PNP301 final Respiratory System
Disorders Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
b. Alveoli, bronchioles, bronchi
As pulmonary edema progressives, the fluid moves in which of the following sequences?
a. Peribronchial interstitial spaces, bronchi, trachea
b.Alveoli, bronchioles, bronchi
c. Bronchioles, bronchi, trachea
d.Pulmonary capillaries, alveoli, bronchioles
a. A restrictive pulmonary disorder
Pulmonary edema produces:
a.a restrictive pulmonary disorder.
b.an obstructive pulmonary disorder.
c.both a restrictive and obstructive disorders.
d.obstructive cardiac disease.
d. 1, 3, 4 (atelectasis, high surface tension of alveolar fluids, alveolar flooding)
The major pathologic or structural changes seen in the lungs with pulmonary edema include:
,1. atelectasis.
2. bronchospasm.
3. high surface tension of alveolar fluids.
4. alveolar flooding.
a.1, 4
b.2, 3
c.1, 2, 3
d.1, 3, 4
allergic reaction to drugs
All of the following are causes of cardiogenic pulmonary edema EXCEPT:
allergic reaction to drugs.
congenital heart defects.
mitral valve disease.
myocardial infarction.
c. 10 to 15mmHg
What is the normal hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries?
a.0 to 5 mm Hg
b.5 to 10 mm Hg
c.10 to 15 mm Hg
d.15 to 20 mm Hg
,d. 1, 3 and 4 (elevated homocysteine level, hypertension, diabetes mellitus)
Which of the following are risk factors for coronary heart disease?
1. Elevated homocysteine level.
2. Elevated vitamin E level.
3. Hypertension.
4. Diabetes mellitus.
a.1
b.2, 3
c.2, 3, 4
d.1, 3, 4
b. administer albumin
A patient has a decreased oncotic pressure. What can be done to increase it?
a.Implement a high-salt diet
b.Administer albumin
c.Administer milrinone
d.Administer morphine sulfate
a. provide supplemental oxygen
A patient with pulmonary edema is cyanotic and complaining of difficulty breathing. What
should be recommended by the respiratory therapist?
a.Provide supplemental oxygen.
, b.Begin mechanical ventilation.
c.Have the patient use pursed-lip breathing.
d.Begin bronchopulmonary hygiene therapy.
B. 10 to 15 mmhg
what is the normal hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries?
a. 5 to 10 mmhg
b. 10 to 15 mmhg
c. 15 to 20 mmhg
d. 20 to 25 mmhg
D. 20 to 25 mmhg
What is the normal oncotic pressure of the blood?
a. 10 to 15 mmhg
b. 15 to 20 mmhg
c. 20 to 25 mmhg
d. 20 to 25 mmhg
D. A craniotomy or other head surgery does not increase the risk for atelectasis. Thoracic
surgery (e.g., open heart surgery) and upper abdominal surgery (e.g., gallbladder removal or
splenectomy) increase the risk for atelectasis.
Examples of the types of surgical procedures that often result in atelectasis include:
Disorders Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
b. Alveoli, bronchioles, bronchi
As pulmonary edema progressives, the fluid moves in which of the following sequences?
a. Peribronchial interstitial spaces, bronchi, trachea
b.Alveoli, bronchioles, bronchi
c. Bronchioles, bronchi, trachea
d.Pulmonary capillaries, alveoli, bronchioles
a. A restrictive pulmonary disorder
Pulmonary edema produces:
a.a restrictive pulmonary disorder.
b.an obstructive pulmonary disorder.
c.both a restrictive and obstructive disorders.
d.obstructive cardiac disease.
d. 1, 3, 4 (atelectasis, high surface tension of alveolar fluids, alveolar flooding)
The major pathologic or structural changes seen in the lungs with pulmonary edema include:
,1. atelectasis.
2. bronchospasm.
3. high surface tension of alveolar fluids.
4. alveolar flooding.
a.1, 4
b.2, 3
c.1, 2, 3
d.1, 3, 4
allergic reaction to drugs
All of the following are causes of cardiogenic pulmonary edema EXCEPT:
allergic reaction to drugs.
congenital heart defects.
mitral valve disease.
myocardial infarction.
c. 10 to 15mmHg
What is the normal hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries?
a.0 to 5 mm Hg
b.5 to 10 mm Hg
c.10 to 15 mm Hg
d.15 to 20 mm Hg
,d. 1, 3 and 4 (elevated homocysteine level, hypertension, diabetes mellitus)
Which of the following are risk factors for coronary heart disease?
1. Elevated homocysteine level.
2. Elevated vitamin E level.
3. Hypertension.
4. Diabetes mellitus.
a.1
b.2, 3
c.2, 3, 4
d.1, 3, 4
b. administer albumin
A patient has a decreased oncotic pressure. What can be done to increase it?
a.Implement a high-salt diet
b.Administer albumin
c.Administer milrinone
d.Administer morphine sulfate
a. provide supplemental oxygen
A patient with pulmonary edema is cyanotic and complaining of difficulty breathing. What
should be recommended by the respiratory therapist?
a.Provide supplemental oxygen.
, b.Begin mechanical ventilation.
c.Have the patient use pursed-lip breathing.
d.Begin bronchopulmonary hygiene therapy.
B. 10 to 15 mmhg
what is the normal hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries?
a. 5 to 10 mmhg
b. 10 to 15 mmhg
c. 15 to 20 mmhg
d. 20 to 25 mmhg
D. 20 to 25 mmhg
What is the normal oncotic pressure of the blood?
a. 10 to 15 mmhg
b. 15 to 20 mmhg
c. 20 to 25 mmhg
d. 20 to 25 mmhg
D. A craniotomy or other head surgery does not increase the risk for atelectasis. Thoracic
surgery (e.g., open heart surgery) and upper abdominal surgery (e.g., gallbladder removal or
splenectomy) increase the risk for atelectasis.
Examples of the types of surgical procedures that often result in atelectasis include:
