Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Respiratory Emergencies - ENA-ENO-
C28 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which statement correctly describes chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease?✔✔Findings include distant breath sounds and tachypnea.
In a patient with suspected pulmonary edema, which finding should you
expect?✔✔Frothy sputum
Which diagnostic test is the gold standard for diagnosing a pulmonary
embolus?✔✔Pulmonary arteriography
Which statement correctly characterizes spontaneous pneumothorax?✔✔Iatrogenic
pneumothorax can result from an invasive procedure.
Which finding is characteristic of chronic bronchitis?✔✔The expiratory phase is
prolonged.
Which medication inhibits smooth muscle contraction, decreases histamine release,
and inhibits acetylcholine release?✔✔Magnesium sulfate
Which breath sounds are normally auscultated over peripheral lung
fields?✔✔Vesicular sounds
Which condition is a risk factor for a pulmonary embolus?✔✔Obesity
Which organism is a secondary cause of acute bronchitis?✔✔Mycoplasma
pneumonia
Which medication is used to decrease afterload in a patient with pulmonary
edema?✔✔Nitroprusside (Nitropress)
When auscultating the breath sounds of a patient with a respiratory complaint, you
detect consolidation and crackles that do not clear when the patient coughs. Which
disorder should you suspect?✔✔Pneumonia
Which measure is the single best determinant of asthma severity?✔✔Peak
expiratory flow rate
Which fact accurately characterizes acute bronchitis?✔✔It initially causes a dry,
nonproductive cough.
Which statement correctly characterizes the hospital core measures for patients with
community-acquired pneumonia?✔✔The patient's pneumococcal vaccination status
and smoking history should be determined.
Respiratory Emergencies - ENA-ENO-
C28 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which statement correctly describes chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease?✔✔Findings include distant breath sounds and tachypnea.
In a patient with suspected pulmonary edema, which finding should you
expect?✔✔Frothy sputum
Which diagnostic test is the gold standard for diagnosing a pulmonary
embolus?✔✔Pulmonary arteriography
Which statement correctly characterizes spontaneous pneumothorax?✔✔Iatrogenic
pneumothorax can result from an invasive procedure.
Which finding is characteristic of chronic bronchitis?✔✔The expiratory phase is
prolonged.
Which medication inhibits smooth muscle contraction, decreases histamine release,
and inhibits acetylcholine release?✔✔Magnesium sulfate
Which breath sounds are normally auscultated over peripheral lung
fields?✔✔Vesicular sounds
Which condition is a risk factor for a pulmonary embolus?✔✔Obesity
Which organism is a secondary cause of acute bronchitis?✔✔Mycoplasma
pneumonia
Which medication is used to decrease afterload in a patient with pulmonary
edema?✔✔Nitroprusside (Nitropress)
When auscultating the breath sounds of a patient with a respiratory complaint, you
detect consolidation and crackles that do not clear when the patient coughs. Which
disorder should you suspect?✔✔Pneumonia
Which measure is the single best determinant of asthma severity?✔✔Peak
expiratory flow rate
Which fact accurately characterizes acute bronchitis?✔✔It initially causes a dry,
nonproductive cough.
Which statement correctly characterizes the hospital core measures for patients with
community-acquired pneumonia?✔✔The patient's pneumococcal vaccination status
and smoking history should be determined.
