Final Frontier: NPTE
Practice Exam 2
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
supineB-BAnswerB___BpositionBaccentuatesBtheBsymptomsBofBanBabdominalBaneurysm
respiratoryBacidosis-->raisesBbloodBpHB-
BAnswerBIntravenousBinjectionBofBsodiumBbicarbonateBisBusedBtoBtreat
>40B-
BAnswerBABrespiratoryBrateBofB___BfallsBunderBtheBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexercise
respiratoryBconditionB-BAnswerBaBlowBpCO2BindicatesBaBpatientBhasBaB___Bcondition
decreaseBinBmoreBthanB10BbpmB-
BAnswerBAB____BinBHRBfallsBunderBtheBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexerciseBinBaBpatientBw
ithBheartBfailure
S3Bsound
ventricularBgallop,BCHFB-
BAnswerBAB____BheartBsoundBisBaBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexerciseBforBaBpatientBwithB
heartBfailure
ClassB1B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BpatientsBwillBhaveBnoBlimitations
BinBtheirBphysicalBactivities
,ClassB2B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BHaveBslightBlimitationsBinBtheirBp
hysicalBactivitiesBandBareBableBtoBcompleteBlessBthanBordinaryBphysicalBactivities
ClassB3B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BhaveBmarkedBlimitationsBinBtheir
BphysicalBactivities.BTheyBareBcomfortableBatBrestBandBlessBthanBordinaryBphysicalBact
ivitiesBcauseBfatigue,Bpalpitations,Bdyspnea,BorBanginalBpain.
ClassB4B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BareBunableBtoBcarryBonBphysicalB
activityBwithoutBdiscomfort.BSymptomsBofBcardiacBinsufficiencyBorBanginalBsyndromeB
mayBbeBpresentBevenBatBrest.
hyperkalemiaB-
BAnswerBdefinedBasBaBserumBorBplasmaBpotassiumBlevelBaboveBtheBupperBlimitsBofB
normal,BusuallyBgreaterBthanB5.0BmEq/LBtoB5.5BmEq/L.
PCO2BlevelsB-
BAnswerBVentilatoryBfailureBcanBbeBdiagnosedBonBtheBbasisBofB___Blevels.
highBPCO2Blevels
lowBbloodBpHB-BAnswerBVentilatoryBfailureB=B____BPCO2BlevelsBandB___BbloodBpH
contralateralBsideB-BAnswerBABpneumothoraxBpushesBtheBtracheaBtoBtheB___Bside
ipsilateralBsideB-BAnswerBABmassiveBatelectasisBwillBpullBtheBtracheaBtoBtheB___Bside
2Bradiographs,BinBaBposterior-anteriorBstandingBviewB
aBleftBlateralBviewB(unlessBtheBpathologyBisBsuspectedBonBtheBrightBside)B-
BAnswerBStandardBforBradiographsBexaminingBpulmonaryBpathologies:
,___Bradiographs,BinBaB___BviewB
aB___lateralBviewB(unlessBtheBpathologyBisBsuspectedBonBtheB___Bside)
PleuralBeffusionB-
BAnswerB____:BpatientsBusuallyBpresentBwithBdyspneaBonBexertionBthatBbecomesBpro
gressive.BStabbing,BsharpBchestBpainBexacerbatedBbyBcoughingBorBbreathingBthatBchan
gesBinBposition.
PleuralBeffusionB-
BAnswerB___:BTachycardia,BdistantBheartBsounds,BfixedBjugularBdistention,BedemaBofBt
heBextremities,BandBaBparadoxicalBpulse.
PneumothoraxB-
BAnswerBAnBaccumulationBofBairBorBgasBinBtheBpleuralBcavityBcausedBbyBaBdefectBin
BtheBvisceralBpleuraBorBchestBwall.
PleuralBfibrosisB-
BAnswerB___:BmayBfollowBinflammationB(especiallyBfromBasbestos),BhemorrhagicBeffus
ion,BandBinfectionBofBtheBpleurae.
AtelectasisB-
BAnswerBTheBcollapseBofBaBnormallyBexpandedBandBaeratedBlungBtissueBatBanyBstruc
turalBlevel.
greaterBorBequalBtoB80%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BmildBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC
50-79%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BmoderateBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC
, 30-49%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BsevereBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC
lessBthanB30%
orBlessBthanB50%B+BtheBpresenceBofBchronicBrespiratoryBfailureB-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BveryBsevereBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FV
C
StageB2B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BpatientBdoesBnotBexperienceBanyBchangesBofBswelli
ngBduringBarmBelevationBandBinitialBsignsBofBfibroticBchangesBareBpresent.
StageB1B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BElevationBofBtheBarmBwillBreduceBswelling
StageB3B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BisBconsideredBlymphostaticBelephantiasis
StageB1B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BisBconsideredBreversibleBlymphedema
StageB3B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BhardeningBofBdermalBtissues,BpapillomasBofBtheBski
nBwillBbeBnoticed.
