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1. Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function? - a. August and Marie Krogh - b. Alvan Barach - c. John Severinghaus - d. John Hutchinson ️ (Correct Answer: d)
2. Which of the following are i...
PFT CH 1 Already Verified A+
Questions and Answers with Choices
1. Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function?
- a. August and Marie Krogh
- b. Alvan Barach
- c. John Severinghaus
- d. John Hutchinson ✔️ (Correct Answer: d)
2. Which of the following are indications for performing spirometry?
1. Assess the risk of lung resection.
2. Determine the response to bronchodilator therapy.
3. Assess the severity of restrictive lung disease.
4. Quantify the extent of COPD.
- a. 1 and 4
- b. 2 and 3
- c. 1, 2, and 4 ✔️ (Correct Answer: c)
- d. 2, 3, and 4
3. The main indication for the measurement of lung volumes is to do which of the following?
- a. Diagnose or assess the severity of restriction. ✔️ (Correct Answer: a)
- b. Evaluate the severity of pulmonary hypertension.
- c. Determine the level of cardiopulmonary fitness.
- d. Assess the risk of abdominal surgical procedures.
4. DLCO measurements may be indicated to evaluate pulmonary involvement in which of the following
systemic diseases?
- a. Asthma
, - b. Sarcoidosis ✔️ (Correct Answer: b)
- c. Exertional hypoxemia
- d. Guillain-Barré syndrome
5. Blood gas analysis is used with patients with COPD to do which of the following?
- a. Monitor airway responsiveness.
- b. Determine level of cardiopulmonary fitness.
- c. Detect pulmonary hypertension.
- d. Assess need for supplementary O2. ✔️ (Correct Answer: d)
6. Which of the following cause emphysema?
1. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin deficiency
2. Exposure to environmental pollutants
3. Radiation therapy
4. Cigarette smoking
- a. 1 and 2
- b. 3 and 4
- c. 1, 2, and 4 ✔️ (Correct Answer: c)
- d. 2, 3, and 4
7. An adult patient complains of chest tightness and cough whenever he jogs in cold weather. These
symptoms are consistent with which of the following?
- a. Cystic fibrosis
- b. Asthma ✔️ (Correct Answer: b)
- c. Pulmonary hypertension
- d. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
8. Which of the following statements concerning tumors in the upper airway is true?
- a. There may be variable or fixed obstruction. ✔️ (Correct Answer: a)
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