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NURS 3303 - Patho Quiz 9 Respiratory
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What is the hallmark sign of a flail chest injury?
a. blood-tinged sputum
b. central cyanosis
c. paradoxical chest motion
d. shortness of breath
Ans: c. paradoxical chest motion
In patients with pneumonia, why does excess mucus in the alveoli
reduce gas exchange?
a. alveolar walls begin to stick together
b. mucolytic enzymes destroy alveolar macrophages
c. the alveolar-capillary interface is widened
d. mucus binds with the oxygen that enders the alveoli
Ans: c. the alveolar-capillary interface is widened
How can a person with metabolic acidosis begin to correct this
imbalance quickly?
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a. breathing patterns have both voluntary and involuntary controls
b. cells can retain hydrogen ions to raise the serum pH
c. baroceptors in the brain monitor blood pH levels
d. oxygen can be supplemented to prevent problems
Ans: a. breathing patterns have both voluntary and involuntary
controls
___________________________________ causes the expanded
anterior-posterior chest diameter in emphysema that results in a
barrel-chest appearance.
a. chronic destruction of alveolar walls
b. chronic air trapping with hyperinflation
c. asignificant carbon dioxide retention
d. markedly narrowed bronchial lumens
Ans: b. chronic air trapping with hyperinflation
Why can excessive supplemental oxygen administration to COPD
patients be detrimental?
a. increased CO2 causes a metabolic alkalosis condition
b. high oxygen levels can trigger an acute hypertensive crisis
c. oxygen washes out the inert gases and causes alveolar collapse
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NURS 3303 - Patho Quiz 9 Respiratory
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
What is the hallmark sign of a flail chest injury?
a. blood-tinged sputum
b. central cyanosis
c. paradoxical chest motion
d. shortness of breath
Ans: c. paradoxical chest motion
In patients with pneumonia, why does excess mucus in the alveoli
reduce gas exchange?
a. alveolar walls begin to stick together
b. mucolytic enzymes destroy alveolar macrophages
c. the alveolar-capillary interface is widened
d. mucus binds with the oxygen that enders the alveoli
Ans: c. the alveolar-capillary interface is widened
How can a person with metabolic acidosis begin to correct this
imbalance quickly?
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a. breathing patterns have both voluntary and involuntary controls
b. cells can retain hydrogen ions to raise the serum pH
c. baroceptors in the brain monitor blood pH levels
d. oxygen can be supplemented to prevent problems
Ans: a. breathing patterns have both voluntary and involuntary
controls
___________________________________ causes the expanded
anterior-posterior chest diameter in emphysema that results in a
barrel-chest appearance.
a. chronic destruction of alveolar walls
b. chronic air trapping with hyperinflation
c. asignificant carbon dioxide retention
d. markedly narrowed bronchial lumens
Ans: b. chronic air trapping with hyperinflation
Why can excessive supplemental oxygen administration to COPD
patients be detrimental?
a. increased CO2 causes a metabolic alkalosis condition
b. high oxygen levels can trigger an acute hypertensive crisis
c. oxygen washes out the inert gases and causes alveolar collapse
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
