NCM 118: ALTERATIONS IN VENTILATION
b. Dyspnea - ✔✔- ANSWER: Airflow obstruction in COPD may present as
a. Barrel chest
b. Dyspnea
c. Prolonged expiration
d. Rapid and shallow breaths
b. Pulmonary angiogram - ✔✔- ANSWER: Allows for direct visualization under
fluoroscopy of the
arterial obstruction and accurate assessment of the
perfusion deficit
a. Bronchoscopy
b. Pulmonary angiogram
c. Right-sided cardiac catheterization
d. V/Q scan
a. Bronchoscopy - ✔✔- ANSWER: Analyze airways and indicate presence of
certain
viruses, cancer cells, etc.
a. Bronchoscopy
b. Pulmonary angiogram
c. Right-sided cardiac catheterization
d. V/Q scan
a. DLCO test - ✔✔- ANSWER: Assesses diffusing capacity of the lungs
a. DLCO test
b. Lung scan
c. Pulmonary function studies
d. Spirometry
a. Cardiac dysrhythmias - ✔✔- ANSWER: Brought about by hypoxemia,
acidosis, electrolyte
imbalance, and the administration of B2-agonists
a. Cardiac dysrhythmias
b. GI bleeding
c. Ischemic-anoxic encephalopathy
d. Venous thromboembolism
, b. PAH and thromboembolism disorders
c. Primary pulmonary hypertension
d. Pulmonary venous hypertension
c. Primary pulmonary hypertension - ✔✔- ANSWER: Cause of PAH is unknown
or genetic
a. and respiratory hypoxemic disorders
b. PAH and thromboembolism disorders
c. Primary pulmonary hypertension
d. Pulmonary venous hypertension
b. Amniotic emboli - ✔✔- ANSWER: Caused by fluid that has leaked towards the
arteries
a. Air emboli
b. Amniotic emboli
c. Fat emboli
d. Septic emboli
a. Acute lung injury - ✔✔- ANSWER: Characterized by non-cardiac pulmonary
edema and
disruption of the alveolar-capillary membrane as a
result of injury to either the pulmonary vasculature or
the airways
a. Acute lung injury
b. Acute RDS
c. Acute respiratory failure
d. Pulmonary embolism
c. Fat emboli - ✔✔- ANSWER: Cholesterol or fatty substances that may clog the
arteries when fatty foods are consumed more
a. Air emboli
b. Amniotic emboli
c. Fat emboli
d. Septic emboli
c. Acute respiratory failure - ✔✔- ANSWER: Clinical condition in which the
pulmonary system fails
to maintain adequate gas exchange
a. Acute lung injury
b. Acute RDS
b. Dyspnea - ✔✔- ANSWER: Airflow obstruction in COPD may present as
a. Barrel chest
b. Dyspnea
c. Prolonged expiration
d. Rapid and shallow breaths
b. Pulmonary angiogram - ✔✔- ANSWER: Allows for direct visualization under
fluoroscopy of the
arterial obstruction and accurate assessment of the
perfusion deficit
a. Bronchoscopy
b. Pulmonary angiogram
c. Right-sided cardiac catheterization
d. V/Q scan
a. Bronchoscopy - ✔✔- ANSWER: Analyze airways and indicate presence of
certain
viruses, cancer cells, etc.
a. Bronchoscopy
b. Pulmonary angiogram
c. Right-sided cardiac catheterization
d. V/Q scan
a. DLCO test - ✔✔- ANSWER: Assesses diffusing capacity of the lungs
a. DLCO test
b. Lung scan
c. Pulmonary function studies
d. Spirometry
a. Cardiac dysrhythmias - ✔✔- ANSWER: Brought about by hypoxemia,
acidosis, electrolyte
imbalance, and the administration of B2-agonists
a. Cardiac dysrhythmias
b. GI bleeding
c. Ischemic-anoxic encephalopathy
d. Venous thromboembolism
, b. PAH and thromboembolism disorders
c. Primary pulmonary hypertension
d. Pulmonary venous hypertension
c. Primary pulmonary hypertension - ✔✔- ANSWER: Cause of PAH is unknown
or genetic
a. and respiratory hypoxemic disorders
b. PAH and thromboembolism disorders
c. Primary pulmonary hypertension
d. Pulmonary venous hypertension
b. Amniotic emboli - ✔✔- ANSWER: Caused by fluid that has leaked towards the
arteries
a. Air emboli
b. Amniotic emboli
c. Fat emboli
d. Septic emboli
a. Acute lung injury - ✔✔- ANSWER: Characterized by non-cardiac pulmonary
edema and
disruption of the alveolar-capillary membrane as a
result of injury to either the pulmonary vasculature or
the airways
a. Acute lung injury
b. Acute RDS
c. Acute respiratory failure
d. Pulmonary embolism
c. Fat emboli - ✔✔- ANSWER: Cholesterol or fatty substances that may clog the
arteries when fatty foods are consumed more
a. Air emboli
b. Amniotic emboli
c. Fat emboli
d. Septic emboli
c. Acute respiratory failure - ✔✔- ANSWER: Clinical condition in which the
pulmonary system fails
to maintain adequate gas exchange
a. Acute lung injury
b. Acute RDS
