CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE CHAPTER 44 FINAL
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
◉ List ten types of nonproductive verbal messages.
Answer: Judgmental comments, excessive questioning,
interruptions, changing the subject, false reassurance, patronizing
language, leading questions, advising prematurely, minimizing the
patient's feelings, and vague responses.
◉ List seven nonverbal techniques of communication.
Answer: Eye contact, facial expressions, posture, gestures, proximity,
touch, and silence.
◉ What statements or questions would be appropriate when closing
the patient interview?
Answer: Summarizing key points, asking if the patient has any
questions, and thanking them for their time.
◉ What is the vascular response to increases and decreases in body
temperature?
,Answer: Vasodilation occurs with increased temperature, and
vasoconstriction occurs with decreased temperature.
◉ Describe the four different types of fever.
Answer: Intermittent, remittent, sustained, and relapsing.
◉ When is induced hypothermia indicated?
Answer: In certain surgical procedures or to protect the brain during
cardiac arrest.
◉ Define bradycardia and tachycardia.
Answer: Bradycardia: a slow heart rate (below 60 bpm);
Tachycardia: a fast heart rate (above 100 bpm).
◉ What device may assist in detecting a peripheral pulse difficult to
detect by palpation?
Answer: Doppler ultrasound.
◉ List patient conditions that may cause tachypnea.
Answer: Anxiety, fever, respiratory distress, and metabolic acidosis.
◉ List three patient conditions that may cause bradypnea.
, Answer: Sleep apnea, drug overdose, and increased intracranial
pressure.
◉ Describe ten breathing patterns based on the descriptions in
Table 2.4.
Answer: Normal, tachypnea, bradypnea, hyperpnea, hypopnea,
Cheyne-Stokes, Kussmaul, Biot's, apneustic, and ataxic.
◉ Describe the diagnosis values for hypertension.
Answer: Systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 80 mmHg.
◉ What blood pressure values indicate hypotension?
Answer: Systolic BP below 90 mmHg and diastolic BP below 60
mmHg.
◉ Define pulsus paradoxus and its associated disorder.
Answer: A drop in blood pressure during inhalation, commonly
associated with cardiac tamponade.
◉ List disorders that cause deviation of the trachea and note
whether they 'pull' or 'push' the trachea.
Answer: Pulmonary mass (push), tension pneumothorax (push),
atelectasis (pull), and pleural effusion (push).
OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE CHAPTER 44 FINAL
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
◉ List ten types of nonproductive verbal messages.
Answer: Judgmental comments, excessive questioning,
interruptions, changing the subject, false reassurance, patronizing
language, leading questions, advising prematurely, minimizing the
patient's feelings, and vague responses.
◉ List seven nonverbal techniques of communication.
Answer: Eye contact, facial expressions, posture, gestures, proximity,
touch, and silence.
◉ What statements or questions would be appropriate when closing
the patient interview?
Answer: Summarizing key points, asking if the patient has any
questions, and thanking them for their time.
◉ What is the vascular response to increases and decreases in body
temperature?
,Answer: Vasodilation occurs with increased temperature, and
vasoconstriction occurs with decreased temperature.
◉ Describe the four different types of fever.
Answer: Intermittent, remittent, sustained, and relapsing.
◉ When is induced hypothermia indicated?
Answer: In certain surgical procedures or to protect the brain during
cardiac arrest.
◉ Define bradycardia and tachycardia.
Answer: Bradycardia: a slow heart rate (below 60 bpm);
Tachycardia: a fast heart rate (above 100 bpm).
◉ What device may assist in detecting a peripheral pulse difficult to
detect by palpation?
Answer: Doppler ultrasound.
◉ List patient conditions that may cause tachypnea.
Answer: Anxiety, fever, respiratory distress, and metabolic acidosis.
◉ List three patient conditions that may cause bradypnea.
, Answer: Sleep apnea, drug overdose, and increased intracranial
pressure.
◉ Describe ten breathing patterns based on the descriptions in
Table 2.4.
Answer: Normal, tachypnea, bradypnea, hyperpnea, hypopnea,
Cheyne-Stokes, Kussmaul, Biot's, apneustic, and ataxic.
◉ Describe the diagnosis values for hypertension.
Answer: Systolic BP ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 80 mmHg.
◉ What blood pressure values indicate hypotension?
Answer: Systolic BP below 90 mmHg and diastolic BP below 60
mmHg.
◉ Define pulsus paradoxus and its associated disorder.
Answer: A drop in blood pressure during inhalation, commonly
associated with cardiac tamponade.
◉ List disorders that cause deviation of the trachea and note
whether they 'pull' or 'push' the trachea.
Answer: Pulmonary mass (push), tension pneumothorax (push),
atelectasis (pull), and pleural effusion (push).
