Check Your Understanding Questions

1.

How can “reference lines” be used when performing a physical assessment of the thorax?

2.

What is the difference between the visceral and parietal pleura of the lungs and what is their main function in the body?

3.

You are caring for a patient who reports a cough. What follow-up questions would you ask as part of the subjective assessment?

4.

What are some of the key differences between respiratory assessment findings in adults versus children?

5.

What is the difference between agonal breathing, Kussmaul respirations, and apnea?

6.

What is the major function of the lymphatic system and how is it involved in cancer?