You Are Auscultating a Patient's Chest

question 14

Multiple Choice

You are auscultating a patient's chest. The sounds are not clear, and you are having difficulty distinguishing between respirations and heartbeats. What technique can you use to facilitate your assessment?

• A)Anticipate the next sounds.
• B)Isolate each cycle segment.
• C)Listen to all sounds together.
• D)Move the stethoscope clockwise.
• E)Ask the patient to whisper his or her name.

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Definitions:

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, they are conceived when two separate eggs are fertilized by two different sperm cells, resulting in two genetically unique siblings.

Releases Two Eggs

Refers to the process during which a female’s reproductive system releases two ova (eggs) during a single menstrual cycle, potentially leading to fraternal twins.

Fertilized

The state or process where a sperm cell successfully merges with an egg cell, beginning the development of a new organism.

Monozygotic Twins

Twins that are genetically identical because they were formed from a single fertilized egg that split into two.