RESPIRATORY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

RESPIRATORY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Mark, age 72, has been living in a shelter for 4 months. Today he appears at the clinic complaining of productive cough, weight loss, weakness, anorexia, night sweats, and generalized malaise. These have been bothering him for 8 weeks. What would be one of the first tests you order? 1. Mantoux test. 2. Chest x-ray. 3. Complete blood work. 4. Sputum culture. Correct Answer: Mantoux test An infant who has periodic breathing with persistent or prolonged apnea (greater than 20 seconds) may have an increased risk of: 1. Pneumonia. 2.Left-sided congestive heart failure. 3. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 4. Anemia. Correct Answer: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the following is considered a therapeutic indication for a bronchoscopy? 1. To evaluate indeterminate lung lesions. 2. To stage cancer preoperatively. 3. To determine the extent of injury secondary to burns, inhalation, or other trauma. 4. To remove a foreign body lodged in the trachea. Correct Answer: To remove a foreign body lodged in the trachea. Martin, age 76, has just been given a diagnosis of pneumonia. Which of the following is an indication that he should be hospitalized? 1.Inability to take oral medications and multilobar involvement on chest x-ray. 2.Alert and oriented status, slightly high but stable vital signs, and no one to take care of him at home. 3.Sputum with gram-positive organisms. 4.A complete blood count (CBC) showing leukocytosis. Correct Answer: Inability to take oral medications and multilobar involvement on chest x-ray. Which of the following statements regarding the respiratory status of a pregnant woman is true? 1. The thoracic cage may appear wider. 2. The costal angle may feel narrower. 3. Respirations may be shallow. 4. Oxygenation is decreased. Correct Answer: The thoracic cage may appear wider.