Spring 23' med term quiz 3

Question 1

Hypercapnia

Answer 1

Increase of carbon dioxide in the blood
The normal reflex for us to breath

Question 2

Hypoxia

Answer 2

Low levels of oxygen in the blood

Question 3

Dyspnea

Answer 3

Shortness of breath (abnormal breathing)

Question 4

Hemoptysis

Answer 4

coughing up blood

Question 5

Orthopnea

Answer 5

difficulty breathing when supine

Question 6

Fremitus

Answer 6

is palpable vibrations

Question 7

Crepitus

Answer 7

is a course crackling sensation palpable over the skin surface

Question 8

Resonance

Answer 8

is the low pitched, clear, hallow sound that predominates in healthy lung tissues in adults

Question 9

Dull

Answer 9

soft, muffled thud
signals abnormal density in the lungs

Question 10

Hyperresonance

Answer 10

is a lowed pitched booming sounds found when too much air is present such as in emphysema or pneumothorax

Question 11

Atelectatic crackles

Answer 11

are short popping, crackling sound that only last a few breaths. not pathologic

Question 12

Crackles

Answer 12

are discontinuous popping sounds heard over inspiration

Question 13

Wheeze

Answer 13

are continuous musical sounds hear mainly over expiration

Question 14

Barrel chest

Answer 14

ribs are horizontal instead of their normal downward slope.
Note is persistent after age 6

Question 15

Hypertrophy

Answer 15

the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells

Question 16

Bronchial sounds

Answer 16

high pitched
loud
expiration more-so than inspiration
harsh hallow and tubular
trachea and larynx

Question 17

Vesicular sounds

Answer 17

low pitched
soft
inspiration more-so than expiration
rustling like the sound of wind in the trees
Over peripheral lung fields where air flows through smaller bronchioles and alveoli

Question 18

Bronchovesicular sounds

Answer 18

Moderate pitched
moderate volume
inspiration and expiration
mixed quality
Over major bronchi; areas with fewer alveoli; between scapulae and upper sternum

Question 19

BM

Answer 19

Bowel movement

Question 20

NKA

Answer 20

no know allergies

Question 21

NKDA

Answer 21

no known drug allergies

Question 22

mL

Answer 22

milliliters

Question 23

mg

Answer 23

milligrams

Question 24

kg

Answer 24

kilograms

Question 25

mcg

Answer 25

micrograms

Question 26

Q2H

Answer 26

every 2 hours

Question 27

Q3H

Answer 27

every 3 hours

Question 28

Q4H

Answer 28

every 4 hours