NR507NP WEEK 3 COPD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!

respiratory acidosis (inability to exhale CO2) - ANSWER a patient with chronic bronchitis is most like to experience ______ chronic bronchitis and emphysema - ANSWER COPD consists of _____ COPD - ANSWER characterized by an airflow limitation that is not fully reversible risk factors for COPD - ANSWER smoking, air pollutants, chemical fumes, dust, antibiotic use, preterm birth, alpha-antitrypsin gene flattened diaphragm, distended lung fields, increased thoracic diameter - ANSWER CXR results for COPD GOLD criteria - ANSWER used to classify the severity of COPD in patients already diagnosed by spirometry who are at their baseline symptoms and lung function; should NOT be used in patients less than 18 NOR in those with acute exacerbation chronic bronchitis - ANSWER characterized by bronchial inflammation, hypersecretion of mucus, and chronic productive cough that persists for at least 3 consecutive months for at least 2 successive years causes of COPD - ANSWER long term exposure to environmental irritants, repeated episodes of acute bronchitis (infection), and factors affecting gestational or childhood lung development chronic bronchitis - ANSWER causes excess mucus production and accumulation, hypertrophy of bronchial smooth muscles, hypertrophy and hyperplasia of bronchial mucus-producing cells, airflow obstruction, and decreased alveolar ventilation irreversible - ANSWER lung damage from chronic bronchitis is ______ erythropoietin - ANSWER b/c of chronic low oxygen seen in COPD, the kidneys compensate and produce _______ which stimulates RBC production hematocrit; polycythemia vera - ANSWER patients with COPD have higher levels of ______ which could lead to _________ chronic bronchitis - ANSWER productive cough (classic sign), intermittent wheezing, hx of smoking, occasional barrel chest, dyspnea (late in course), prolonged expiration, cyanosis, chronic hypoventilation, polycythemia, cor pulmonale emphysema - ANSWER productive cough (late in course w/ infection), dyspnea, minimal wheezing, hx of smoking, barrel chest (classic sign), prolonged expiration, chronic hypoventilation/polycythemia/cor pulmonale (late in course)