NSG 3850 Patho 2, Exam2 Chapters 21, 22, & 23.
NEWEST EXAM 2026-2027 COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED
A common characteristic of viral pneumonia is
a. high fever.
b. alveolar infiltrates on a chest x-ray.
c. increased white blood cell count.
d. dry cough. - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Dry cough
A major cause of treatment failure in tuberculosis is
a. resistant organism.
b. allergy to drugs used.
c. nonadherence.
d. immunosuppression. - CORRECT ANSWER: c. nonadherence.
A major risk factor for the development of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease is
a. contaminated water.
b. immunosuppression.
c. being a male.
d. overuse of antibiotics. - CORRECT ANSWER: b. immunosuppression.
,A patient with a productive cough and parenchymal infiltrates on x-ray is demonstrating
symptomology of
a. bacterial pneumonia.
b. viral pneumonia.
c. tuberculosis.
d. acute respiratory distress syndrome. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. bacterial pneumonia
A patient with flail chest will demonstrate
a. absence of chest movement with breaths.
b. no inspiratory breath sounds.
c. fluttering chest movements on expirations.
d. outward chest movement on expiration. - CORRECT ANSWER: d. outward chest movement
on expiration.
A restrictive respiratory disorder is characterized by
a. increased total lung capacity.
b. decreased residual volume.
c. inspiratory wheezing.
d. expiratory wheezing. - CORRECT ANSWER: b. decreased residual volume.
Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is called
a. an abscess.
b. pleurisy.
c. flail chest.
,d. pleural effusion. - CORRECT ANSWER: d. pleural effusion
After evaluation, a child's asthma is characterized as ―extrinsic. This means that the asthma is
a. of unknown pathogenesis.
b. associated with specific allergic triggers.
c. associated with respiratory infections.
d. induced by psychological factors (stress). - CORRECT ANSWER: b. associated with specific
allergic triggers.
Air that enters the pleural space during inspiration but is unable to exit during expiration creates
a condition called
a. tension pneumothorax.
b. open pneumothorax.
c. pleural effusion.
d. empyema. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. tension pneumothorax
Airway obstruction in chronic bronchitis is because of
a. thick mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy.
b. loss of alveolar elastin.
c. pulmonary edema.
d. hyperplasia and deformation of bronchial cartilage. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. thick mucus,
fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy
All obstructive pulmonary disorders are characterized by
, a. resistance to airflow.
b. hyperresponsiveness.
c. decreased residual volumes.
d. decreased lung compliance. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. resistance to airflow
Allergic (extrinsic) asthma is associated with
a. hyporesponsiveness of airways.
b. unknown precipitating factors.
c. IgE-mediated airway inflammation.
d. irreversible airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER: c. IgE-mediated airway inflammation.
An acute asthma attack is associated with which signs and symptoms? (Select all that apply.)
a. Bronchoconstriction
b. Bronchial mucosal edema
c. Hypersecretion of mucus
d. Alveolar collapse
e. Hypoxemia - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Bronchoconstriction
B. Bronchial mucosal edema
C. Hypersecretion of mucus
E. Hypoxemia
An increase in filtration of fluid from the pulmonary capillaries into the interstitium occurs with -
pressure.
a. increased capillary colloid
NEWEST EXAM 2026-2027 COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED
A common characteristic of viral pneumonia is
a. high fever.
b. alveolar infiltrates on a chest x-ray.
c. increased white blood cell count.
d. dry cough. - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Dry cough
A major cause of treatment failure in tuberculosis is
a. resistant organism.
b. allergy to drugs used.
c. nonadherence.
d. immunosuppression. - CORRECT ANSWER: c. nonadherence.
A major risk factor for the development of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) disease is
a. contaminated water.
b. immunosuppression.
c. being a male.
d. overuse of antibiotics. - CORRECT ANSWER: b. immunosuppression.
,A patient with a productive cough and parenchymal infiltrates on x-ray is demonstrating
symptomology of
a. bacterial pneumonia.
b. viral pneumonia.
c. tuberculosis.
d. acute respiratory distress syndrome. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. bacterial pneumonia
A patient with flail chest will demonstrate
a. absence of chest movement with breaths.
b. no inspiratory breath sounds.
c. fluttering chest movements on expirations.
d. outward chest movement on expiration. - CORRECT ANSWER: d. outward chest movement
on expiration.
A restrictive respiratory disorder is characterized by
a. increased total lung capacity.
b. decreased residual volume.
c. inspiratory wheezing.
d. expiratory wheezing. - CORRECT ANSWER: b. decreased residual volume.
Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is called
a. an abscess.
b. pleurisy.
c. flail chest.
,d. pleural effusion. - CORRECT ANSWER: d. pleural effusion
After evaluation, a child's asthma is characterized as ―extrinsic. This means that the asthma is
a. of unknown pathogenesis.
b. associated with specific allergic triggers.
c. associated with respiratory infections.
d. induced by psychological factors (stress). - CORRECT ANSWER: b. associated with specific
allergic triggers.
Air that enters the pleural space during inspiration but is unable to exit during expiration creates
a condition called
a. tension pneumothorax.
b. open pneumothorax.
c. pleural effusion.
d. empyema. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. tension pneumothorax
Airway obstruction in chronic bronchitis is because of
a. thick mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy.
b. loss of alveolar elastin.
c. pulmonary edema.
d. hyperplasia and deformation of bronchial cartilage. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. thick mucus,
fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy
All obstructive pulmonary disorders are characterized by
, a. resistance to airflow.
b. hyperresponsiveness.
c. decreased residual volumes.
d. decreased lung compliance. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. resistance to airflow
Allergic (extrinsic) asthma is associated with
a. hyporesponsiveness of airways.
b. unknown precipitating factors.
c. IgE-mediated airway inflammation.
d. irreversible airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER: c. IgE-mediated airway inflammation.
An acute asthma attack is associated with which signs and symptoms? (Select all that apply.)
a. Bronchoconstriction
b. Bronchial mucosal edema
c. Hypersecretion of mucus
d. Alveolar collapse
e. Hypoxemia - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Bronchoconstriction
B. Bronchial mucosal edema
C. Hypersecretion of mucus
E. Hypoxemia
An increase in filtration of fluid from the pulmonary capillaries into the interstitium occurs with -
pressure.
a. increased capillary colloid
