SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 2
1.
Inspection.
Palpation.
Percussion.
Auscultation. (para 2-4)
2.
12 to 20 (para 2-5b(1))
3.
Respiration rate.
Rhythm of breathing.
Effort of breathing. (paras 2-5b(1)-(3))
4.
Bruises and lacerations. (para 2-5c)
5.
Symmetrically. (para 2-5d)
6.
Identify areas of tenderness.
Assess observed abnormalities.
Further assess respiratory system.
Elicit tactile fremitus. (paras 2-6a(1)-(4))
7.
Move over the skin surface. (para 2-6b)
8.
Right; left. (para 2-6f)
9.
Set the chest wall and underlying tissues in motion to produce sounds that can
be heard.
These sounds can be used to help decide if the underlying tissues are filled with
air, fluid, or a solid. (para 2-7)
10.
You are correct if you listed any two of the following:
Estimating airflow through the tracheobronchial tree.
Detecting an obstruction.
Assessing condition of the lungs and pleural space. (para 2-8)
11.
Rhonchi. (para 2-8g(1))
12.
Wheezes. (para 2-8g(3))
End of Lesson 2
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