WorksheetsLecture Quiz, Chapter 17, Assessment of Respiratory Function
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Rhonchi are deep and low-pitched snoring sounds associated with partial airway obstruction.
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Older adults have a decreased ability to move air in and out of the lungs rapidly.
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Cyanosis is a reliable and early sign of hypoxia.
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Lungs with decreased compliance require greater-than-normal energy expenditure by the patient to achieve normal levels of ventilation.
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On assessment, the nurse would describe coarse crackles as discontinuous popping sounds heard during early inspiration.
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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.
