WEEK 6 FNP REVIEW 2 - 26 STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Permanent abnormal dilation of the bronchi caused by chronic airway damage.
Question:
2. How do you pronounce bronchiectasis?
Answer:
brong-kee-EK-tuh-sis. ’ ’ ’
Question:
3. What causes the vicious cycle of bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Infection/inflammation airway damage dilation mucus trapping ’ more infection.
Question:
4. What 3 findings strongly suggest bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Large-volume purulent sputum + recurrent infections + hemoptysis.
Question:
5. What does purulent sputum mean?
Answer:
Sputum containing pus from airway infection/inflammation.
Question:
6. Why is sputum abundant in bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Dilated damaged bronchi trap large amounts of mucus.
Question:
7. Why are infections recurrent in bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Trapped mucus allows bacteria to grow repeatedly.
Question:
8. What is hemoptysis?
Answer:
Coughing up blood.
, Question:
9. Why can bronchiectasis cause hemoptysis?
Answer:
Chronic airway inflammation damages nearby blood vessels.
Question:
10. What distinguishes bronchiectasis from chronic bronchitis?
Answer:
Large-volume purulent sputum, recurrent infections, and hemoptysis favor bronchiectasis. e3
Question:
11. What defines chronic bronchitis?
Answer:
Productive cough months/year for 2 consecutive years.
Question:
12. Best imaging test for bronchiectasis?
Answer:
High-resolution CT (HRCT).
Question:
13. bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Signet-ring sign from an abnormally dilated bronchus.
Question:
14. Main treatment goal in bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Clear retained mucus and appropriately treat infections.
Question:
15. What is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)?
Answer:
Repeated upper-airway collapse during sleep despite continued breathing effort.
Question:
16. Why does the airway collapse in OSA?
Answer:
Sleep decreases upper-airway muscle tone in an already collapsible airway.
Question:
17. What happens to respiratory effort during OSA?
Answer:
ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Permanent abnormal dilation of the bronchi caused by chronic airway damage.
Question:
2. How do you pronounce bronchiectasis?
Answer:
brong-kee-EK-tuh-sis. ’ ’ ’
Question:
3. What causes the vicious cycle of bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Infection/inflammation airway damage dilation mucus trapping ’ more infection.
Question:
4. What 3 findings strongly suggest bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Large-volume purulent sputum + recurrent infections + hemoptysis.
Question:
5. What does purulent sputum mean?
Answer:
Sputum containing pus from airway infection/inflammation.
Question:
6. Why is sputum abundant in bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Dilated damaged bronchi trap large amounts of mucus.
Question:
7. Why are infections recurrent in bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Trapped mucus allows bacteria to grow repeatedly.
Question:
8. What is hemoptysis?
Answer:
Coughing up blood.
, Question:
9. Why can bronchiectasis cause hemoptysis?
Answer:
Chronic airway inflammation damages nearby blood vessels.
Question:
10. What distinguishes bronchiectasis from chronic bronchitis?
Answer:
Large-volume purulent sputum, recurrent infections, and hemoptysis favor bronchiectasis. e3
Question:
11. What defines chronic bronchitis?
Answer:
Productive cough months/year for 2 consecutive years.
Question:
12. Best imaging test for bronchiectasis?
Answer:
High-resolution CT (HRCT).
Question:
13. bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Signet-ring sign from an abnormally dilated bronchus.
Question:
14. Main treatment goal in bronchiectasis?
Answer:
Clear retained mucus and appropriately treat infections.
Question:
15. What is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)?
Answer:
Repeated upper-airway collapse during sleep despite continued breathing effort.
Question:
16. Why does the airway collapse in OSA?
Answer:
Sleep decreases upper-airway muscle tone in an already collapsible airway.
Question:
17. What happens to respiratory effort during OSA?
Answer:
