment you note the patient has a cough, with slightly labored breathing. The patient has a strong radial pulse and note that the skin is hot to the touch. Auscultation of lung sounds reveals rhonchi in the right lower lung. The patient informs you that the condition has worsened over the last 3 days. Which of the following conditions is this patient likely suffering from?
Pneumonia
Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis
Pulmonary embolism
When auscultating a patient's lung sounds, you hear wheezing. You know that wheezing is caused by:
bronchiole constriction
pulmonary edema
Congestive heart failure
Swelling at the level of the larynx
This is subjective information regarding changes in the patient's body that is felt by the patient.
Observation
Symptoms
Complaint
Signs
Which of the following BEST describes normal findings upon PERCUSSION over the lungs during the respiratory exam?
Dull Sounds
Fremitus
Hyperresonant sounds
Resonant sounds
Vesicular sounds
True or False
Wheezes are musical sounds, produced as air passes through airways constricted by swelling, narrowing, and secretions.
True
False
Characteristics of a pulse include:
rate, depth, and ease.
rate, strength, and rhythm.
rate, depth, and strength.
rate, ease, and quality.
