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NU551 Unit 7 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What causes cyanosis and how much hemoglobin must be
desaturated?

Ans: Bluish-purple discoloration due to ~5 g/dL of desaturated
hemoglobin

Where is cyanosis most visible?

Ans: Lips, nail beds, earlobes (thin-skin areas)

What is clubbing and what is it associated with?

Ans: Bulbous enlargement of fingertips/toes from chronic low
oxygen; linked to COPD, cystic fibrosis, congenital heart
disease, smokers, vapers

What is the pleura?

Ans: Two-layer membrane around lungs with a fluid-filled
cavity between

What is pleurisy and its main cause?

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Ans: Inflammation of pleura (usually viral) → sharp chest pain
worse with breathing/coughing

Key clinical signs of pleurisy?

Ans: Left-sided chest pain, shallow breathing, increased
HR/RR, normal breath sounds, no cyanosis

What is hypercapnia?

Ans: Excess CO₂ in the blood (common in COPD)

What is hypoxia?

Ans: Low oxygen in tissues; requires ABG interpretation (pH,
CO₂, HCO₃⁻)

What are the 5 causes of hypoxia?

Ans: High altitude, diffusion problems, V/Q mismatch,
hypoventilation, shunt

What is flail chest?

Ans: Rib/sternal fractures causing paradoxical chest wall
movement
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