Forced vital capacity - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CMN 568 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Asthma - Diagnostic testing - Answer-Under age 5 - diagnosed based on clinical judgement and assessment of symptoms (unable to cooperate with PFT's) Pulmonary functions tests/spirometry CXR not usually needed unless r/o pneumonia during exacerbation Allergy testing may be used to ID triggers Pulmonary Function Tests - Answer-FEV1 - Forced expiratory volume in 1 second FVC - Forced vital capacity FEV1/FVC ratio - compared to referen...

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - 3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, decrease in oxygen levels.

HA Exam 1 2024 Questions & Answers Graded A+ | Guaranteed Success A 72-year-old is sitting on the examining table with legs dangling while you assess breath sounds. Toward the end of your assessment, the patient complains of dizziness. Which action do you take? a. Tell the patient to hold his/her breath for a few seconds. b. Have the patient put his/her head in his/her lap. c. Help the patient lie down. d. Ask the patient to pant. - Tell the patient to hold his/her breath for a few secon...

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - correct answers 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) Forced Vital Capacity is the volume of air exhaled from full inhalation...

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GMS6402: Medical Pulmonary Physiology Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 A patient performs an expiratory forced vital capacity maneuver. His FVC is 2 liters and his FEV1 is 1 liter. Based on your knowledge of these numbers you would predict that this person suffers from - a restrictive lung disease - pulmonary fibrosis - an obstructive lung disease - all of the above - this patient is normal (Correct Answer) - an obstructive lung disease

A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend: A. Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve. B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. See Patient Assessment A healthy adult female can exhale what portion of her f...

MN 568 Midterm Study Guide Questions with Answers 2021 Respiratory Review 1. A chronic cough lasts longer than: 8 Weeks 2. You are doing a cerumen extraction and touch the external meatus of your pt's ear. He winces and starts coughing. What is the name of this reflex? Arnold Reflex 3. Julie has a postnasal drip along with her cough. You assess her for: Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis 4. A pt with HTN comes in and insists that one of his new meds is causing him to cough. When lo...

TMC PRACTICE EXAM 100 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 COMPLETE SOLUTION Within one second after initiating a forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver, a patient with normal lungs should be able to exhale what percent of the FVC? A. 35-50% of the FVC B. 50-70% of the FVC C. 70-83% of the FVC D. 84-93% of the FVC Correct Answer: c. 70-83% of FVC

TMC practice exam 2024 | 100 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION Within one second after initiating a forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver, a patient with normal lungs should be able to exhale what percent of the FVC? A. 35-50% of the FVC B. 50-70% of the FVC C. 70-83% of the FVC D. 84-93% of the FVC Correct Answer: c. 70-83% of FVC