NSTL

Question 1

adjust air temperature

Answer 1

kiesselbach are

Question 2

color of nasal mucosa

Answer 2

dark pink

Question 3

color of turbinates

Answer 3

dark pink (redder than oral mucosa)

Question 4

normal findings of the sinuses

Answer 4

not tender on percussion

Question 5

abnormal findings of sinuses

Answer 5

tender upon percussion in clients with allergies or sinus infection

Question 6

fleshy swelling

Answer 6

nasal polyp

Question 7

hole in nasal septum

Answer 7

perforated septum

Question 8

true ribs

Answer 8

1-7

Question 9

floating ribs

Answer 9

11-12

Question 10

false ribs

Answer 10

8-12

Question 11

central area in the thoracic cavity

Answer 11

mediastinum

Question 12

two cone-shaped, elastic structures

Answer 12

lungs

Question 13

thin, double-layered serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity

Answer 13

pleura

Question 14

midsternal, right and left midclavicular lines

Answer 14

anterior chest

Question 15

posterior chest

Answer 15

vertebral line, right and left scapular lines

Question 16

lateral thorax

Answer 16

midaxillary line, anterior and posterior axillary lines

Question 17

coughing continuous throughout day

Answer 17

acute illness

Question 18

cough at afternoon/ evening

Answer 18

exposure to irritant at work

Question 19

cough at night

Answer 19

postnasal drip, sinusitis

Question 20

cough at early morning

Answer 20

chronic bronchial inflammation of smokers

Question 21

productive cough 3 months of the 2 year in a row

Answer 21

chronic bronchitis

Question 22

white of clear mucoid

Answer 22

colds, viral infection, bronchitis

Question 23

yellow or green

Answer 23

bacterial infection

Question 24

rust colored

Answer 24

TB, pneumococcal pneumonia

Question 25

pink, frothy

Answer 25

pulmonary edema, medications

Question 26

difficulty of breathing when supine (heart failure

Answer 26

orthopnea

Question 27

awakening from sleep with SOB and needing to be upright to achieve comfort

Answer 27

nocturnal dyspnea

Question 28

facilitate inspiration in acute chronic airway obstruction/ atelectasis (complete or partial collapse of entire lung or lobe

Answer 28

trapezius

Question 29

position person takes to breathe

Answer 29

tripod position in COPD

Question 30

chest looks partially always inflated

Answer 30

barrel chest

Question 31

chest looks sunken or caved in

Answer 31

funnel chest

Question 32

excessive sideward curving of spines

Answer 32

scoliosis

Question 33

excessive forward curving of spine

Answer 33

kyphosis

Question 34

over tranches; high pitch; equal inspiration and expiration

Answer 34

bronchial

Question 35

posterior chest bet. scapula and center of anterior chest; softer, intermediate pitch, same inspiration and expiration

Answer 35

Broncho vesicular

Question 36

thorax; lower pitch; expiration is shorter, no pause between inspiration and expiration

Answer 36

vesicular