Author Question: The nurse is performing a physical examination on a 58-year-old client. The nurse will most likely ... (Read 81 times)

bio_gurl · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is performing a physical examination on a 58-year-old client. The nurse will most likely find that the client of this age is experiencing which one of the following physiological changes related to normal aging?

a. Reduced pupillary reaction to light
b. Palpable thyroid lobes
c. Decreased skin turgor
d. Increased range of joint motion

Question 2

The nurse is auscultating the client's lungs and notes normal vesicular sounds as being which of the following?

a. Medium-pitched blowing sounds with inspiration equalling expiration
b. Loud, high-pitched, hollow sounds with expiration longer than inspiration
c. Soft, breezy, low-pitched sounds with longer inspiration
d. Sounds created by air moving through small airways

Melissahxx · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
A slow, progressive decrease in skin turgor appears in the middle adult.
Pupillary reaction to light and accommodation should not change in the middle adult.
The thyroid lobes should not be palpable in the middle adult.
A normal change in the middle adult is a decreased range of joint motion.

Answer to Question 2

C
Normal vesicular sounds are soft, breezy, and low-pitched. The inspiratory phase is three times longer than the expiratory phase.
Medium-pitched blowing sounds with inspiration equalling expiration are bronchovesicular breath sounds.
Loud, high-pitched, hollow sounds with longer expiration are bronchial breath sounds.
Vesicular sounds are created by air moving through smaller airways. Abnormal breath sounds result from air passing through narrowed airways.