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This study guide for NURS 612 Advanced Health Assessment Exam 1 provides a comprehensive review of respiratory physiology, pathophysiology, ventilation, perfusion, gas exchange, pulmonary mechanics, and respiratory assessment concepts. Topics include upper and lower airway anatomy, lung compliance, surfactant function, airway resistance, ventilation-perfusion matching, oxygen and carbon dioxide transport, respiratory control mechanisms, chemoreceptors, lung receptors, dyspnea, tachypnea, and common pulmonary disorders. Designed for advanced nursing students, the resource supports exam preparation through detailed questions, verified answers, and explanatory rationales covering essential health assessment and clinical application concepts.

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NURS 612 EXAM 1 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALE

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NURS 612 EXAM 1 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+



Pathophysiology of respiratory system deals with Pathophysiologic
mechanisms, physiologic
basis of selected
diagnostic tests and
clinical manifestations
of:
Dyspena, hypoxemia,
hypercapnea
Disorders of inflation
(pleural disorders,
pneumonia, atelectasis)
Obstructive diseases
(asthma, COPD)
Vascular diseases (PE)



Upper airway structures Mouth
Oropharynx
Nasal pharynx
Larynx



Upper air way purpose: Purpose:
Conduction
Humidification
Protection




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Lower airway structures
-Tracheobronchial tree
-Trachea-5th vertebre
-R+L main stem bronchi -
Secondary and tertiary
bronchus



-Bronchioles and
terminal bronchioles
-Alveolar ducts
-Alveoli



Purpose of the lower airway Protection, gas exchange



Lower airway purpose Purpose: Protection, gas
exchange



lobe more likely for PNAs- because.... right lower lobe more
likely for PNAs- because
its easier for fluid to
collect



Dead space Dead space: area where
we have air but do not
have exchange…
because we don't have
suitable circulation



Tracheobronchial Tree has generations. 26 generations



generations 0-15 0-15: conducting zones




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