Respiratory Sounds Quiz

1. When would you expect to hear rhonchi during auscultation of the lung fields?

A. mainly on expiration but possibly heard during inspiration as well

B. beginning of inspiration which can extend to expiration

C. toward the end of inspiration

D. only on expiration

2. The notes rhonchi. How could you best describe this sound during documentation?

A. popping

B. musical whistling

C. snoring

D. squawking

3. Which patient below would be at risk for experiencing high-pitched wheezes? Select all that apply:

A. A patient with COPD.

B. A patient with epiglottitis.

C. A patient with heart failure.

D. A patient with asthma.

4. How could a describe the sound of a high-pitched wheeze?()

A. snoring

B. crackling, popping

C. bubbling

D. musical, whistling

5. Fill-in-the-blank: Stridor can occur _______________

A. during inspiration or expiration.

B. during inspiration only.

C. during expiration only.

D. during the ending of inspiration only.

6. You are educating a patient's parent on how to identify stridor. The asks the parent to verbalize where the sound is mainly located. Which answer by the parent is correct?()

A. lower airways

B. throat

C. nasal

D. sternal

7. Which characteristic below is found with a pleural friction rub?

A. high-pitched

B. disappears with suctioning

C. pain with coughing, deep breathing, or laughing

D. mainly located in the smaller airways like the bronchioles

8. True or False: A pleural friction rub occurs because the layers around the lungs known as the tunica adventitia pleura and parietal pleura are inflamed and rubbing against each other.

True

False

9. What descriptive word could you use to describe the sound of coarse crackles?

A. Bubbling

B. Popping

C. Snoring

D. Harsh-grating

10. When would you expect to auscultate coarse crackles during the respiratory cycle?

A. end of inspiration

B. beginning of inspiration

C. end of expiration

D. throughout inspiration and expiration

11. Where are fine crackles usually located in the respiratory system? Select-all-that-apply:

A. Bronchi

B. Trachea

C. Alveoli

D. Bronchioles

12. Which statement below best summarizes why fine crackles are occurring in a patient?

A. “The pleural layers in the lungs are inflamed and rub against each other creating a harsh-grating sound.”

B. “When inhaled air enters into small airways that are collapsed, they suddenly explode open leading to a crackling sound.”

C. “As air leaves the trachea and bronchus it hits secretions like mucus and fluid, which creates a snoring like sound.”

D. “The narrowing of the larynx and trachea from either an object or swelling leads a popping sound on inhalation.”

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