EXAM 8-12) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A)
What Is Pulmonary Disease? - Answer - Type Of Disease That Affects The
Lungs And Other Associated Parts Of The Respiratory System.
Describe Pulmonary Disease - Answer - Acute, Obstructive, Chronic Or
Infectious/Non-Infectious
Pulmonary Disease Can Be Associated With Other Organs - True Or False -
Answer - True - The Heart In Particular
Signs And Symptoms Of Pulmonary Disease (8) - Answer - -Dyspnea
-Cough
-Sputum
-Pain
-Cyanosis
-Clubbing
-Hemopysis
-Abnormal Breathing Patterns
Coughing Up Blood - Answer - Hemoptysis
,What Causes Iatrogenic Pneumothorax? - Answer - Transthoracic Needle
Aspiration
When Is The Difference Between Open And Closed Pneumothorax? -
Answer - Open Air Pressure Enters Into Pleural Space During Inspiration And
Exits During Expiration. Closed Air Does Not Escape Pleural Space During
Expiration
Presence Of Fluid In Plural Space - Answer - Pleural Effusion
Collection Of Blood In The Pleural Space - Answer - Hemothorax
What Is Kussmal Respiration? - Answer - Increased Respirations And Tidal
Volumes
Alternating Breathing Patterns Of Deep And Shallow Breathing - Answer -
Cheyne-Stokes
What Is Hypoxemia - Answer - Reduced Oxygenation Of Arterial Blood
What Is Hypoxia? - Answer - Deficiency In The Amount Of Oxygen Reaching
The Tissues
What Happens In Respiratory Failure? - Answer - Defined As Inadequate Gas
Exchange. Can Result From Injury To Lungs, Airway Or Chest Wall Or
Indirectly From Disease To Other Body Systems
,What Is Flail Chest? - Answer - Results From Fractures Of Ribs, Which Allow
Ribs To Move Independently During Respiration
Clinical Manifestations Flail Chest? (5) - Answer - -Pain In Chest
-Tenderness
-Difficulty Breathing
-Bruising And Inflammation
-Paradoxical Movement When Breathing
What Is Primary (Spontaneous) Pneumothorax? - Answer - Occurs When A
Small Air Blister (Bleb) On The Top Of The Lung Ruptures
What Is Secondary Pneumothorax? - Answer - Caused By Disease, Trauma,
Injury, Or Condition
Presence Of Pus In The Plural Space - Answer - Empyema
What Is A Restrictive Lung Disorder - Answer - Decrease Compliance Of The
Lung Tissue
Treatment For Pulmonary Edema - Answer - Depends On Cause - Left Sided
Heart Failure: Diuretics, Vasodilators And Medications, Capillary Injury:
Maintain Adequate Ventilation And Circulation
, Represents A Spectrum Of Acute Lung Inflammation And Defuse
Alveolocapillary Injury - Answer - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(Ards)
What Is The Impact From Restrictive Lung Disorders? - Answer - Individuals
Experience Dyspnea, Increased Respiratory Rate, And Decreased Tidal
Volume
Passage Of Fluid And Solid Particles Into The Lung - Answer - Aspiration
Clinical Manifestations Of Aspiration? - Answer - -Sudden Onset Of Choking
-Intractable Cough
-Fever
-Dyspnea
-Wheezing
Collapse Of Lung Tissue - Answer - Atelectasis
What Are The 3 Types Of Atelectasis? - Answer - - Compression
- Absorption
- Surfactant
Clinical Manifestations Of Atelectasis? (4) - Answer - -Dyspnea
-Fever
-Cough
-Leukocytosis