Interpreting Percussion Sounds
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What is the priority patient problem associated with rusty red sputum in the text?

  • Impaired Gas Exchange due to fluid in the lungs (correct)
  • Potential for Aspiration
  • Activity Intolerance
  • Fatigue due to inefficient breathing pattern
  • Which breath sound is described as a continuous, low-pitched, coarse, harsh sound with a 'snoring quality'?

  • Stridor
  • Wheezes
  • Rhonchi (gurgles) (correct)
  • Crackles (rales)
  • What does the presence of fine crackles (rales) during auscultation commonly indicate?

  • Pneumonia (correct)
  • Pneumothorax
  • Bronchitis
  • Emphysema
  • What is the primary concern with continuous high-pitched squeaky musical sounds during inspiration and expiration?

    <p>Decreased Gas Exchange</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Barrel-chested appearance' is primarily attributed to what physiological change?

    <p>Decreased small airway caliber</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Orange peel' appearance on the breast skin is associated with what potential issue?

    <p>Swelling or edema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Tenderness, masses, or nodules' during breast palpation can potentially signify what condition?

    <p>Breast cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Recent change in breast size, swelling, and marked asymmetry' is a sign that may indicate what concerning issue?

    <p>Alveolar-capillary membrane changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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