All of the following are respiratory signs and symptoms that may threaten a client's health, except: To manage respiratory signs and symptoms, the nurse should be able to do all of the following, except: These are examples of adventitious breath sounds: This statement about bronchial breath sounds is most true: Vesicular breath sounds are normally heard: Vesicular breath sounds normally occur: Normally, inspired air creates: This may be heard over airless and solid peripheral lung tissue: Inspired air produces vesicular breath sounds as it passes through: Crackles should be suspected if auscultation reveals: Fine crackles are: Sonorous wheezes typically result from: To assess for vocal resonance, the nurse should: Bronchophony is the abnormal transmission of sounds from the lungs, which occurs when: When assessing a client's vocal resonance through auscultation, "E" normally sounds: To palpate a client's chest for tactile fremitus, the nurse should: Most specifically, tactile fremitus occurs when: Normally, tactile fremitus feels: When assessing the chest for lung expansion, the nurse should: Reduced lung expansion may occur when: When assessing for lung expansion, the thumbs normally: When percussing over the lungs, the nurse should: Percussion of the lungs is done by: In regard to percussion, resonance is: All of the following assessment findings may indicate right lower lobe pneumonia, except: Pneumonia typically develops when: In regard to pneumonia, alveolar edema occurs when: When assessing the dyspnea of a client, the nurse should inquire about all of the following, except: The nurse should expect the physician to order a 12-lead ECG tracing and pulse oximetry when a postoperative client experiences all of the following, except: An oxygen saturation of 89 percent most specifically reflects: Tachycardia is: Hypotension may result from all of the following, except: In pulmonary hypertension, the heart cannot move blood to the: The pulmonic auscultatory site is in the: A single S₂ is produced when: Increased pulmonary pressure increases the: 2]]> 1]]> When assessing diaphragmatic excursion during exhalation, the nurse should mark the spot where: To assess diaphragmatic excursion during inhalation, the nurse should: Diaphragmatic excursion measurement on the right may be higher because: This statement about a sibilant wheeze is most true: Pleural friction rub is: Pain in the calf during dorsiflexion of a client's foot at the ankle can indicate: Pulmonary embolism related to deep vein thrombosis may be suspected if assessments show all of the following results, except: Pulmonary embolism commonly occurs when: In a client with pulmonary embolism, ventilation-perfusion mismatch usually occurs when: This diagnostic test is performed to evaluate lung ventilation and perfusion in a pulmonary embolism client: In the ventilation part of the V/Q scan, the pulmonary embolism client: In a pulmonary embolism client, a pulmonary angiogram is performed by: Nursing interventions during immediate treatment for pulmonary embolism should include all of the following, except: In regard to the immediate treatment for pulmonary embolism, streptokinase is an example of: These surgical procedures may be indicated to manage pulmonary embolism: All of the following are vascular signs and symptoms, except: To minimize the dangerous effects of vascular signs and symptoms, the nurse should do all of the following, except: Generally, these are the stated nurse's goals in a client with vascular signs and symptoms: Bruit can be best described as: Carotid artery bruit usually occurs: If a client's blood pressure drops during surgery, blood flow to the brain can fall dangerously low and may lead to: The carotid pulse is best heard: When auscultating for carotid artery bruits, the nurse should press the stethoscope lightly on the client's skin to avoid all of the following, except: This suggests aortic stenosis: All of the following are appropriate techniques to differentiate a bruit from a venous hum, except: Venous hum most specifically occurs: A venous hum is best heard: To avoid disrupting an atherosclerotic plaque when assessing for bruits in the carotid arteries, the nurse should most specifically: Diminished pulse amplitude in a carotid artery with a bruit can be caused by: When assessing for bruits, palpating the carotid arteries at the same time may: This diagnostic test can help confirm carotid artery stenosis as the probable cause of a client's bruit: Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure usually performed in clients with carotid artery stenosis most specifically to: To assess for CVA or TIA in a client with carotid artery stenosis, the nurse should look for all of the following neurologic signs and symptoms, except: This chronic condition can cause chest pain: A chest pain can have an acute cause, such as: For a client with sudden, severe and unrelenting chest pain, the nurse should expect the physician to order a/an: In a client with aortic valve regurgitation, a damaged valve cusp allows blood to flow back into the: Arterial occlusion may diminish pulses: A decrescendo heart murmur has: Capillary refill can be falsely delayed if the: When checking the capillary refill time of a client, the nail bed normally returns to its normal color within: Reduced supply of blood and oxygen to muscles and peripheral nerves can cause: All of the following stated assessment findings may indicate aortic dissection, except: In a client with aortic dissection, expansion of an aortic hematoma toward the aortic valve can: In an aortic dissection client, blockage of the aortic lumen due to an aortic hematoma can lead to: In a client with aortic dissection, this helps lower the systolic pressure to around 80 mm Hg: A surgical procedure may be performed on a client with aortic dissection to achieve all of the following purposes, except: During the continuing assessment of a client with aortic dissection, the nurse should evaluate the client's peripheral pulses at least once every: To avoid an auscultatory gap when assessing the blood pressure of a client suspected of having hypertension, the nurse should: Auscultatory gap is: 2]]> Hypertensive crisis occurs when: When assessing a hypertensive client's vital organ function, the nurse should start with the: In a hypertensive client, cerebral edema may be indicated by: In a hypertensive client, to protect the brain from excessive pressure, the cerebral arterioles: Prior to assessing a hypertensive client's retinal structure, these should be administered to dilate the eyes: In an ophthalmologic examination, all of the following characterize a normal retina, except: Papilledema is: The apical impulse is located in the: S₄ is also known as: In a client with hypertension, S₄ is caused by: When assessing a client with hypertension, the nurse should auscultate for bruits in all of the following arteries, except: In a hypertensive client, to listen for bruits from the aorta, the nurse should: In a hypertensive client, this is released by the kidneys when blood flow is reduced: All of the following assessment findings suggest hypertensive crisis possibly caused by renal artery stenosis, except: 3 heart sound]]> This test uses radio-opaque dyes injected into an artery and x-rays visualize the vessel: In the immediate treatment for hypertensive crisis caused by renal artery stenosis, the nurse should prepare the client for this procedure: