Chapter 22

Question 1

exaggerated lumbar curve

Answer 1

lordosis

Question 2

increased curve in the thoracic area

Answer 2

kyphosis

Question 3

lateral curvature of the spine

Answer 3

scoliosis

Question 4

soft rustling sounds heard in the periphery of the lung fields

Answer 4

vesicular sounds

Question 5

abnormal lung sounds

Answer 5

adventitious sounds

Question 6

whistling, high pitched sound produced by air being forced through a narrowed obstructed airway

Answer 6

wheeze

Question 7

coarse, low pitched, rattling sounds caused by secretions in the larger air passages

Answer 7

rhonchi

Question 8

fine or coarse; fine crackles are high in pitch, coarse crackles are louder and low in pitch

Answer 8

crackles

Question 9

snoring sound produced by inability to cough up secretions form the trachea or bronchi

Answer 9

stertor

Question 10

croaking or crowing sound heard when there is partial obstruction of the upper air passages

Answer 10

stridor

Question 11

grating or scratchy sound caused when irritated pleural membranes rub each other

Answer 11

pleural friction rub

Question 12

bowel sounds descriptions

Answer 12

• hyperactive
• hypoactive
• absent

Question 13

ophthalmoscope

Answer 13

used to check the interior of the eyes

Question 14

otoscope

Answer 14

to examine the ears

Question 15

4 holistic assessment requirements

Answer 15

• psychosocial
• spiritual
• cultural data

Question 16

light quick tapping on the body surface to produce sound

Answer 16

percussion

Question 17

tissue damage or abnormality

Answer 17

lesions

Question 18

the process of listening to sounds produced in the body with the aid of the stethoscope

Answer 18

auscultation

Question 19

a bluish tinge to the skin indicating a significant decrease in oxygen

Answer 19

cyanosis

Question 20

redness of the skin caused by congestion of the capillaries in the lower layers of the skin that occurs with any skin injury, inflammation, or infection

Answer 20

erythema

Question 21

wet sounds heard when auscultating the lungs

Answer 21

gurgles

Question 22

abnormal drowsiness or stupor

Answer 22

lethargy

Question 23

a periodic sound of short duration of cardiac or vascular origin

Answer 23

murmur

Question 24

a sensation of rotation or whirling movement; dizziness

Answer 24

vertigo

Question 25

olfaction

Answer 25

sense of smell

Question 26

sounds heard over the central chest or back

Answer 26

bronchovesicular

Question 27

sounds that are soft, rustling sounds heard in the periphery of the lung fields

Answer 27

vesicular

Question 28

abnormal lung sounds

Answer 28

adventitious sounds

Question 29

when both pupil get smaller when either eye is stimulated by light

Answer 29

consensual reflex