AGACNP Test #2 exam 2023/2024 with 100% correct answers

COPD - correct answer a common preventable and treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation, usually progressive and associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and the lung to noxious particles or gases. Small Airways Disease - correct answer Airway inflammation Airway fibrosis, luminal plugs Increased airway resistance Parenchymal Destruction - correct answer Loss of alveolar attachments Decrease of elastic recoil Airflow limitation - correct answer Small airways disease and parenchymal destruction Modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) Questionnaire - correct answer 0. Not troubled with breathlessness except with strenuous exercise. 1. Troubled by shortness of breath when hurrying or walking up a slight hill. 2. Walks slower than people of the same age due to breathlessness or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace on the level. 3. Stops for breath after walking ~100 m or after a few minutes on the level. 4. Too breathless to leave the house or breathless when dressing or undressing. GOLD 1: Mild - correct answer FEV1 80% predicted GOLD 2: Moderate - correct answer 50% FEV1 80% predicted GOLD 3: Severe - correct answer 30% FEV1 50% predicted