A Student Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Has

question 7

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is working with a patient who has asthma.The primary nurse tells the student that wheezes can be heard on auscultation.The student expects to hear:

• A) Coarse crackles and bubbling
• B) High-pitched musical sounds
• C) Dry, grating noises
• D) Loud, low-pitched rumbling

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Definitions:

NRDS

Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, a lung disorder mainly affecting premature infants, causing breathing difficulties.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

A contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by the SARS coronavirus.

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper and sometimes faster breathing, followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called apnea.

Respirations

The process of inhaling and exhaling air for gas exchange between the internal body environment and the external environment.