DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT IN PMH
EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● What triggers an increase in minute ventilation? Answer: A fall in
oxygen saturation by 1% triggers an increase of approximately 1 L/min
in minute ventilation.
●● What is the role of the diaphragm in respiration? Answer: The
diaphragm is the primary inspiratory muscle involved in normal
respiration.
●● What are common symptoms to assess in patients with
neuromuscular disease? Answer: Onset and severity of symptoms,
symptoms location, breathing pattern, ptosis, reflexes, coordination,
sense of touch, ABG, CXR, and PFT.
●● What is poliomyelitis? Answer: A disease caused by the poliovirus
that infects humans, leading to an inflammatory response in the central
nervous system.
●● What are the initial symptoms of poliomyelitis? Answer: Flu-like
symptoms including fever, headache, nausea/vomiting, fatigue, pain in
limbs, and stiff neck.
, ●● What is post-polio syndrome (PPS)? Answer: A cluster of potentially
disabling signs and symptoms that appear decades after the initial polio
illness, affecting up to three quarters of polio survivors.
●● What are the signs and symptoms of post-polio syndrome? Answer:
General fatigue, muscle atrophy, progressive muscle and joint weakness,
and progressive breathing and swallowing problems.
●● How is post-polio syndrome diagnosed? Answer: Diagnosis requires
prior paralytic poliomyelitis, evidence of motor neuron loss, and slowly
progressive new muscle weakness for at least a year.
●● What are the treatment options for post-polio syndrome? Answer: No
effective treatments; focus on physical activities, assistive devices, and
monitoring for complications.
●● What causes drug overdose affecting the respiratory system?
Answer: Inappropriate use of pharmacological agents, leading to direct
suppression or stimulation of the respiratory center and impaired
respiratory mechanics.
●● What are common clinical signs of drug overdose? Answer: Altered
level of consciousness, irrational behavior, coma-like state, tachypnea,
cardiac/respiratory arrest, hypoxemia/hypercapnia, and kidney injury.
EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● What triggers an increase in minute ventilation? Answer: A fall in
oxygen saturation by 1% triggers an increase of approximately 1 L/min
in minute ventilation.
●● What is the role of the diaphragm in respiration? Answer: The
diaphragm is the primary inspiratory muscle involved in normal
respiration.
●● What are common symptoms to assess in patients with
neuromuscular disease? Answer: Onset and severity of symptoms,
symptoms location, breathing pattern, ptosis, reflexes, coordination,
sense of touch, ABG, CXR, and PFT.
●● What is poliomyelitis? Answer: A disease caused by the poliovirus
that infects humans, leading to an inflammatory response in the central
nervous system.
●● What are the initial symptoms of poliomyelitis? Answer: Flu-like
symptoms including fever, headache, nausea/vomiting, fatigue, pain in
limbs, and stiff neck.
, ●● What is post-polio syndrome (PPS)? Answer: A cluster of potentially
disabling signs and symptoms that appear decades after the initial polio
illness, affecting up to three quarters of polio survivors.
●● What are the signs and symptoms of post-polio syndrome? Answer:
General fatigue, muscle atrophy, progressive muscle and joint weakness,
and progressive breathing and swallowing problems.
●● How is post-polio syndrome diagnosed? Answer: Diagnosis requires
prior paralytic poliomyelitis, evidence of motor neuron loss, and slowly
progressive new muscle weakness for at least a year.
●● What are the treatment options for post-polio syndrome? Answer: No
effective treatments; focus on physical activities, assistive devices, and
monitoring for complications.
●● What causes drug overdose affecting the respiratory system?
Answer: Inappropriate use of pharmacological agents, leading to direct
suppression or stimulation of the respiratory center and impaired
respiratory mechanics.
●● What are common clinical signs of drug overdose? Answer: Altered
level of consciousness, irrational behavior, coma-like state, tachypnea,
cardiac/respiratory arrest, hypoxemia/hypercapnia, and kidney injury.
