Chapter 19 Deck

Question 1

Adventitious breath sounds include:

Answer 1

Rales.

Question 2

When auscultating heart sounds, you should place your stethoscope at the:

Answer 2

Fifth intercostal space, over the apex of the heart.

Question 3

What accurately describes a magnetic stethoscope?

Answer 3

The end piece contains an iron disk.

Question 4

Which cranial nerve transmits sounds?

Answer 4

VIII

Question 5

What patient most likely presents with harsh vesicular sounds?

Answer 5

A 6-year-old child who is experiencing abdominal pain.

A 49-year-old male complaining of leg pain after running 10 miles.

Question 6

A bruit is most significant in which location?

Answer 6

Carotid artery.

Question 7

What accurately describes a guideline for approaching assessment and management of the pediatric patient?

Answer 7

The examiner should honestly explain each procedure using nonmedical language.

Question 8

Asymmetry of the pupils:

Answer 8

Must be correlated with the patient’s overall presentation.

Question 9

What best describes crackles?

Answer 9

Typically caused by early-stage pneumonia.

Question 10

For adults older than 59 years, blood pressure typically exceeds which value before treatment is started?

Answer 10

150/90 mm Hg

Question 11

What physical examination findings can be evaluated through palpation?

Answer 11

Crepitus.

Question 12

Dysarthria can be described as:

Answer 12

Poorly articulated speech.

Question 13

Bubbling or crackling sensations that occur during palpation of the soft tissues of the neck indicate the presence of:

Answer 13

Subcutaneous emphysema.

Question 14

Which type of skin lesion is seen in rosacea?

Answer 14

Telangiectasia.

Question 15

The axillary site can be used to take the temperature in children who are younger that which age?

Answer 15

6 years.

Question 16

An irregular-shaped, elevated, progressively enlarging scar that grows beyond the boundaries of a wound is called a:

Answer 16

Keloid.

Question 17

Turgor refers to:

Answer 17

The elasticity of the skin.

Question 18

What reflex are elicited in men by gently stroking the inner thigh proximal to distal?

Answer 18

Cremateric.

Question 19

Carbon monoxide toxicity can be detected via what assessment?

Answer 19

Carboxyhemoglobin.

Question 20

When using the radial artery to measure blood pressure, where is the blood pressure cuff placed?

Answer 20

Above the wrist.

Question 21

How is a child’s general appearance best assessed?

Answer 21

From a distance.

Question 22

Deformity and point tenderness of the pelvis may indicate:

Answer 22

A fracture.

Question 23

During auscultation of the heart, the “dub” sound is caused by:

Answer 23

Closure of the pulmonic valve.

Question 24

An elevated, firm, circumscribed area that is greater than 1 cm in diameter is called a:

Answer 24

Papule.

Question 25

Poor skin turgor in a patient is most indicative of:

Answer 25

Dehydration.

Question 26

When using a tympanic device to obtain a patient's body temperature, you should:

Answer 26

Be aware of extrinsic factors that can skew the reading.

Question 27

s1, the first heart sounds, represents:

Answer 27

Closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves.

Question 28

What is accurate regarding physical examination of older adults?

Answer 28

The paramedic should not patronize order patients by being presumptuous.

Question 29

What is the best patient position for auscultating the lungs?

Answer 29

Sitting upright.

Question 30

The 12 cranial nerves can be categorized as sensory, somatomotor, proprioceptive, and:

Answer 30

Parasympathetic.

Question 31

The spleen can be palpated in the:

Answer 31

Left upper quadrant.

Question 32

What condition may cause priapism?

Answer 32

Leukemia.