NUR 1136 Test 3 Respiratory questions with
verified answers
#1 cause of COPD Ans✓✓✓smoking
prolonged exposure to other environmental irritants
3 primary symptoms of COPD Ans✓✓✓chronic cough, sputum
production, dyspnea
Acquired from hospitalization of less than 48 hours within the last 90
days
can also be from going to dialysis, Home health, and a LTC
Ans✓✓✓Health care associated
acquired from the hospital setting after admission to hospital
Ans✓✓✓Hospital acquired
acquired pneumonia from being intubated withing 48-72 hours
Ans✓✓✓Ventilator associated
acquired pneumonia from the community less than 48 hours after
admission Ans✓✓✓community acquired
after how many negative sputum cultures is a patient no longer
contagious? Ans✓✓✓3
,Breathing exercises for COPD Ans✓✓✓pursed lip breathing and
diaphragmatic breathing
Bronchodilators medications Ans✓✓✓short acting - albuterol
Long acting - Flovent
cholinergics
Can COPD be genetic? Ans✓✓✓yes
can you get rid of asthma? Ans✓✓✓Some may grow out of it but others
have it for life ; there is no cure, just treatment
its a chronic issue
categories of pnuemonia Ans✓✓✓CAP - community acquired
HAP - Hospital acquired
HCAP - Healthcare acquired
VAP- Ventilator acquired
causes of acidosis Ans✓✓✓hypoventilation, diabetic ketoacidosis
causes of alkalosis Ans✓✓✓- Hyperventilation (release of too much
CO2)
- Ingestion of too much antacids
- Prolonged vomiting with loss of stomach acids
, causes of pnuemonia Ans✓✓✓bacteria - Pneumococcal bacteria
common
Fungi
Viruses
NON infectious causes- Inhalation and smoke
Aspiration - Water, food, and vomit
chronic bronchitis can lead to what? Ans✓✓✓right sided heart failure
chronic bronchitis is caused by Ans✓✓✓Chronic irritation that causes
inflammation, edema, and excessive mucus secretion, causing airflow
obstruction
Conditions that could cause Metabolic acidosis - To much CO3 in bicarb
Ans✓✓✓Diarrhea, Kidney failure, Diabetes
Conditions that could cause metabolic alkalosis - To much CO3 in
bicarb Ans✓✓✓Vomiting, decreased calcium and magnesium
conditions that could cause resp acidosis - To much CO2
Ans✓✓✓hypoventilation, COPD, Asthma, Pulmonary edema
conditions that could cause resp alkalosis- To little CO2
Ans✓✓✓Hyperventilation, anxiety, fever, obesity
verified answers
#1 cause of COPD Ans✓✓✓smoking
prolonged exposure to other environmental irritants
3 primary symptoms of COPD Ans✓✓✓chronic cough, sputum
production, dyspnea
Acquired from hospitalization of less than 48 hours within the last 90
days
can also be from going to dialysis, Home health, and a LTC
Ans✓✓✓Health care associated
acquired from the hospital setting after admission to hospital
Ans✓✓✓Hospital acquired
acquired pneumonia from being intubated withing 48-72 hours
Ans✓✓✓Ventilator associated
acquired pneumonia from the community less than 48 hours after
admission Ans✓✓✓community acquired
after how many negative sputum cultures is a patient no longer
contagious? Ans✓✓✓3
,Breathing exercises for COPD Ans✓✓✓pursed lip breathing and
diaphragmatic breathing
Bronchodilators medications Ans✓✓✓short acting - albuterol
Long acting - Flovent
cholinergics
Can COPD be genetic? Ans✓✓✓yes
can you get rid of asthma? Ans✓✓✓Some may grow out of it but others
have it for life ; there is no cure, just treatment
its a chronic issue
categories of pnuemonia Ans✓✓✓CAP - community acquired
HAP - Hospital acquired
HCAP - Healthcare acquired
VAP- Ventilator acquired
causes of acidosis Ans✓✓✓hypoventilation, diabetic ketoacidosis
causes of alkalosis Ans✓✓✓- Hyperventilation (release of too much
CO2)
- Ingestion of too much antacids
- Prolonged vomiting with loss of stomach acids
, causes of pnuemonia Ans✓✓✓bacteria - Pneumococcal bacteria
common
Fungi
Viruses
NON infectious causes- Inhalation and smoke
Aspiration - Water, food, and vomit
chronic bronchitis can lead to what? Ans✓✓✓right sided heart failure
chronic bronchitis is caused by Ans✓✓✓Chronic irritation that causes
inflammation, edema, and excessive mucus secretion, causing airflow
obstruction
Conditions that could cause Metabolic acidosis - To much CO3 in bicarb
Ans✓✓✓Diarrhea, Kidney failure, Diabetes
Conditions that could cause metabolic alkalosis - To much CO3 in
bicarb Ans✓✓✓Vomiting, decreased calcium and magnesium
conditions that could cause resp acidosis - To much CO2
Ans✓✓✓hypoventilation, COPD, Asthma, Pulmonary edema
conditions that could cause resp alkalosis- To little CO2
Ans✓✓✓Hyperventilation, anxiety, fever, obesity
