Test Bank for Ruppel’s Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing 11th Edition by Carl Mottram | 2026 Updated Study Guide

Test Bank for Ruppel’s Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing
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Chapter 1 - 13 Updated
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,Chapter1:IndicationsforPulmonaryFunctionTestingTest Bank
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1. Whofirstpopularized spirometry forthe evaluation of pulmonary function?
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a. Augustand Marie Krogh b b b




b. AlvanBarach b




c. JohnSeveringhaus b




d. John Hutchinson b




ANS: D b




Hutchinsonpopularized the conceptof usingVCto assesslung function, andthe names he gave b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




to several other lung compartments are still used today.
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DIF: 1 REF: p. 2 b OBJ: None MSC: NBRC: None b b b




2. Whichof the following are indications for performing spirometry?
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1. Assess the risk of lung resection. b b b b b




2. Determinetheresponsetobronchodilator therapy. b b b b b




3. Assesstheseverity of restrictivelung disease. b b b b b b




4. Quantify theextent of COPD. b b b b




a. 1 and 4 b b




b. 2 and 3 b b




c. 1 , 2, and 4 b b b b




d. 2 , 3, and 4 b b b b




ANS: C b




Spirometrycannotassessseverity ofrestriction; forthat youneed to measurelung volumes ( see
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Box 1-2, Chapter 1).
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DIF: 1 REF: p. 7 b OBJ: EL-2 MSC:NBRC: None b b

,3. The main indication for the measurement of lungvolumes is to do whichof the following?
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a. Diagnose or assess the severity of restriction.
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b. Evaluatetheseverity of pulmonary hypertension.
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c. Determinethelevel ofcardiopulmonary fitness. b b b b b




d. Assessthe risk of abdominalsurgical procedures.
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ANS:A b




Themostcommonreasonfor measuring lung volumesis toidentify restrictivelung disease.
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DIF:
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4. DLCO measurements may be indicated to evaluate pulmonary involvement in which of the
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following systemic diseases?
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a. Asthma
b. Sarcoidosis
c. Exertional hypoxemia b

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d. Guillain-Barrésyndrome b




ANS: B b




Sarcoidosisistheonlysystemicdiseaselistedthataffectsgasexchange. b b b b b b b b b b




DIF: 1 REF: p. 9 | p. 19 | p. 21 | p. 35 OBJ: EL-2 MSC: NBRC: None
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5. Bloodgas analysis isused with patientswith COPDtodowhich of the b b b b b b b b b b b b b




following? b




a. Monitorairway responsiveness. b b




b. Determinelevelof cardiopulmonary fitness. b b b b




c. Detectpulmonary hypertension. b b




d. Assessneed for supplementary O2. b b b b




ANS: D b




Bloodgasanalysisis mostcommonly used todetermine theneed for supplementaloxygen
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and to manage patients who require ventilatory support.
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DIF: 2 REF: p. 15 b OBJ: EL-1
MSC: NBRC: CPFT 2A-2
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6. Whichof the following cause emphysema? b b b b b




1. 1-Antitrypsindeficiency b b




2. Exposure to environmental pollutants b b b




3. Radiation therapy b




4. Cigarettesmoking b




a. 1 and 2 b b




b. 3 and 4 b b




c. 1 , 2, and 4 b b b b




d. 2 , 3, and 4 b b b b




ANS: C b




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absence of a protective enzyme. Chronic exposure to environmental pollutants can also
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contribute to the development of emphysema.
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DIF: 1 REF: p.11 b OBJ: EL-3|AL-2 b b MSC: NBRC: None b b




7. Anadult patientcomplainsof chesttightness andcoughwhenever hejogsincoldweather.
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These symptoms are consistent with which of the following?
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a. Cysticfibrosis b




b. Asthma
c. Pulmonary hypertension b




d. Idiopathicpulmonary fibrosis b b




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