NUR231 Week 4 Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers
Asthma is thought to be caused by: a) an autosomal recessive trait b)
autoimmunity c) excessive use of antibiotics as a child d) interactions
between genetic and environmental factors - ✔✔Interactions between
genetic and environmental factors
In asthma, _ is/are reduced A) lung volumes B) expiratory flow rates C) air
trapping D) dead space - ✔✔Expiratory flow rates
A 13 year old is diagnosed with asthma. Which of the following should she
recognise as part of an asthmatic attack A) headache B) chest pain C)
wheeze D) bradycardia - ✔✔Wheeze
Airway hyper-responsiveness in asthma is related to A) an increased
sympathetic nervous system response B) the release of stress hormones
C) exposure to allergen causing mast cell degranulation D) hereditary
decrease in IgE responsiveness - ✔✔Exposure to allergen causing mast
cell degranulation
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Airway obstruction contributing to increased airflow resistance and
hypoventilation in asthma is caused by A) type 2 alveolar cell in jury -
decreased surfactant B) alveolar fibrosis and pulmonary oedema C) mucus
secretion, bronchoconstriction, airway oedema D) collapse of cartliganous
rings in bronchi - ✔✔Mucus secretion, bronchoconstriction, airway oedema
A 10 year old is brought into ED with prolonged bronchospasm and severe
hypoxaemia. The most likely diagnosis is A) exercise induced asthma B)
COPD C) status asthmaticus D) bronchiectasis - ✔✔Status asthmaticus
A 60 year old female with emphysema is having difficulty expiring a given
volume of air. She is most likely experiencing _ pulmonary disease A)
restrictive B) obstructive C) atelectatic D) pleuritic - ✔✔Obstructive
A 52 year old female presents with chronic bronchitis. Tests reveal the
closure of the airway during expiration. This condition is most likely caused
by A) thick mucus from hypertrophied glands B) ventilation-perfusion
mismatch C) hyperventilation D) thinning smooth muscle in the bronchioles
- ✔✔Thick mucus from hypertrophied glands
A 45 year old male presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 month's duration.
Which of the following is most likely to cause this condition A) chronic