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What is an indication of abnormal retraction during inspiration?
What is an indication of abnormal retraction during inspiration?
- Feeling for tender areas along the costal margin
- Local lag in respiratory movement (correct)
- Palpation of the anterior chest wall
- Normal expansion of the thorax
During physical examination, what is the purpose of sliding hands medially to raise loose skin folds between thumbs?
During physical examination, what is the purpose of sliding hands medially to raise loose skin folds between thumbs?
- To evaluate chest expansion (correct)
- To assess bruising or skin changes
- To observe extent of chest pain
- To check for tender pectoral muscles
What does decreased or absent tactile fremitus over the precordium suggest?
What does decreased or absent tactile fremitus over the precordium suggest?
- Lung consolidation (correct)
- Severe chest pain
- Normal lung function
- Localized musculoskeletal origin of chest pain
In which conditions could abnormal retraction of lower intercostal spaces occur?
In which conditions could abnormal retraction of lower intercostal spaces occur?
What should be done when examining a female patient regarding tactile fremitus?
What should be done when examining a female patient regarding tactile fremitus?
What does the assessment of bruising, sinus tracts, or skin changes help identify during palpation?
What does the assessment of bruising, sinus tracts, or skin changes help identify during palpation?
What factors tend to relieve dyspnea in obstructive airway disease?
What factors tend to relieve dyspnea in obstructive airway disease?
Which environmental condition is often associated with weakness, fatigue, and less common cough in obstructive lung diseases?
Which environmental condition is often associated with weakness, fatigue, and less common cough in obstructive lung diseases?
What is a common manifestation of anxiety in pulmonary disease?
What is a common manifestation of anxiety in pulmonary disease?
What symptoms are often present in individuals with a familial deficiency in α1-antitrypsin?
What symptoms are often present in individuals with a familial deficiency in α1-antitrypsin?
Which symptom is less common in obstructive lung diseases compared to other lung diseases?
Which symptom is less common in obstructive lung diseases compared to other lung diseases?
What is the main characteristic of a mediastinal crunch (Hamman sign)?
What is the main characteristic of a mediastinal crunch (Hamman sign)?
What is the best position to hear a mediastinal crunch?
What is the best position to hear a mediastinal crunch?
What is the underlying cause of a mediastinal crunch?
What is the underlying cause of a mediastinal crunch?
Which of the following conditions can lead to a mediastinal crunch?
Which of the following conditions can lead to a mediastinal crunch?
What is a common symptom associated with a mediastinal crunch?
What is a common symptom associated with a mediastinal crunch?
According to the table, what is the typical percussion finding in conditions causing a mediastinal crunch?
According to the table, what is the typical percussion finding in conditions causing a mediastinal crunch?
What is the term used to describe increased tactile fremitus in a patient with left-sided heart failure?
What is the term used to describe increased tactile fremitus in a patient with left-sided heart failure?
Which condition may present with late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs?
Which condition may present with late inspiratory crackles in the dependent portions of the lungs?
What percussion note is likely to be heard over an airless area in the lungs?
What percussion note is likely to be heard over an airless area in the lungs?
In what condition would you expect to hear whispered pectoriloquy during auscultation?
In what condition would you expect to hear whispered pectoriloquy during auscultation?
Which condition would lead to decreased to absent breath sounds with possible bronchial sounds near the top of a large effusion?
Which condition would lead to decreased to absent breath sounds with possible bronchial sounds near the top of a large effusion?
What is a common auscultatory finding associated with bronchophony?
What is a common auscultatory finding associated with bronchophony?
What is the primary difference between fine crackles and coarse crackles?
What is the primary difference between fine crackles and coarse crackles?
What is the primary cause of fine crackles?
What is the primary cause of fine crackles?
Which of the following conditions is NOT associated with coarse crackles?
Which of the following conditions is NOT associated with coarse crackles?
How do fine crackles and coarse crackles differ in their frequency and duration?
How do fine crackles and coarse crackles differ in their frequency and duration?
Which of the following is a characteristic of coarse crackles?
Which of the following is a characteristic of coarse crackles?
