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NURS 351 Exam 2 questions withverified solutions
Atelectasis refers to - correct answer ✔✔D. Collapse of the alveoli in the lung.
Continued blood flow past a collapsed alveolus results in - correct answer ✔✔A decrease in the V/Q
ratio
Pulmonary compliance refers to the - correct answer ✔✔Elasticity of lung tissue.
Pulse oximetry provides a measure of - correct answer ✔✔The percent of hemoglobin saturated with
oxygen.
IRV+TV+ERV= - correct answer ✔✔Vital Capacity
Wheezing indicates - correct answer ✔✔Lack of laminar airflow.
Diffusion of gas in the parenchyma of the lung is decreased in all of the following conditions EXCEPT -
correct answer ✔✔Bronchitis.
In the lungs, sympathetic nervous system stimulation occurs via - correct answer ✔✔Adrenergic
stimulation of beta-2 receptors.
In bronchial asthma, the early response involves - correct answer ✔✔Increased airway responsiveness.
Extrinsic asthma is associated with - correct answer ✔✔B. IgE-mediated airway inflammation.
Obstruction of the airway in the patient with asthma is caused by all of the following EXCEPT: - correct
answer ✔✔B. Destruction of the alveolar wall.
, During an asthma attack, the - correct answer ✔✔A. Residual lung volume is increased and vital capacity
is decreased.
The patient with status asthmaticus will initially evidence symptoms of - correct answer ✔✔D.
Respiratory alkalosis.
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, there is - correct answer ✔✔. Small airway obstruction during
the expiratory phase of ventilation.
What effect does obstructive airway disease have on vital capacity (VC) and forced expiratory volume in
1 sec (FEV1)? - correct answer ✔✔The VC is normal but the FEV1 is decreased.
The ventilation perfusion mismatch that occurs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is due to -
correct answer ✔✔Decreased ventilation.
A dietary modification that helps meet the nutritional needs of patients with COPD is - correct answer
✔✔B. Avoiding foods that require a lot of chewing.
A pulmonary-related cardiac disease often seen in persons with chronic bronchitis is - correct answer
✔✔A. Cor pulmonale.
The development of cor pulmonale in patients with chronic bronchitis results from - correct answer
✔✔D. Vasoconstriction of pulmonary arteries due to hypercapnia and hypoxia.
Chronic bronchitis is associated with - correct answer ✔✔Cyanosis
For a patient with chronic bronchitis, the major clinical symptom(s) is (are) - correct answer ✔✔B.
Dyspnea and productive cough.
The administration of continuous (24 hr) low flow O2 to a person with chronic bronchitis is beneficial
because it - correct answer ✔✔A. Decreases the stimulus for pulmonary hypertension and polycythemia
(abnormally high concentration of hemoglobin)
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