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Nurs 306- Respiratory Question and answers rated A+ where is the apex of the lung located anteriorly and posteriorly? - correct answer Ant: 2-4 cm above the clavicle Post: C7 where is the base of the lung located anteriorly and posteriorly? - correct answer Ant: 6th/7th ribs at the midcl...

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Nurs 306- Respiratory Question and
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where is the apex of the lung located anteriorly and posteriorly? - correct
answer ✔Ant: 2-4 cm above the clavicle
Post: C7


where is the base of the lung located anteriorly and posteriorly? - correct
answer ✔Ant: 6th/7th ribs at the midclavicular line
Post: T10


what are some pertinent negatives related to the respiratory system? - correct
answer ✔No coughing, productive cough, wheezing, hemoptysis, SOB/
dyspnea, apnea/sleep apnea, use of O2 equipment, smoke/chew tobacco,
choking episodes, pneumonia, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis.


Why are C7, T4, T10, and the sternal angle significant? - correct answer
✔C7: apex of lungs posteriorly
T4: trachea bifurcates posteriorly
T10: base of lungs posteriorly
Sternal angle: trachea bifurcates anteriorly


Why is aspiration pnuemonia more common in the Right bronchus than the
Left side? - correct answer ✔Right side is shorter, more vertical and wider
than the left side.


Which process of breathing is more active? Why? - correct answer
✔Inspiration; because diaphragm contracts, thoracic cavity & lungs expand.

, What breathing process is normally quiet and easy - correct answer
✔Expiration; because lungs recoil and diaphragm relaxes. Its a more passive
process.


What are some respiratory exam assessments the nurse should look for? -
correct answer ✔anxiety, confusion, conversation ability (words and actions
match), cyanosis (blue lips), sitting upright (fowlers/high fowlers), struggling
for breath, wide-eyed.


define productive cough. What should you ask the patient about? - correct
answer ✔Cough with sputum. Ask what color and consistency the sputum
has.


define hemoptysis. - correct answer ✔cough with blood from the lower
respiratory tract.


Which 3 symptoms are common to both pulmonary and cardiac disease? -
correct answer ✔chest pain, wheezing, dyspnea (difficulty breathing)


How is chest pain characterized in respiratory disease? - correct answer
✔sharp and dull, tightness is chest. aggravated by breathing and coughing


what acronym describes what the nurse should look for when inspecting the
patient? - correct answer ✔C: Chest wall asymmetry- including Ap diameter
R: Respiratory rate and pattern
A: Accessory muscle use
M: Masses or scars
P: Paradoxical movement (abnormal movements)

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