ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 4
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
◉ A nurse remembers a low ventilation-perfusion ratio results in:
A. Alveolar collapse
B. Shunting
C. Bronchoconstriction
D. Increased dead space
Answer: Shunting
◉ A 30-year-old female received a severe head injury in a motor
vehicle accident. She is now experiencing respiratory abnormalities
characterized by alternating periods of deep and shallow breathing
with periods of apnea. What term should the nurse use when
charting this condition?
A. Frank-Starling
B. Orthopnea
C. Apnea
D. Cheyne-Stokes
Answer: Cheyne-Stokes
, ◉ A 28-year-old male reports to his primary care provider that he
has had a cold for a week and is coughing up bloody secretions.
When giving report, what term should the nurse use to describe this
condition?
A. Hematemesis
B. Hemoptysis
C. Rhinitis
D. Cyanosis
Answer: Hemoptysis
◉ Which patient would the nurse assess for paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea (PND)? A patient with:
A. Asthma
B. Pulmonary fibrosis
C. Hypotension
D. Left ventricular failure
Answer: Left ventricular failure
◉ A 30-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident and
sustains trauma to the lungs and chest wall. He experiences
respiratory failure. Which of the following lab values would the
nurse expect?
A. Electrolyte imbalances
B. Elevated pH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
◉ A nurse remembers a low ventilation-perfusion ratio results in:
A. Alveolar collapse
B. Shunting
C. Bronchoconstriction
D. Increased dead space
Answer: Shunting
◉ A 30-year-old female received a severe head injury in a motor
vehicle accident. She is now experiencing respiratory abnormalities
characterized by alternating periods of deep and shallow breathing
with periods of apnea. What term should the nurse use when
charting this condition?
A. Frank-Starling
B. Orthopnea
C. Apnea
D. Cheyne-Stokes
Answer: Cheyne-Stokes
, ◉ A 28-year-old male reports to his primary care provider that he
has had a cold for a week and is coughing up bloody secretions.
When giving report, what term should the nurse use to describe this
condition?
A. Hematemesis
B. Hemoptysis
C. Rhinitis
D. Cyanosis
Answer: Hemoptysis
◉ Which patient would the nurse assess for paroxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea (PND)? A patient with:
A. Asthma
B. Pulmonary fibrosis
C. Hypotension
D. Left ventricular failure
Answer: Left ventricular failure
◉ A 30-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident and
sustains trauma to the lungs and chest wall. He experiences
respiratory failure. Which of the following lab values would the
nurse expect?
A. Electrolyte imbalances
B. Elevated pH
