GAS EXCHANGE AND OXYGENATION ATI
PRACTICE TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ what is chronic bronchitis?
Answer: prolonged inflammation of the bronchi due to chronic irritant
exposure
⩥ what is orthopnea?
Answer: difficulty breathing while laying flat
⩥ what is cyanosis?
Answer: a dusky appearance to the skin (blue)
⩥ what is expectorate?
Answer: cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs
⩥ what is hemoptysis?
Answer: blood in sputum
⩥ what are lung infiltrates?
, Answer: substances such as blood, pus, or protein that lingers in the
lungs
⩥ what is atelectasis?
Answer: collapse of alveoli due to airway inflammation and edema
⩥ s/s of emphysema
Answer: -barrel chest
-pursed lip breathing
-use of accessory muscles
-SOB
⩥ what is hypoxia?
Answer: low oxygenation
⩥ what is hypercarbia?
Answer: increased carbon dioxide in the blood
⩥ what is hypoxemia?
Answer: low oxygen in the blood
⩥ what is pneumonia?
PRACTICE TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ what is chronic bronchitis?
Answer: prolonged inflammation of the bronchi due to chronic irritant
exposure
⩥ what is orthopnea?
Answer: difficulty breathing while laying flat
⩥ what is cyanosis?
Answer: a dusky appearance to the skin (blue)
⩥ what is expectorate?
Answer: cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs
⩥ what is hemoptysis?
Answer: blood in sputum
⩥ what are lung infiltrates?
, Answer: substances such as blood, pus, or protein that lingers in the
lungs
⩥ what is atelectasis?
Answer: collapse of alveoli due to airway inflammation and edema
⩥ s/s of emphysema
Answer: -barrel chest
-pursed lip breathing
-use of accessory muscles
-SOB
⩥ what is hypoxia?
Answer: low oxygenation
⩥ what is hypercarbia?
Answer: increased carbon dioxide in the blood
⩥ what is hypoxemia?
Answer: low oxygen in the blood
⩥ what is pneumonia?
