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NBRC EXAM, PART II EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED/ PFT Chart - (Kevin, not sure what to do with this,you'll have to tell me) Obstructive - Which Pattern is this Flow Volume Loop (short fat loop) Normal - Which Pattern is this Flow Volume Loop Restrictive - Which Pattern is this Flow Volume Loop (tall skinny loop) Very Round Loop Pattern on Flow Volume Loop indicates what? - large, FIXED airway obstruction (like vocal cord paralysis or cancer) What is minimum acceptable ...

When should one consider COPD? - chronic cough dyspnea sputum production Hx risk factors: smoking, alpha-1antitrypsin def., and workplace exposure to gasses and fumes How is COPD dx'd? - spirometry after appropriate tx w/bronchodilator (salbutamol) How does one dx COPD by spirometry and assess the severity of COPD? - Postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC for dx Postbronchodilator FEV1 for severity What values of FEV1/FVC and FEV1 dx COPD? - FEV1 < 80% of predicted FEV1/FVC < .70 The...

Information Gathering - Emphysema: (Abnormal condition of the alveoli resulting destruction and loss of elasticity.) - LEVEL I : Cyanosis, Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter, Accessory muscle use, Digital clubbing of the nail beds, Significant history of smoking and/or occupational exposure to smoke or other pulmonary irritant LEVEL II : Dyspnea, Wheezing breath sounds LEVEL III : Chest X-ray—flattened diaphragms, hyperlucency, diminished pulmonary vascular markings. CBC—polycythem...

MKSAP Pulmonary Medicine Questions And Answers 100% Correct Review 2023 When should one consider COPD? - ANS-chronic cough dyspnea sputum production Hx risk factors: smoking, alpha-1antitrypsin def., and workplace exposure to gasses and fumes How is COPD dx'd? - ANS-spirometry after appropriate tx w/bronchodilator (salbutamol) How does one dx COPD by spirometry and assess the severity of COPD? - ANS-Postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC for dx Postbronchodilator FEV1 for severity What values ...

Pneumonia: CORRECT ANSWER-- Collection and/or consolidation of sputum as a result of a bacterial or viral agent entering the lung on inhalation. - Presents with fever, dyspnea, chills, cyanosis, rhonchi and rales - CXR: scattered infiltrates - CBC: Increased WBC if bacterial, decrease WBC if viral - Interventions: O2 therapy first, suctioning and other bronchial hygiene efforts. - Antibiotics: Penicillin for gram positive organisms, Gentamycin, or other 'mycin antibiotics for gram negati...

Pneumonia: CORRECT ANSWER - Collection and/or consolidation of sputum as a result of a bacterial or viral agent entering the lung on inhalation. - Presents with fever, dyspnea, chills, cyanosis, rhonchi and rales - CXR: scattered infiltrates - CBC: Increased WBC if bacterial, decrease WBC if viral - Interventions: O2 therapy first, suctioning and other bronchial hygiene efforts. - Antibiotics: Penicillin for gram positive organisms, Gentamycin, or other 'mycin antibiotics for gram negati...

Emphysema definition correct answer: Permanent enlargement of air spaces, accompanied by destruction of bronchial walls w/o obvious fibrosis Chronic bronchitis definition correct answer: Chronic productive cough for 3 months Emphysema primary assessment (info gathering) correct answer: Pink puffer, underweight, barrel chest, Hoover's sign, reddish skin, clubbing in late stage, dyspnea, pursed-lip breathing, accessory muscle use, hyperresonant/tympanic, diminished BS Chronic bronchit...

What is a normal FEV1 in a normal healthy adult? This is an exact statistical percentage value. correct answer: - 83% What shape of the flow-volume loop is typical for the patient with a fixed upper airway obstruction? correct answer: -Box shaped Which volumes or capacities cannot be measured by simple Spirometry? correct answer: (FRC, TLC, RV) Exam FRC and RV When an SVC is significantly larger than a FVC, what does this indicate? correct answer: An Obstruction is present What i...

What FEV1/FVC ratio on spirometry is consistent with airflow obstruction? - 70% What is used to characterize the degree of obstruction? - the degree of reduction in FEV1 What is considered moderately reduced FEV1? - 50-80% What is considered severely reduced FEV1? - 34-49% What is considered very severely reduced FEV1? - less than 34% In patients with obstruction, what additional test on spirometry should be performed? - bronchodilator challenge (2-4 puffs of a short acting B2 ago...

Family Medicine EOR Pulmonology Exam Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Q: What is COPD? Answer: Largely irreversible airflow obstruction due to loss of elastic recoil & increased airway resistance Q: What two diseases does COPD include? Answer: Emphysema Chronic bronchitis Q: What is a genetic disorder that leads to panacinar emphysema? Answer: Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency ** only genetic disease linked to COPD in patie...