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Final Frontier: NPTE
Practice Exam 2
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
supineB-BAnswerB___BpositionBaccentuatesBtheBsymptomsBofBanBabdominalBaneurysm



respiratoryBacidosis-->raisesBbloodBpHB-
BAnswerBIntravenousBinjectionBofBsodiumBbicarbonateBisBusedBtoBtreat



>40B-
BAnswerBABrespiratoryBrateBofB___BfallsBunderBtheBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexercise



respiratoryBconditionB-BAnswerBaBlowBpCO2BindicatesBaBpatientBhasBaB___Bcondition



decreaseBinBmoreBthanB10BbpmB-
BAnswerBAB____BinBHRBfallsBunderBtheBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexerciseBinBaBpatientBw
ithBheartBfailure



S3Bsound

ventricularBgallop,BCHFB-
BAnswerBAB____BheartBsoundBisBaBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexerciseBforBaBpatientBwithB
heartBfailure



ClassB1B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BpatientsBwillBhaveBnoBlimitations
BinBtheirBphysicalBactivities

,ClassB2B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BHaveBslightBlimitationsBinBtheirBp
hysicalBactivitiesBandBareBableBtoBcompleteBlessBthanBordinaryBphysicalBactivities



ClassB3B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BhaveBmarkedBlimitationsBinBtheir
BphysicalBactivities.BTheyBareBcomfortableBatBrestBandBlessBthanBordinaryBphysicalBact
ivitiesBcauseBfatigue,Bpalpitations,Bdyspnea,BorBanginalBpain.



ClassB4B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BareBunableBtoBcarryBonBphysicalB
activityBwithoutBdiscomfort.BSymptomsBofBcardiacBinsufficiencyBorBanginalBsyndromeB
mayBbeBpresentBevenBatBrest.



hyperkalemiaB-
BAnswerBdefinedBasBaBserumBorBplasmaBpotassiumBlevelBaboveBtheBupperBlimitsBofB
normal,BusuallyBgreaterBthanB5.0BmEq/LBtoB5.5BmEq/L.



PCO2BlevelsB-
BAnswerBVentilatoryBfailureBcanBbeBdiagnosedBonBtheBbasisBofB___Blevels.



highBPCO2Blevels

lowBbloodBpHB-BAnswerBVentilatoryBfailureB=B____BPCO2BlevelsBandB___BbloodBpH



contralateralBsideB-BAnswerBABpneumothoraxBpushesBtheBtracheaBtoBtheB___Bside



ipsilateralBsideB-BAnswerBABmassiveBatelectasisBwillBpullBtheBtracheaBtoBtheB___Bside



2Bradiographs,BinBaBposterior-anteriorBstandingBviewB



aBleftBlateralBviewB(unlessBtheBpathologyBisBsuspectedBonBtheBrightBside)B-
BAnswerBStandardBforBradiographsBexaminingBpulmonaryBpathologies:

,___Bradiographs,BinBaB___BviewB



aB___lateralBviewB(unlessBtheBpathologyBisBsuspectedBonBtheB___Bside)



PleuralBeffusionB-
BAnswerB____:BpatientsBusuallyBpresentBwithBdyspneaBonBexertionBthatBbecomesBpro
gressive.BStabbing,BsharpBchestBpainBexacerbatedBbyBcoughingBorBbreathingBthatBchan
gesBinBposition.



PleuralBeffusionB-
BAnswerB___:BTachycardia,BdistantBheartBsounds,BfixedBjugularBdistention,BedemaBofBt
heBextremities,BandBaBparadoxicalBpulse.



PneumothoraxB-
BAnswerBAnBaccumulationBofBairBorBgasBinBtheBpleuralBcavityBcausedBbyBaBdefectBin
BtheBvisceralBpleuraBorBchestBwall.



PleuralBfibrosisB-
BAnswerB___:BmayBfollowBinflammationB(especiallyBfromBasbestos),BhemorrhagicBeffus
ion,BandBinfectionBofBtheBpleurae.



AtelectasisB-
BAnswerBTheBcollapseBofBaBnormallyBexpandedBandBaeratedBlungBtissueBatBanyBstruc
turalBlevel.



greaterBorBequalBtoB80%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BmildBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC



50-79%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BmoderateBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC

, 30-49%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BsevereBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC



lessBthanB30%



orBlessBthanB50%B+BtheBpresenceBofBchronicBrespiratoryBfailureB-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BveryBsevereBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FV
C



StageB2B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BpatientBdoesBnotBexperienceBanyBchangesBofBswelli
ngBduringBarmBelevationBandBinitialBsignsBofBfibroticBchangesBareBpresent.



StageB1B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BElevationBofBtheBarmBwillBreduceBswelling



StageB3B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BisBconsideredBlymphostaticBelephantiasis



StageB1B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BisBconsideredBreversibleBlymphedema



StageB3B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BhardeningBofBdermalBtissues,BpapillomasBofBtheBski
nBwillBbeBnoticed.



StageB0B(preclinicalBstage)B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BpatientBbeginsBtoBfeelBheavinessBofBtheBlimbs



5BweeksB-BAnswerBStrengthBtrainingBcanBbeginBafterB___BforBpost-MIBpatients



HypokalemiaB-BAnswerBECG:BinvertedBTBwavesBcanBbeBcausedBbyB____

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