Unit 3, 4, 5 QUIZ:
UNIT 3
1. The amount of gas remaining in the lungs after a maximal expiration is
called the
a. residual volume.
b. functional residual capacity.
c. expiratory reserve volume.
d. vital capacity.
2. 9. Secondary pulmonary hypertension is most often caused by
a. increased pulmonary blood flow.
b. increased pulmonary vascular resistance.
c. increased left atrial pressure.
d. decreased alveolar compliance.
3. 13. Hypoventilation causes
a. hypoxemia.
b. respiratory alkalosis.
c. increased minute ventilation.
d. decreased PaCO2.
4. 14. Which person is at greatest risk for developing a pulmonary embolism?
a. A 25-year-old man with asthma
b. A 28-year-old woman in the first trimester of a normal pregnancy
c. A 42-year-old woman with a broken ankle
d. A 67-year-old man with a deep vein thrombosis in the
femoral vein
5. 15. Chronic pulmonary hypertension can eventually cause which
complication?
a. Pulmonary emboli
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
d. Right heart failure
6. 17. Right-sided heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension is also
called
a. diastolic heart failure.
b. high output failure.
c. coronary disease.
d. cor pulmonale.
7. 18. The patient asks why lung problems caused a heart problem, cor
pulmonale. What response is best?
a. Left ventricular failure causes pulmonary venous congestion and
pulmonary edema.
b. Pneumothorax causes compression atelectasis, decreased alveolar
ventilation, and impaired oxygenation.
c. Increased resistance to pulmonary arterial flow leads to
compensatory right ventricular hypertrophy.
d. Impaired ventilation causes decreased PaO 2, which precipitates
cardiac dysrhythmias.
, 8. Which is true about lung compliance? (Select all that apply.)
a. Represents lung expandability
b. Decreases in the elderly
c. Can be decreased by obesity, abdominal distention,
pregnancy
d. Is decreased in emphysema
e. Is affected by body position
9. Emphysema results from destruction of alveolar walls and capillaries,
which is because of
a. release of proteolytic enzymes from immune cells.
b. air trapping with resultant excessive alveolar pressure.
c. excessive 1 antitrypsin.
d. autoantibodies against pulmonary basement membrane.
10. Chronic bronchitis often leads to cor pulmonale because of
a. ventricular hypoxia.
b. increased pulmonary vascular resistance.
c. left ventricular strain.
d. hypervolemia.
11. COPD leads to a barrel chest, because it causes
a. pulmonary edema.
b. muscle atrophy.
c. prolonged inspiration.
d. air trapping.
12. Lack of antitrypsin in emphysema causes
a. chronic mucous secretion and airway fibrosis.
b. destruction of alveolar tissue.
c. pulmonary edema and increased alveolar compliance.
d. bronchoconstriction and airway edema.
13. The hypersecretion of mucus resulting from chronic bronchitis is the result
of
a. recurrent infection.
b. destruction of alveolar septa.
c. reduced inflammation.
d. barrel chest.
14. Which assessment would support a diagnosis of type A COPD
(emphysema) rather than type B (chronic bronchitis) COPD
a. Copious sputum, dyspnea, cor pulmonale
b. Noisy breath sounds, fatigue, high PaCO2, overweight
c. Normal PaCO2, scant sputum, accessory muscle use, barrel
chest
d. Barrel chest, productive cough, cyanosis, very decreased PaO2
15. 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.
16. Viral pneumonia is characterized by
UNIT 3
1. The amount of gas remaining in the lungs after a maximal expiration is
called the
a. residual volume.
b. functional residual capacity.
c. expiratory reserve volume.
d. vital capacity.
2. 9. Secondary pulmonary hypertension is most often caused by
a. increased pulmonary blood flow.
b. increased pulmonary vascular resistance.
c. increased left atrial pressure.
d. decreased alveolar compliance.
3. 13. Hypoventilation causes
a. hypoxemia.
b. respiratory alkalosis.
c. increased minute ventilation.
d. decreased PaCO2.
4. 14. Which person is at greatest risk for developing a pulmonary embolism?
a. A 25-year-old man with asthma
b. A 28-year-old woman in the first trimester of a normal pregnancy
c. A 42-year-old woman with a broken ankle
d. A 67-year-old man with a deep vein thrombosis in the
femoral vein
5. 15. Chronic pulmonary hypertension can eventually cause which
complication?
a. Pulmonary emboli
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
d. Right heart failure
6. 17. Right-sided heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension is also
called
a. diastolic heart failure.
b. high output failure.
c. coronary disease.
d. cor pulmonale.
7. 18. The patient asks why lung problems caused a heart problem, cor
pulmonale. What response is best?
a. Left ventricular failure causes pulmonary venous congestion and
pulmonary edema.
b. Pneumothorax causes compression atelectasis, decreased alveolar
ventilation, and impaired oxygenation.
c. Increased resistance to pulmonary arterial flow leads to
compensatory right ventricular hypertrophy.
d. Impaired ventilation causes decreased PaO 2, which precipitates
cardiac dysrhythmias.
, 8. Which is true about lung compliance? (Select all that apply.)
a. Represents lung expandability
b. Decreases in the elderly
c. Can be decreased by obesity, abdominal distention,
pregnancy
d. Is decreased in emphysema
e. Is affected by body position
9. Emphysema results from destruction of alveolar walls and capillaries,
which is because of
a. release of proteolytic enzymes from immune cells.
b. air trapping with resultant excessive alveolar pressure.
c. excessive 1 antitrypsin.
d. autoantibodies against pulmonary basement membrane.
10. Chronic bronchitis often leads to cor pulmonale because of
a. ventricular hypoxia.
b. increased pulmonary vascular resistance.
c. left ventricular strain.
d. hypervolemia.
11. COPD leads to a barrel chest, because it causes
a. pulmonary edema.
b. muscle atrophy.
c. prolonged inspiration.
d. air trapping.
12. Lack of antitrypsin in emphysema causes
a. chronic mucous secretion and airway fibrosis.
b. destruction of alveolar tissue.
c. pulmonary edema and increased alveolar compliance.
d. bronchoconstriction and airway edema.
13. The hypersecretion of mucus resulting from chronic bronchitis is the result
of
a. recurrent infection.
b. destruction of alveolar septa.
c. reduced inflammation.
d. barrel chest.
14. Which assessment would support a diagnosis of type A COPD
(emphysema) rather than type B (chronic bronchitis) COPD
a. Copious sputum, dyspnea, cor pulmonale
b. Noisy breath sounds, fatigue, high PaCO2, overweight
c. Normal PaCO2, scant sputum, accessory muscle use, barrel
chest
d. Barrel chest, productive cough, cyanosis, very decreased PaO2
15. 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.
16. Viral pneumonia is characterized by
