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Midterm Exam: NR507 / NR-507
(Latest Update)
Advanced Pathophysiology |
Questions with Verified Answers |
100% Correct | Grade A -
Chamberlain


Question:
Asthma
- define it
- what happens with airways?
- s/s
Answer:
- A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing
difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.


- airways constricted, this is why you will hear wheezing
-

,Question:
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Asthma
Answer:
Intrinsic, triggered by something internal such as anxiety
Extrinsic: triggered by something "outside" the body. Dust mites, pet dander,
pollen




Question:
how (medication) is intermittent asthma treated?


how is mild-persistent asthma defined
Answer:
- short acting beta2-agonist (albuterol) inhalers are prescribed


- asthma that acts up over 3-4 days a month


MUST KNOW THESE FACTS

,Question:
COPD
- what will FEV1 show?
- how is COPD affected by bronchodilators?
- how diagnosed?
Answer:
well COPD is obstructive (emphysema or chronic bronchitis) and so FEV1 will
be decreased


- not responsive to bronchodilators


- pulm function tests, blood gases, chest imaging, physical tests




Question:
GOLD Pulm Function Tests
- mild, moderate, severe
Answer:
Gold 1: FEV1 greater than 80% of predicted
Gold 2: moderate between 50 and 80 predicted
Gold 3: Severe between 30 and 50
Gold 4: Very severe, less than 30

, Question:
Emphysema
- where is the damage done?
- what is it?
- what type of breathing?
- what type of chest?
Answer:
- patients can get the air in but they cant get it out, air gets trapped
- impaired gas exchange
- barrel chest, due to air trapping causing the lungs to expand
- flattened diaphragm, diaphragm is the respiratory muscle..really effects
quality of breathing
- pursed lip breathing




Question:
chronic bronchitis
- where does the damage occur?
- what are some signs/symptoms?
Answer:
inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- copious amounts of sputum
-dyspnea, wheezing, rhonchi, cyanosis
- the damage is done in the airways, mucous build-up in the airways

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