CLINICAL SIMULATION SAE EXAM ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS

CLINICAL SIMULATION SAE EXAM ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Clinical Simulation SAE Exam Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027

Question:
Emphysema

Answer:
Presence of permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, accompanied
by destruction of their walls and without obvious fibroisis



Question:
Chronic bronchitis

Answer:
Chronic productive cough for three months in each of two successive years in a pt for whom other
causes of the productive cough have been excluded



Question:
Etiology of COPD

Answer:
- tobacco smoke genetic predisposition indoor and outdoor pollution



Question:
Pt Assessment of Emphysema Pt (Primary assessment)

Answer:
AKA pink puffer or Type A COPD Body build = thin, underweight Past medical history = Tobacco
use Cough = Less common, muciod secretions Appearance of chest = Barrel chest, increased A-P
diameter (Hoover's Sign) Respiratory Pattern = Dyspnea, pursed-lip breathing, accessory muscle
use, especially during exacerbations Color= Often reddish Clubbing = Late stage Diagnostic Chest
Percussion = Hyperresonant/ Tympanic note Breath Sounds = Diminished, prolonged expiration

,Question:
Body build of Type A COPD (pink puffer) Emphysema

Answer:
Thin, underweight



Question:
Past medical history for emphysema pts

Answer:
Tobacco use



Question:
Cough (Emphysema)

Answer:
Less common, muciod secretions



Question:
Appearance of the chest (Emphysema)

Answer:
Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter



Question:
Respiratory pattern ( Emphysema)

Answer:
Dyspnea, pursed lip breathing, accessory muscle use, especially during exacerbations

,Question:
Color (Emphysema)

Answer:
Often reddish



Question:
Clubbing (Emphysema)

Answer:
Late stage



Question:
Diagnostic Chet Percussion (Emphysema)

Answer:
Hyperresonant/tympanic note



Question:
Breath sounds ( Emphysema)

Answer:
Diminished, prolonged expiration



Question:
Patient Assessment (Primary) Chronic Bronchitis

Answer:
AKA Blue bloater Type B COPD Body build = Stocky, overweight Past Medical History = Tobacco
use Cough = Productive, copious amounts, purulent secretions Chest Appearance = Ocassionally
barrel chest Color = Cyanotic Clubbing = Common Diagnostic Chest Percussion = normal Breath
Sounds = Rhonchi, crackles, wheezing

, Question:
Body build (Chronic Bronchitis)

Answer:
Stocky, overweight



Question:
Past Medical History (Chronic Bronchitis)

Answer:
Tobacco use



Question:
Cough (Chronic Bronchitis )

Answer:
Productive, copious amounts of purulent secretions



Question:
Chest Appearance (Chronic Bronchitis)

Answer:
Occasionally barrel chest



Question:
Respiratory Pattern (Chronic Bronchitis )

Answer:
Use of accessory muscles less common