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Elevate your exam preparation with the official Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 9th Edition by Terry Des Jardins. This comprehensive resource includes verified questions and answers across all complete chapters, meticulously aligned with the latest curriculum for 2026. Ideal for respiratory therapy students, educators, and practitioners, this test bank covers key topics such as patient assessment, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic reasoning. Each question is designed to reinforce critical thinking and ensure A+ performance on exams, licensure reviews, and course assessments. Instant delivery available.

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Test Bank Clinical Manifestations and
Assessment of Respiratory Disease 9th
Edition by Des Jardins (ISBN ) Complete
Chapters Verified Questions and Answers
for Exam Prep 2026 A+

COPD - answer-Preventable and treatable disease state characterized by air flow limitation that
is not fully reversible.



Emphysema - answer-Presence of permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the
terminal bronchioles, accompanied by destruction of their walls and without obvious fibroisis



Chronic bronchitis - answer-Chronic productive cough for three months in each of two
successive years in a pt for whom other causes of the productive cough have been excluded



Etiology of COPD - answer-- tobacco smoke

-genetic predisposition

- indoor and outdoor pollution



Pt Assessment of Emphysema Pt (Primary assessment) - answer-AKA pink puffer or Type A
COPD

Body build = thin, underweight

Past medical history = Tobacco use

Cough = Less common, muciod secretions


1

,Appearance of chest = Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter (Hoover's Sign)

Respiratory Pattern = Dyspnea, pursed-lip breathing, accessory muscle use, especially during
exacerbations

Color= Often reddish

Clubbing = Late stage

Diagnostic Chest Percussion = Hyperresonant/ Tympanic note

Breath Sounds = Diminished, prolonged expiration



Body build of Type A COPD (pink puffer) Emphysema - answer-Thin, underweight



Past medical history for emphysema pts - answer-Tobacco use



Cough (Emphysema) - answer-Less common, muciod secretions



Appearance of the chest (Emphysema) - answer-Barrel chest, increased A-P diameter



Respiratory pattern ( Emphysema) - answer-Dyspnea, pursed lip breathing, accessory muscle
use, especially during exacerbations



Color (Emphysema) - answer-Often reddish



Clubbing (Emphysema) - answer-Late stage



Diagnostic Chet Percussion (Emphysema) - answer-Hyperresonant/tympanic note




2

,Breath sounds ( Emphysema) - answer-Diminished, prolonged expiration



Patient Assessment (Primary) Chronic Bronchitis - answer-AKA Blue bloater Type B COPD

Body build = Stocky, overweight

Past Medical History = Tobacco use

Cough = Productive, copious amounts, purulent secretions

Chest Appearance = Ocassionally barrel chest

Color = Cyanotic

Clubbing = Common

Diagnostic Chest Percussion = normal

Breath Sounds = Rhonchi, crackles , wheezing



Body build (Chronic Bronchitis) - answer-Stocky, overweight



Past Medical History (Chronic Bronchitis) - answer-Tobacco use



Cough (Chronic Bronchitis ) - answer-Productive, copious amounts of purulent secretions



Chest Appearance (Chronic Bronchitis) - answer-Occasionally barrel chest



Respiratory Pattern (Chronic Bronchitis ) - answer-Use of accessory muscles less common



Clubbing ( Chronic Bronchitis ) - answer-Common




3

, Diagnostic Chest Percussion ( Chronic Bronchitis) - answer-Normal



Breath Sounds (Chronic Bronchitis ) - answer-Rhonchi, crackles, wheezing



Secondary Assessment Emphysema pt - answer-Chest X-ray = translucent (dark) lung fields,
depressed or flattened diaphragms, long and narrow heart, increased retrosternal air spaces,
possibly hypertrophy or right ventricle

ABG = Mild to moderate stages: Acute alveolar hyperventilation with hypoxemia Severe Stages:
Chronic ventilatory failure with hypoxemia

Pulmonary Function = Decreased flowrates (FEV1 , FEF 25-75%, FEF 200-1200, FEV1/FVC, and
PEFR) Decreased DLCO

CBC = Increased RBC/Hb/Hct in late stages

Sputum = Normal



Chest X-ray (Emphysema ) - answer-Translucent (dark) lung fields, depressed or flattened
diaphragms, long and narrow heart, increased retrosternal air space, possibly hypertrophy or
right ventricle



ABG (emphysema) - answer-Mild to moderate stages: Acute alveolar hyperventilation with
hypoxemia Severe stage: Chronic ventilatory failure with hypoxemia



Pulmonary Function (Emphysema ) - answer-Decreased flowrates, Decreased DLCO



CBC (Emphysema) - answer-Increased RBC/Hct/Hb in late stages



Sputum (Emphysema) - answer-Normal




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