1. Chapter 01-01
Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function?
a. August and Marie Krogh
b. Alvan Barach
c. John Severinghaus
*d. John Hutchinson
2. Chapter 01-02
Which of the following are indications for performing spirometry?
1. Assess the risk of lung resection.
2. Determine the response to bronchodilator therapy.
3. Assess the severity of restrictive lung disease.
4. Quantify the extent of COPD.
a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 3
*c. 1, 2, and 4
d. 2, 3, and 4
3. Chapter 01-03
The main indication for the measurement of lung volumes is to do which of the
following?
*a. Diagnose or assess the severity of restriction.
b. Evaluate the severity of pulmonary hypertension.
c. Determine the level of cardiopulmonary fitness.
d. Assess the risk of abdominal surgical procedures.
4. Chapter 01-04
DLCO measurements may be indicated to evaluate pulmonary involvement in which of
the following systemic diseases?
a. Asthma
*b. Sarcoidosis
c. Exertional hypoxemia
d. Guillain-Barré syndrome
5. Chapter 01-05
Blood gas analysis is used with patients with COPD to do which of the following?
a. Monitor airway responsiveness.
b. Determine level of cardiopulmonary fitness.
, c. Detect pulmonary hypertension.
*d. Assess need for supplementary O2.
6. Chapter 01-06
Which of the following cause emphysema?
1. á1-Antitrypsin deficiency
2. Exposure to environmental pollutants
3. Radiation therapy
4. Cigarette smoking
a. 1 and 2
b. 3 and 4
*c. 1, 2, and 4
d. 2, 3, and 4
7. Chapter 01-07
An adult patient complains of chest tightness and cough whenever he jogs in cold
weather. These symptoms are consistent with which of the following?
a. Cystic fibrosis
*b. Asthma
c. Pulmonary hypertension
d. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
8. Chapter 01-08
Which of the following statements concerning tumors in the upper airway is true?
*a. There may be variable or fixed obstruction.
b. Fixed obstruction will be present.
c. Variable obstruction will be present.
d. Small airway obstruction will result.
9. Chapter 01-09
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disorder that usually causes which of the following?
*a. A restrictive ventilatory defect
b. An obstructive ventilatory defect
c. Hyperreactive airways
d. Primary pulmonary hypertension
Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function?
a. August and Marie Krogh
b. Alvan Barach
c. John Severinghaus
*d. John Hutchinson
2. Chapter 01-02
Which of the following are indications for performing spirometry?
1. Assess the risk of lung resection.
2. Determine the response to bronchodilator therapy.
3. Assess the severity of restrictive lung disease.
4. Quantify the extent of COPD.
a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 3
*c. 1, 2, and 4
d. 2, 3, and 4
3. Chapter 01-03
The main indication for the measurement of lung volumes is to do which of the
following?
*a. Diagnose or assess the severity of restriction.
b. Evaluate the severity of pulmonary hypertension.
c. Determine the level of cardiopulmonary fitness.
d. Assess the risk of abdominal surgical procedures.
4. Chapter 01-04
DLCO measurements may be indicated to evaluate pulmonary involvement in which of
the following systemic diseases?
a. Asthma
*b. Sarcoidosis
c. Exertional hypoxemia
d. Guillain-Barré syndrome
5. Chapter 01-05
Blood gas analysis is used with patients with COPD to do which of the following?
a. Monitor airway responsiveness.
b. Determine level of cardiopulmonary fitness.
, c. Detect pulmonary hypertension.
*d. Assess need for supplementary O2.
6. Chapter 01-06
Which of the following cause emphysema?
1. á1-Antitrypsin deficiency
2. Exposure to environmental pollutants
3. Radiation therapy
4. Cigarette smoking
a. 1 and 2
b. 3 and 4
*c. 1, 2, and 4
d. 2, 3, and 4
7. Chapter 01-07
An adult patient complains of chest tightness and cough whenever he jogs in cold
weather. These symptoms are consistent with which of the following?
a. Cystic fibrosis
*b. Asthma
c. Pulmonary hypertension
d. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
8. Chapter 01-08
Which of the following statements concerning tumors in the upper airway is true?
*a. There may be variable or fixed obstruction.
b. Fixed obstruction will be present.
c. Variable obstruction will be present.
d. Small airway obstruction will result.
9. Chapter 01-09
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disorder that usually causes which of the following?
*a. A restrictive ventilatory defect
b. An obstructive ventilatory defect
c. Hyperreactive airways
d. Primary pulmonary hypertension
