NU 545 - Unit 5 Practice Questions With Complete Solutions(Guaranteed Success)RATED A+
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NU 545 - Unit 5 Practice Questions With Complete Solutions(Guaranteed Success)RATED A+
Which statement is true regarding the pulmonary system? - correct answer...The larynx connects the upper and lower airways
Which statement is true regarding the lower airways? - correct answer...The right a...
NU 545 - Unit 5 Practice Questions With
Complete Solutions(Guaranteed
Success)RATED A+
Which statement is true regarding the pulmonary system? - correct answer...✔✔The
larynx connects the upper and lower airways
Which statement is true regarding the lower airways? - correct answer...✔✔The right
and left main bronchi enter the lungs at the hila.
What process describes the exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2) for oxygen? - correct
answer...✔✔Respiration
Which receptor monitors the pH, partial pressure of CO2 (PaCO2), and the partial
pressure of oxygen (PaO2) in arterial blood? - correct answer...✔✔Central
chemoreceptors
Which physiologic alteration is present in an individual with emphysema? - correct
answer...✔✔Increased compliance
Which steps are involved in the process of gas exchange? (Select all that apply.) -
correct answer...✔✔Ventilation, Diffusion, Perfusion
Which structures are considered part of the upper airway? (Select all that apply.) -
correct answer...✔✔Nasopharynx, Oropharynx
Which structures are considered part of the acinus? (Select all that apply.) - correct
answer...✔✔Respiratory bronchioles, Alveolar ducts, Alveoli
Which structures are major accessory muscles of respiration? (Select all that apply.) -
correct answer...✔✔Diaphragm, External Intercostals
Which alterations involved with aging are considered normal? (Select all that apply.) -
correct answer...✔✔Increased flow resistance, Alterations in gas exchange, Loss of
recoil
The binding of oxygen to hemoglobin occurs in the lungs; the reverse process in which
oxygen is released from hemoglobin occurs in the? - correct answer...✔✔Tissues
AGRADESOLUTIONS
, The mechanical movement of gas or air into and out of the lungs is known as
ventilation. Breathing is usually involuntary because changes in the rate and volume are
adjusted automatically by the nervous system to maintain normal gas exchange. The
respiratory system in the brain that becomes active when increased ventilatory effort is
required is the? - correct answer...✔✔Dorsal respiratory group
Which illness is a type of liquefactive necrosis? - correct answer...✔✔Abscess
Which statement is true regarding bronchiolitis? - correct answer...✔✔Respiratory
distress develops within 24-72 hours
What is the appropriate term for inadequate alveolar ventilation in relation to metabolic
demands? - correct answer...✔✔Hypoventilation
A person has respirations that are characterized by alternating periods of deep and
shallow breathing and apnea. What is the appropriate term for this breathing? - correct
answer...✔✔Cheyne-Stokes
Which is the most common cause of pulmonary edema? - correct answer...✔✔Heart
disease
What is the term used to describe a respiratory infection that results in pus in the pleural
space? - correct answer...✔✔Emphyema
Which statement is true regarding acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? -
correct answer...✔✔ARDS can trigger severe pulmonary edema
Which statement is true regarding the pathophysiologic process of asthma? - correct
answer...✔✔Inflammation results in airway hyperresponsiveness
Inflammation results in airway hyperresponsiveness - correct answer...✔✔Air droplet
Which pathogen is commonly associated with a pneumonia that is acquired while in the
hospital? - correct answer...✔✔Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Which term describes a hypersecretion of mucus and chronic productive cough that
continues for at least 3 months of the year for a minimum of 2 consecutive years? -
correct answer...✔✔Chronic bronchitis
Which are signs of severe dyspnea? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer...✔✔
Flaring of the nostrils, Retraction of the intercostal spaces, Use of accessory muscles of
respiration
AGRADESOLUTIONS
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