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Test Bank for Linz's Comprehensive Respiratory Diseases 1e 1st Edition by Sindee Karpel, Anthony James Linz. Full Chapters test bank included - Chapter 1 to 26 - Mid and Final exams are included too Chapter 1 Cardiopulmonary Assessment Chapter 2 Diagnostic Testing and Monitoring Chapter ...

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CHAPTER 01

Multiple Choice



1. A healthcare provider is interviewing a patient that has been complaining of a cough. The
patient states “The cough is worse when I first wake up.” This is an example of:
A. chief complaint.
B. history of present Illness.
C. occupational/exposure history.
D. past medical history.

Answer: B
A-Head: Taking a History
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate



2. A 68-year-old patient states she started smoking when she was 15. She smoked one pack per
day and quit 5 years ago. What is her smoking pack year history?
A. 15
B. 36
C. 48
D. 63

Answer: C
A-Head: Taking a History
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate



3. Which of the following traits or behaviors can communicate to the patient that the healthcare
provider cares about the patient?
A. Eye contact
B. Addressing the patient as “honey”
C. Looking at his or her watch
D. Pulling out his or her phone

Answer: A
A-Head: Taking a History
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy

,CHAPTER 01

4. A patient complains of shortness of breath. He states it happens especially when he is lying
down in bed and has to sleep in a recliner. The healthcare professional should document this as:
A. oligopnea.
B. platypnea.
C. apnea.
D. orthopnea.

Answer: D
A-Head: Taking a History
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy



5. Which of the following is true regarding heart rate?
A. After the age of 3 months, a heart rate greater than 100 is considered tachycardia.
B. A normal range for neonates is 85 to 200.
C. Tachycardia is a common finding in traumatic brain injury.
D. When palpating pulse, counting a 6-sec interval is appropriate.

Answer: B
A-Head: Vital Signs
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate



6. Bradycardia can be caused by all of the following, except:
A. hypothermia.
B. medications.
C. cardiac arrhythmias.
D. nicotine.

Answer: D
A-Head: Vital Signs
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy



7. A patient is experiencing episodes of apnea. When the patient is breathing, the breaths are
equal in depth but deep in volume. This is known as:
A. Biot respiration.
B. Cheyne-Stokes breathing.
C. normal respiration.
D. Kussmaul respiration.

,CHAPTER 01


Answer: A
A-Head: Vital Signs
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate



8. When examining the chest of a patient, the healthcare provider notices a sideways curve of the
spine, along with a forward curve. The HCP should document which of the following?
A. The patient has spinal carinatum.
B. The patient has pectus excavatum.
C. The patient has kyphoscoliosis.
D. The patient has lordosis.

Answer: C
A-Head: Essential Elements of a Pulmonary Examination
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate



9. While percussing a patient’s chest, the healthcare provider hears a tympanic sound over the
left apical region of the chest. This can be indicative of which of the following?
A. Pneumonia
B. Congestive heart failure
C. Pneumothorax
D. It is a normal finding.

Answer: C
A-Head: Essential Elements of a Pulmonary Examination
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Difficult



10. When evaluating a patient, the healthcare professional notices the patient is tachypneic, with
dull percussion over the left lower posterior of the lung, along with bronchial breath sounds in
the same region. If the healthcare provider were to perform tactile fremitus, the finding most
likely will be:
A. normal throughout the lung fields.
B. decreased over the left lower posterior lung field.
C. increased over the left lower posterior lung field.

Answer: C
A-Head: Essential Elements of a Pulmonary Examination

, CHAPTER 01

Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate



11. S2 breath sounds are heard when:
A. aortic and pulmonic valves close.
B. the mitral and tricuspid valves close.
C. the aortic and mitral valves close.
D. the pulmonic and tricuspid valves close.

Answer: A
A-Head: Essential Elements of a Pulmonary Examination
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Easy



12. A patient presents to the emergency department with altered mental status. The physician
asks you to assess her neurologic status. You find that the patient opens her eyes in response to
voice. When verbally responding to you, the patient is using inappropriate words. When applying
some pressure to the patient’s nail bed, she withdraws to pain. What Glasgow Coma Scale score
would you give this patient?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 10
D. 25

Answer: C
A-Head: Essential Elements of a Pulmonary Examination
Subject: Chapter 1
Complexity: Moderate



13. When auscultating a patient’s posterior chest, the healthcare provider notices
bronchiovesicular breath sounds at the fifth intercostal space, adjacent to the spine. This is
consistent with which of the following?
A. Pneumonia
B. Pneumothorax
C. Pleural effusion
D. Normal sounds

Answer: D
A-Head: Essential Elements of a Pulmonary Examination
Subject: Chapter 1

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