Assignment: physical assessment of patient

Assignment: physical assessment of patient

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Question 14 Question : A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with complaints of an inability to “breathe and a sharp pain in my left chest” The assessment findings include the following: cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds on the left This description is consistent with:

bronchitis

a pneumothorax

acute pneumonia

an asthmatic attack

Question 15 Question : The inspection phase of the physical assessment:

yields little information

takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information

may be somewhat uncomfortable for the expert practitioner

requires a quick glance at the patient’s body systems before proceeding on with palpation

Question 16 Question : The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son has had three ear infections in the past year What would be an appropriate response by the nurse practitioner?

“It is unusual for a small child to have frequent ear infections unless there is something else wrong”

“We need to check the immune system of your son to see why he is having so many ear infections”

“Ear infections are not uncommon in infants and toddlers because they tend to have more cerumen in the external ear”

“Your son’s eustachian tube is shorter and wider than yours because of his age, which allows for infections to develop more easily”

Question 17 Question : The nurse practitioner would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation?

Palpating the thorax of an infant

Palpating the kidneys and uterus

Assessing pulsations and vibrations

Assessing the presence of tenderness and pain