Study Q&A (2026)
The nurse practitioner (NP) is seeing a client with chronic bronchitis that needs spirometry on today's visit.
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What pulmonary function test (PFT) findings are anticipated based on the diagnosis of chronic bronchitis?
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Decreased total lung capacity (TLC)
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Decreased lung compliance
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Decreased diffusing capacity
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Decreased forced expiratory flow (FEV1) - correct answersDecreased forced expiratory flow (FEV1)
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Normal PH - correct answers7.35-7.45
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normal PaCO2 - correct answers35-45
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normal HCO3 - correct answers22-26
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, normal PO2 - correct answers80-100
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normal 02 - correct answers95-100%
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a high PH value us____a low PH value is - correct answersalkalosis
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acidosis
Common obstructive lung diseases include the following: - correct answersasthma
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema)
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respiratory tract infections (acute bronchitis or pneumonia)
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abscess formation m
pulmonary vascular disease (pulmonary embolism) m m m m
pulmonary hypertension m
cor pulmonale
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malignancies of the respiratory tract m m m m
Obstructive lung diseases are characterized by - correct answersobstruction to airflow during expiration.
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A V/Q mismatch - correct answersImbalance between the air that enters the alveoli and the amount of
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perfusing blood, preventing the lungs from optimally delivering oxygenated blood throughout the body.
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causing hypoxemia m
Clinical manifestations of acute hypoxemia - correct answerscyanosis, confusion, tachycardia, edema, and
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decreased renal output. m m
Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by - correct answersinability to expand the lungs during
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inspiration and lung volume reduction. The lung tissue is "stiff
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