RCP 180 Final Review|| 57 QUESTIONS|| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

After you diagnose a patient with obstructive disorder, which value do you look at to classify the severity? correct answer: FEV1 What are 4 factors that are calculated to make up predicted values correct answer: 1. height 2. weight 3. gender 4. ethnicity Based upon bedside spirometry what is the most likely diagnosis? FEV1: 1.5 l pred 4.1 L FVC: 2.8 L preed 4.7L FEF 25-75% actual 1.9 pred 2.0 correct answer: Emphysema Volume of air breathed in or out during quiet respiration correct answer: Tidal Volume Can cause an increased DLCO correct answer: Asthma How will someone w/ polycythemias uncorrected DLCO be affected? correct answer: Increased DLCO During the CO single breath technique how much time should the patient hold their breath to ensure adequate diffusion? correct answer: 10 seconds 3 alveolar factors that most influence DLCO correct answer: 1. area 2. thickness 3. pressure gradient Lungs w/out restrictive or obstructive disorder and with severe diffusion defect is most likely a sign of? correct answer: Pulmonary Hypertension Difference w/ DLCO when comparing ILD vs. MG? correct answer: ILD low DLCO vs. MG high DLCO During CPET how do you figure out the predicted MVV? correct answer: MVV from Spirometry Which letter corresponds to beginning of exhalation? correct answer: B Average % predicted of basic energy expenditure of a COPD pt? correct answer: 140% Main purpose of indirect calorimetry is to figure out correct answer: kCal/min Waveform signify's correct answer: Br