StageB0B(preclinicalBstage)B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BpatientBbeginsBtoBfeelBheavinessBofBtheBlimbs
5BweeksB-BAnswerBStrengthBtrainingBcanBbeginBafterB___BforBpost-MIBpatients
HypokalemiaB-BAnswerBECG:BinvertedBTBwavesBcanBbeBcausedBbyB____
Practice Exam 2
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
supineB-BAnswerB___BpositionBaccentuatesBtheBsymptomsBofBanBabdominalBaneurysm
respiratoryBacidosis-->raisesBbloodBpHB-
BAnswerBIntravenousBinjectionBofBsodiumBbicarbonateBisBusedBtoBtreat
>40B-
BAnswerBABrespiratoryBrateBofB___BfallsBunderBtheBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexercise
respiratoryBconditionB-BAnswerBaBlowBpCO2BindicatesBaBpatientBhasBaB___Bcondition
decreaseBinBmoreBthanB10BbpmB-
BAnswerBAB____BinBHRBfallsBunderBtheBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexerciseBinBaBpatientBw
ithBheartBfailure
S3Bsound
ventricularBgallop,BCHFB-
BAnswerBAB____BheartBsoundBisBaBcriteriaBtoBterminateBexerciseBforBaBpatientBwithB
heartBfailure
ClassB1B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BpatientsBwillBhaveBnoBlimitations
BinBtheirBphysicalBactivities
,ClassB2B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BHaveBslightBlimitationsBinBtheirBp
hysicalBactivitiesBandBareBableBtoBcompleteBlessBthanBordinaryBphysicalBactivities
ClassB3B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BhaveBmarkedBlimitationsBinBtheir
BphysicalBactivities.BTheyBareBcomfortableBatBrestBandBlessBthanBordinaryBphysicalBact
ivitiesBcauseBfatigue,Bpalpitations,Bdyspnea,BorBanginalBpain.
ClassB4B-
BAnswerBNYBheartBassociationBfunctionalBclassB___:BareBunableBtoBcarryBonBphysicalB
activityBwithoutBdiscomfort.BSymptomsBofBcardiacBinsufficiencyBorBanginalBsyndromeB
mayBbeBpresentBevenBatBrest.
hyperkalemiaB-
BAnswerBdefinedBasBaBserumBorBplasmaBpotassiumBlevelBaboveBtheBupperBlimitsBofB
normal,BusuallyBgreaterBthanB5.0BmEq/LBtoB5.5BmEq/L.
PCO2BlevelsB-
BAnswerBVentilatoryBfailureBcanBbeBdiagnosedBonBtheBbasisBofB___Blevels.
highBPCO2Blevels
lowBbloodBpHB-BAnswerBVentilatoryBfailureB=B____BPCO2BlevelsBandB___BbloodBpH
contralateralBsideB-BAnswerBABpneumothoraxBpushesBtheBtracheaBtoBtheB___Bside
ipsilateralBsideB-BAnswerBABmassiveBatelectasisBwillBpullBtheBtracheaBtoBtheB___Bside
2Bradiographs,BinBaBposterior-anteriorBstandingBviewB
aBleftBlateralBviewB(unlessBtheBpathologyBisBsuspectedBonBtheBrightBside)B-
BAnswerBStandardBforBradiographsBexaminingBpulmonaryBpathologies:
,___Bradiographs,BinBaB___BviewB
aB___lateralBviewB(unlessBtheBpathologyBisBsuspectedBonBtheB___Bside)
PleuralBeffusionB-
BAnswerB____:BpatientsBusuallyBpresentBwithBdyspneaBonBexertionBthatBbecomesBpro
gressive.BStabbing,BsharpBchestBpainBexacerbatedBbyBcoughingBorBbreathingBthatBchan
gesBinBposition.
PleuralBeffusionB-
BAnswerB___:BTachycardia,BdistantBheartBsounds,BfixedBjugularBdistention,BedemaBofBt
heBextremities,BandBaBparadoxicalBpulse.
PneumothoraxB-
BAnswerBAnBaccumulationBofBairBorBgasBinBtheBpleuralBcavityBcausedBbyBaBdefectBin
BtheBvisceralBpleuraBorBchestBwall.
PleuralBfibrosisB-
BAnswerB___:BmayBfollowBinflammationB(especiallyBfromBasbestos),BhemorrhagicBeffus
ion,BandBinfectionBofBtheBpleurae.
AtelectasisB-
BAnswerBTheBcollapseBofBaBnormallyBexpandedBandBaeratedBlungBtissueBatBanyBstruc
turalBlevel.
greaterBorBequalBtoB80%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BmildBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC
50-79%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BmoderateBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC
, 30-49%B-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BsevereBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FVC
lessBthanB30%
orBlessBthanB50%B+BtheBpresenceBofBchronicBrespiratoryBfailureB-
BAnswerBGoldBstagingBtoBclassifyBCOPDBseverity:BveryBsevereBCOPDB=B___%BFEV1/FV
C
StageB2B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BpatientBdoesBnotBexperienceBanyBchangesBofBswelli
ngBduringBarmBelevationBandBinitialBsignsBofBfibroticBchangesBareBpresent.
StageB1B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BElevationBofBtheBarmBwillBreduceBswelling
StageB3B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BisBconsideredBlymphostaticBelephantiasis
StageB1B-BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BisBconsideredBreversibleBlymphedema
StageB3B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BhardeningBofBdermalBtissues,BpapillomasBofBtheBski
nBwillBbeBnoticed.
StageB0B(preclinicalBstage)B-
BAnswerBStageB___Blymphedema:BpatientBbeginsBtoBfeelBheavinessBofBtheBlimbs
5BweeksB-BAnswerBStrengthBtrainingBcanBbeginBafterB___BforBpost-MIBpatients
HypokalemiaB-BAnswerBECG:BinvertedBTBwavesBcanBbeBcausedBbyB____
