NSG5003 Pulmonary Disorders Exam
Questions with Correct Answers, Newest
2024/2025
1. Which of the following patients in the emergency room would have the
highest priority for evaluation?
a) 6-month-old female with fever, audible inspiration or stridor, and
restlessness
b) 25-year-old male with nasal drainage and hoarseness
c) 40-year-old female with fever, severe body aches, and nasal
congestion
d) 82-year-old with mild dyspnea on exertion - ANS ✔a) 6-month-old
female with fever, audible inspiration or stridor, and restlessness
2. Which of the following acute respiratory infections in children poses the
greatest threat of severe hypoxia caused by airway obstruction?
a) allergic rhinitis
b) bronchiolitis
c) epiglottis
d) croup - ANS ✔c) epiglottis
, 3. Several employees at a factory develop Legionnaires' disease. Which of
the following is important to include in education that you give to the
employees regarding the disease?
a) it is highly contagious
b) it is spread by drinking water
c) it is usually spread through air ventilation systems
d) it is often found on surfaces like doorknobs and telephones - ANS
✔c) it is spread through air ventilation systems
4. Which of the following are symptoms of tuberculosis?
a) weight loss
b) fever
c) persistent cough for 2-3 weeks
d) all of these are correct - ANS ✔d) all of these are correct
5. A 12-year-old girl presents to the emergency room wheezing with
prolonged exiration and chest tightness lasting for 45 minutes and is
unrelieved by her usual treatment. These findings are consistent with:
a) acute bronchiolitis
b) status asthmaticus
c) spasmodic croup
d) epiglottis - ANS ✔b) status asthmaticus
Questions with Correct Answers, Newest
2024/2025
1. Which of the following patients in the emergency room would have the
highest priority for evaluation?
a) 6-month-old female with fever, audible inspiration or stridor, and
restlessness
b) 25-year-old male with nasal drainage and hoarseness
c) 40-year-old female with fever, severe body aches, and nasal
congestion
d) 82-year-old with mild dyspnea on exertion - ANS ✔a) 6-month-old
female with fever, audible inspiration or stridor, and restlessness
2. Which of the following acute respiratory infections in children poses the
greatest threat of severe hypoxia caused by airway obstruction?
a) allergic rhinitis
b) bronchiolitis
c) epiglottis
d) croup - ANS ✔c) epiglottis
, 3. Several employees at a factory develop Legionnaires' disease. Which of
the following is important to include in education that you give to the
employees regarding the disease?
a) it is highly contagious
b) it is spread by drinking water
c) it is usually spread through air ventilation systems
d) it is often found on surfaces like doorknobs and telephones - ANS
✔c) it is spread through air ventilation systems
4. Which of the following are symptoms of tuberculosis?
a) weight loss
b) fever
c) persistent cough for 2-3 weeks
d) all of these are correct - ANS ✔d) all of these are correct
5. A 12-year-old girl presents to the emergency room wheezing with
prolonged exiration and chest tightness lasting for 45 minutes and is
unrelieved by her usual treatment. These findings are consistent with:
a) acute bronchiolitis
b) status asthmaticus
c) spasmodic croup
d) epiglottis - ANS ✔b) status asthmaticus
