Quiz 2 NR 509 week 2.Well elaborated Study guide 2023
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1. What does dullness when percussing lung fields: Jarvis pg 427
• Hyperresonance is a lower-pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as in emphysema or pneumothorax.
A dull note (soft, muffled thud) signals abnormal density in the lungs, as with
pneumonia, pleural effusion, atelectasis, or tumor.
• Lungs are hyperinflated with chronic emphysema, which results in hyperresonance where you would expect cardiac dullness.
Dullness behind the right breast occurs with right middle lobe pneumonia.
• Asymmetry is important: one side with prominent dullness or marked hyperresonance indicates underlying disease. Hyperresonance is a lower- pitched, booming sound found when too much air is present such as in emphysema or pneumothorax.
A dull note (soft, muffled thud) signals abnormal density in the lungs, as with pneumonia, pleural effusion, atelectasis, or tumor
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