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12th Edition, By Mottram
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Chapter 1 - 13 Updated
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,Chapter 1: Indications for Pulmonary Function Testing Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function?
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a. August and Marie Krogh ff ff ff
b. Alvan Barach ff
c. John Severinghaus ff
d. John Hutchinson ff
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Hutchinson popularized the concept of using VC to assess lung function, and the names he
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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. Assess the risk of lung resection. ff ff ff ff ff
2. Determine the response to bronchodilator therapy. ff ff ff ff ff
3. Assess the severity of restrictive lung disease.
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4. Quantify the extent of COPD. ff ff ff ff
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Spirometry cannot assess severity of restriction; for that you need to measure lung volumes
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( 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 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.
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d. Assess the risk of abdominal surgical procedures.
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ANS: A ff
The most common reason for measuring lung volumes is to identify restrictive lung
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disease. DIF:
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4. DLCO measurements may be indicated to evaluate pulmonary involvement in which of
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the following systemic diseases?
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a. Asthma
b. Sarcoidosis
c. Exertional hypoxemia ff
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d. Guillain-Barré syndrome ff
ANS: B ff
Sarcoidosis is the only systemic disease listed that affects gas exchange.
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5. Blood gas analysis is used with patients with COPD to do which of the ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
following? ff
a. Monitor airway responsiveness. ff ff
b. Determine level of cardiopulmonary fitness. ff ff ff ff
c. Detect pulmonary hypertension. ff ff
d. Assess need for supplementary O2. ff ff ff ff
ANS: D ff
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?
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1. 1- Antitrypsin deficiency ff ff
2. Exposure to environmental pollutants ff ff ff
3. Radiation therapy ff
4. Cigarette smoking ff
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ANS: C ff
Emphysema is caused primarily by cigarette smoking. Some emphysema is caused by the
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absence of a protective enzyme. Chronic exposure to environmental pollutants can also
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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 ff
b. Asthma
c. Pulmonary hypertension ff
d. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ff ff
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