Pulmonary

Question 1

Breath sounds

Rhonchi

Answer 1

coarse sounds heard on expiration that are indicative of secretions in the large airways; usually present in bronchitis; clear with coughing;

Silbert-Flagg, JoAnne; Sloand, Elizabeth D.. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide (p. 34). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Kindle Edition.

Question 2

breath Sounds

wheezing

Answer 2

high-pitched musical or whistling sounds produced as air passes through narrowed airways; heard in bronchiolitis, asthma; cystic fibrosis; foreign body aspiration (unilateral wheezing)
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Silbert-Flagg, JoAnne; Sloand, Elizabeth D.. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide (p. 34). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Kindle Edition

Question 3

Breath Sounds

Crackles

Answer 3

Crackles—fine crackling sounds heard upon inspiration indicative of air passing through moisture in alveoli; usually suggests pneumonia or congestive heart failure

Question 4

Breath Sounds

Stridor

Answer 4

high-pitched harsh inspiratory respiratory sound caused by turbulent airflow through a narrowed upper airway; common in children diagnosed with croup or foreign body ingestion

Silbert-Flagg, JoAnne; Sloand, Elizabeth D.. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide (p. 34). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Kindle Edition.

Question 5

Children younger than 7 years of age are what type of breather?

Answer 5

diaphragmatic (abdominal) breathers

Silbert-Flagg, JoAnne; Sloand, Elizabeth D.. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Guide (p. 34). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Kindle Edition.