Bio 669 - Exam 3 Pulmonary & Renal
Questions With Complete Solutions
A 1 year old child presents with tachypnea, labored
breathing and wheezing following onset of what
appears to be a cold / viral infection. The most
likely diagnosis is? Correct Answers bronchiolitis
A person with lupus is most likely to have fatal
complications arising from: Correct Answers
Immune complex deposition to the glomeruli
leading to severe glomerulonephritis
A pulmonary embolus creating alveolar dead space
will likely have which of the following effects?
Correct Answers High V/Q ratio
Acidosis will ______ the affinity of oxygen to
hemoglobin and thus would be considered a
_________ shift in the oxyhemoglobin disassociation
curve Correct Answers decrease, right
Acute cystitis is best described as? Correct
Answers Inflammation of the bladder, pressure
with frequency, dysuria, and lower abdominal &/or
suprapubic pain, lower back pain.
Because sweat if essentially a sodium solution with
an osmolarity less than that of plasma, severe
sweating leads to a reduction in plasma volume
, and an increase in plasma osmolarity. How do
these affect the secretion of ADH? Correct
Answers Both the decrease in plasma volume and
the increase in plasma osmolarity stimulates ADH
secretion.
Chronic inflammation of the bronchial wall, with
destruction of the elastic and muscular
components best describes? Correct Answers
Bronchiectasis
Edema of the alveolar membrane is a problem
because:
A. Indicates cancerous changes
B. Restricts perfusion of the alveolus
C. It interferes with normal gas exchange
D. It decreases air resistance in that area Correct
Answers C. It interferes with normal gas exchange
Empyema results from? Correct Answers An
infected pleural effusion
Enlargement of the renal pelvis and calyces due to
an upper urinary tract obstruction would best be
termed a? Correct Answers Hydronephrosis
Glucose reabsorption occurs primarily in the:
Correct Answers proximal convoluted tubule
Questions With Complete Solutions
A 1 year old child presents with tachypnea, labored
breathing and wheezing following onset of what
appears to be a cold / viral infection. The most
likely diagnosis is? Correct Answers bronchiolitis
A person with lupus is most likely to have fatal
complications arising from: Correct Answers
Immune complex deposition to the glomeruli
leading to severe glomerulonephritis
A pulmonary embolus creating alveolar dead space
will likely have which of the following effects?
Correct Answers High V/Q ratio
Acidosis will ______ the affinity of oxygen to
hemoglobin and thus would be considered a
_________ shift in the oxyhemoglobin disassociation
curve Correct Answers decrease, right
Acute cystitis is best described as? Correct
Answers Inflammation of the bladder, pressure
with frequency, dysuria, and lower abdominal &/or
suprapubic pain, lower back pain.
Because sweat if essentially a sodium solution with
an osmolarity less than that of plasma, severe
sweating leads to a reduction in plasma volume
, and an increase in plasma osmolarity. How do
these affect the secretion of ADH? Correct
Answers Both the decrease in plasma volume and
the increase in plasma osmolarity stimulates ADH
secretion.
Chronic inflammation of the bronchial wall, with
destruction of the elastic and muscular
components best describes? Correct Answers
Bronchiectasis
Edema of the alveolar membrane is a problem
because:
A. Indicates cancerous changes
B. Restricts perfusion of the alveolus
C. It interferes with normal gas exchange
D. It decreases air resistance in that area Correct
Answers C. It interferes with normal gas exchange
Empyema results from? Correct Answers An
infected pleural effusion
Enlargement of the renal pelvis and calyces due to
an upper urinary tract obstruction would best be
termed a? Correct Answers Hydronephrosis
Glucose reabsorption occurs primarily in the:
Correct Answers proximal convoluted tubule
