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MULTIPLE CHOICE xf
1. Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function?
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a. August and Marie Krogh xf xf xf
b. Alvan Barach xf
c. John Severinghaus xf
d. John Hutchinson xf
ANS: D xf
Hutchinson popularized the concept of using VC to assess lung function, and th
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e names he gave to several other lung compartments are still used today.
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2. Which of the following are indications for performing spirometry?
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1. Assess the risk of lung resection. xf xf xf xf xf
2. Determine the response to bronchodilator therapy. xf xf xf xf xf
3. Assess the severity of restrictive lung disease.
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4. Quantify the extent of COPD. xf xf xf xf
a. 1 and 4 x f x f
b. 2 and 3 x f x f
c. 1 , 2, and 4 xf xf xf x f
d. 2 , 3, and 4 xf xf xf x f
ANS: C xf
Spirometry cannot assess severity of restriction; for that you need to measure l
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ung volumes ( see Box 1-2, Chapter 1).
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,3. The main indication for the measurement of lung volumes is to do which of th
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e following?
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a. Diagnose or assess the severity of restriction.
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b. Evaluate the severity of pulmonary hypertension.
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c. Determine the level of cardiopulmonary fitness.
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d. Assess the risk of abdominal surgical procedures.
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ANS: A xf
The most common reason for measuring lung volumes is to identify restricti
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ve lung disease. DIF:
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4. DLCO measurements may be indicated to evaluate pulmonary involvement i
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n which of the following systemic diseases?
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a. Asthma
b. Sarcoidosis
c. Exertional hypoxemia xf
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d. Guillain-Barré syndrome xf
ANS: B xf
Sarcoidosis is the only systemic disease listed that affects gas
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2 MSC: NBRC: None
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5. Blood gas analysis is used with patients with COPD to d xf xf xf xf xf xf xf xf xf xf
o which of the following? xf xf xf xf
a. Monitor airway responsiveness. xf xf
b. Determine level of cardiopulmonary fitness. xf xf xf xf
c. Detect pulmonary hypertension. x f x f
d. Assess need for supplementary O2.
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ANS: D xf
Blood gas analysis is most commonly used to determine the need for suppleme
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ntal oxygen and to manage patients who require ventilatory support.
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6. Which of the following cause emphysema?
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1. 1- Antitrypsin deficiency xf xf
2. Exposure to environmental pollutants xf xf xf
3. Radiation therapy xf
4. Cigarette smoking xf
a. 1 and 2 x f x f
b. 3 and 4 x f x f
c. 1 , 2, and 4 xf xf xf x f
d. 2 , 3, and 4 xf xf xf x f
ANS: C xf
Emphysema is caused primarily by cigarette smoking. Some emphysema is
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caused by the absence of a protective enzyme. Chronic exposure to environmenta
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l pollutants can also contribute to the development of emphysema.
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7. An adult patient complains of chest tightness and cough whenever he jogs i
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n cold weather. These symptoms are consistent with which of the following
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a. Cystic fibrosis xf
b. Asthma
c. Pulmonary hypertension xf
d. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis xf xf
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