Test 8 (Chapter 17)
The most common complaint in patients with a respiratory disease is: (p1103)
Dyspnea
A patient presents with a barrel chest, muscle wasting, and pursed-lip breathing. These symptoms are a sign of which condition? (p1103)
Emphysema
Polycthemia is a condition in which: (p1110)
Excess red blood cells are produced in response to chronic hypoxia
Why are children more prone to croup when they acquire a viral infection than adults infected with the same virus? (p1131)
A Childs airway is narrower than an adults, and even minor swelling can result in obstruction
A person who experiences sharp chest pain followed by increasing dyspnea after coughing likely has: (p1145)
A pneumothorax
What type of medication is montelukast (Singulair)? (p1126)
Leukotriene blocker
Difficulty with exhalation is most characteristic of: (p1134)
Obstructive lung disease
Patients with pneumonia often experience a coughing fit when they roll from one side to the other because: (p1140)
Pneumonia often occurs in the lung bases, typically on only one side
A patients peripheral pulses become extremely weak during inhalation. This is called: (p1106)
Pulses paradoxus
Cor pulmonale is defined as: (p1137)
Right-sided failure secondary to chronic lung disease
A patient with orthopnea: (p1122)
Seeks a sitting position when short of breath
Quiet tachypnea suggests possible: (p1109)
Shock
You should reserve oxygen concentrations higher than which percentage for patients with hypoxia who do not respond to lower concentrations? (p1122)
50%
To generate the optimal particle size, most nebulizers need to have a gas flow of at least: (p1123)
6 L/Min
What type of medication can cause thick sputum? (p1110)
Antihistamine
The main stem bronchus ends at the level of the: (p1096)
Bronchioles
Blood-tinged sputum can be caused by: (p1110)
Heart failure
Which medication causes smooth muscle relaxation and is used to treat severe asthma? (p1123)
IV Magnesium Sulfate
The body's immediate response to mild hypoxemia is: (p1098)
Increased heart rate
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea may be a sign of: (p1103)
Left side heart failure