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1. Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function?
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a. August and Marie Krogh e e e
b. Alvan Barach e
c. John Severinghaus e
d. John Hutchinson e
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Hutchinson popularized the concept of using VC to assess lung function, and the names e e e e e e e e e e e e e
he gave to several other lung compartments are still used today.
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2. Which of the following are indications for performing spirometry?
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1. Assesstheriskoflungresection. e e e e e
2. Determine the responsetobronchodilator therapy. e e e e e
3. Assess the severity of restrictive lung disease. e e e e e e
4. QuantifytheextentofCOPD. e e e e
a. 1 and 4 e e
b. 2 and 3 e e
c. 1 , 2,and 4 e e e e
d. 2 , 3,and 4 e e e e
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Spirometry cannot assess severity of restriction; for that you need to measure lung e e e e e e e e e e e e
volumes ( see Box 1-2, Chapter 1).
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,3. The main indication for the measurement of lung volumes is to do which of the
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following?
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a. Diagnose or assess the severity of restriction.
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b. Evaluate the severity of pulmonary hypertension.
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c. Determine the level of cardiopulmonary fitness. e e e e e
d. Assess the risk of abdominal surgical procedures.
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The most common reason for measuring lung volumes is to identify restrictive
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4. DLCO measurements may be indicated to evaluate pulmonary involvement in which
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of the following systemic diseases?
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a. Asthma
b. Sarcoidosis
c. Exertional hypoxemia e
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d. Guillain-Barré syndrome e
ANS:B e
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5. Blood gas analysis is used with patients with COPD to do which e e e e e e e e e e e
of the following? e e e
a. Monitor airway responsiveness. e e
b. Determine level of cardiopulmonary fitness. e e e e
c. Detect pulmonary hypertension. e e
d. Assess need for supplementary O2. e e e e
ANS: D e
Blood gas analysis is most commonly used to determine the need for supplemental
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oxygen and to manage patients who require ventilatory support.
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6. Which of the following cause emphysema? e e e e e
1. 1-Antitrypsindeficiency e e
2. Exposure to environmental pollutants e e e
3. Radiationtherapy e
4. Cigarette smoking e
a. 1 and 2 e e
b. 3 and 4 e e
c. 1 , 2,and 4 e e e e
d. 2 , 3,and 4 e e e e
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Emphysema is caused primarily by cigarette smoking. Some emphysema is e e e e e e e e e
caused by the absence of a protective enzyme. Chronic exposure to environmental
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pollutants can also contribute to the development of emphysema.
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7. An adult patient complains of chest tightness and cough whenever he jogs in cold
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weather. These symptoms are consistent with which of the following?
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a. Cystic fibrosis e
b. Asthma
c. Pulmonary hypertension e
d. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis e e
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