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on: Jun 28, 2018
A nurse is assessing a patient admitted for an asthma exacerbation. Which breath sounds does the nurse expect to assess?
 
  a. Rubs
  b. Rattles
  c. Wheezes
  d. Crackles

Question 2

An appropriate screening test for hearing that can be administered by the nurse to a 5-year-old child is:
 
  a. the Rinne test.
  b. the Weber test.
  c. conventional audiometry.
  d. eliciting the startle reflex.


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sarah_brady415

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Asthma causes bronchoconstriction and narrowed passageways. Wheezes are produced as air passes through narrowed passageways. Rubs are the sound created by the friction of one surface rubbing over another. Pleural friction rub is caused by inflammation of the pleural space. Rattles is the term formerly used for crackles. Crackles are the sounds made when air passes through fluid or moisture.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Conventional audiometry is a behavioral test that measures auditory thresholds in response to speech and frequency-specific stimuli presented through earphones. The Rinne and Weber tests measure bone conduction of sound. Eliciting the startle reflex may be useful in infants.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
:D TYSM

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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