PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES A
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH 6TH
EDITION ADAMS ACTUAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ S/S Respiratory Disease
Answer: Dypspnea
abnormal breathing soounds
cyanosis
pleural pain
friction rub
Changes in ABG's
◉ Aspiration
Answer: The passage of food, vomitus or foreign objects io the
airway.
Usually enters right bronchus
Effects dependent on material
Occurs in right lower lobe.
◉ Bradypnea
, Answer: abnormally slow breathing
◉ Eupnea
Answer: normal breathing
◉ Hemoptysis
Answer: bright red streaks of blood in frothy sputum
◉ Emphysema
Answer: stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming
distended and losing elasticity
◉ Chronic Bronchitis
Answer: Chronic or persistent inflammation of the bronchi in the
lung producing a lot of mucus.
◉ Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema is collectively called?
Answer: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
◉ Asthma
Answer: episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or
obstructed airway
Hypersensitivity to parasympathetic stimulation in the bronchi
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH 6TH
EDITION ADAMS ACTUAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ S/S Respiratory Disease
Answer: Dypspnea
abnormal breathing soounds
cyanosis
pleural pain
friction rub
Changes in ABG's
◉ Aspiration
Answer: The passage of food, vomitus or foreign objects io the
airway.
Usually enters right bronchus
Effects dependent on material
Occurs in right lower lobe.
◉ Bradypnea
, Answer: abnormally slow breathing
◉ Eupnea
Answer: normal breathing
◉ Hemoptysis
Answer: bright red streaks of blood in frothy sputum
◉ Emphysema
Answer: stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming
distended and losing elasticity
◉ Chronic Bronchitis
Answer: Chronic or persistent inflammation of the bronchi in the
lung producing a lot of mucus.
◉ Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema is collectively called?
Answer: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
◉ Asthma
Answer: episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or
obstructed airway
Hypersensitivity to parasympathetic stimulation in the bronchi
