When examining a patient with tense abdominal musculature, a helpful technique is to have the patient

You ask the patient to raise the head and shoulders while lying in a supine position. A midline abdominal ridge rises. You chart this observation as a(n)

How would you describe the following flow-volume loops from a pulmonary function test?                  A                                                              B                                              C

In a patient with pneumothorax, what findings would you expect with auscultation of thorax on affected side?

Laryngeal obstructions would elicit which breath sound?

Which bronchial structure(s) is (are) most susceptible to aspiration of foreign bodies?

A  patient is being seen in the clinic for severe exacerbation of his heart failure. Which of these findings is the nurse most likely to observe in this patient?

You are conducting an examination of Mr. C’s heart and blood vessels and auscultate a grade III murmur. The intensity of this murmur is

Contraction of the ventricles causes

When assessing the carotid artery, the nurse practitioner should palpate: