Intro to Respiratory Finals

The RT notes the pt BP is 145/90. Based on this what will be documented on the pts chart?

In obstructive lung diseases FVC is _______ due to increased airway resistance and air trapping

Crackles are most commonly heard with:

Which of the following refers to an inability to breath except when in an upright position?

Which of the following terms are used to describe the patient's level of consciousness?

ERV + RV=

Which of the following sounds are associated with fluid in the alveoli, as in pulmonary edema?

Which of the following are long acting (12hours or longer) anticholinergic agents used to treat COPD?

Hypotension is defined as a BP of less than:

Tracheal Shift refers to:

In obstructive diseases, what causes the RV, FRC and TLC to be increased?

How is PEFR affected in obstructive diseases?

Your patient has a decreased FEV1 and an increased FEV%. This is consistant with:

A lateral decubitus chest film is useful in evaluating:

Which of the following are short acting beta agonists used in the treatment of COPD?

In restrictive diseases FVC is ____ due to inability to fully expand the lungs.

What specific medication would you choose for the patient who is wheezing due to acute bronchospasm?

How are FEV1 affected in obstructive diseases?

Hypertension can be defined as a diastolic blood pressure greater than:

A superficial air cyst protruding into the pleura is called a:

In obstructive diseases, gas that enters the alveoli during inspiration is prevented from leaving in expiration.

Bilateral fluffy or cloudy infiltrates are most consistant with:

What does the acronym PEFR stand for?

The volume of air normal exhaled after a normal inspiration is the:

Bronchial breath sounds are normally heard:

When auscultating bilaterally over the posterior lower rib cage, what is most likely heard?

When the muscles between the ribs pulls inward during inspiration it is referred to as:

Which of the following sounds are associated with secretions in a larger airway and may clear following a cough?

A dull percussion note over an area of the lung would indicate:

The anteroposterior to lateral ratio of the chest in a normal patient is:

A clinician should look at which of the following when interpreting a chest x-ray?

Vocal femitus:

The device used to measure the volume of air exchanged during breathing in known as a:

What does DLCO measure?

Excessive fluid or gas accumulation in pleural space causes tracheal shift away from affected area.

Why is it necessary for the RT to auscultate both the posterior and anterior chest walls?

Percussion allows the RT to determine whether the:

In obstructive diseases residual volume is ______ due to air trapping.

Cyanide poisoning may cause?

How are ventilation and perfusion affected by deadspace?

Bradycardia in adults is defined as a pulse of less than:

The maximum volume of air that can be exhaled following a normal exhalation is the:

Digital clubbing is caused by:

A hyperresonat percussion note over an area of the lung would indicate:

Your patient has a respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute and a Vt of 500mL. What is the MVe?

A decrease in BP during inspiration followed by increase in BP during expiration, seen commonly in severe asthma:

Abnormal breathsounds are also know as:

The volume of air remaining in the lungs after a complete exhalation is:

Which of the following breathsounds are heard in the healthy adult over most of the chest , except over major airways?

Which statement about the sequence of auscultation is correct?

A technique used by COPD patients to release trapped air is:

A patient has 5 g/dL of reduced (deoxygenated) hemoglobin. The patient is likely to appear:

The presence of increased tactile fremitus is associated with:

If a patient has increased vibrations (tactile fremitus) the patient may have:

A resonant percussion note over an area of the lung would indicate:

Hypoxia is decreased oxygen where?

The amount of air in the lungs following a normal exhalation is the:

Vt + IRV =

The two standard position of chest radiography are:

Which of the following sounds are associated with narrowing of the airway, bronchospasm, or asthma?

What is the first sign of hypoxemia?

The maxiumum volume of air in lungs at end of maximal inhalation

Abnormal respiratory rate may indicate all of the following, except:

Your patient is diaphoretic. This means they are:

Chronic Bronchitis primarity affects the _________.

All of the following are breathsounds heard on auscultation, except:

The total volume of gas that can be exhaled as forcefully and rapidly as possible after a maximal inspiration:

Emphysema primarily affects the _______.

A normal healthy adult pulse rate is:

The maximum volume of air that can be inhaled following a normal inspiration is the:

What test is the cornerstone to the diagnostic evaluation of pts with suspected COPD?

The maximum amount of air exhaled following a maximal inhalation is:

Any poorly defined radiodensity; often seen in patient's atelectasis, is known as:

A respiratory rate of 15 BPM in an adult with normal rhythm and depth would be defined as:

Translucent, radiolucent and hyperlucent are terms often used to describe darker areas of the chest x-ray.

How are ventilation and perfusion affected in a pure shunt?

The maximum amount of air inhaled following a normal exhalation:

Which of the following drugs are not helpful during an acute asthma episode?

How is airway resistance (RAW) affected in status asthmaticus?

Rapid and deep labored breathing, as seen in diabetic ketoacidosis, is known as:

Which of the following describe the physical apperance of a pt experiencing an acute asthma attack?

FEV1 is decreased in obstructive diseases due to?

Vesicular breath sounds are normally:

The presence of an air bronchogram on a chest radiograph is most consistent with:

The amount of air exhaled in 1 second during an FVC maneuver is the:

What test is used to measure the adequacy of gas transfer across the alveolar-capillary membrane?

The proper term for abnormally slow respiratory rate is:

IRV + Vt + ERV + RV =

COPD should be considered in pts over 40 if what factors are present?

The volume of air that cannot be exhaled is known as the:

Fluid accumulation in the pleural space that obscures the costophrenic angle is known as:

The maxiumum flow rate generated during an FVC maneuver is the:

Which of the following percussion findings is associated with consolidation?

Hypoxemia is decreased oxygen where?

When describing a chest x-ray the term "diffuse" means:

Pulmonary angiography is used to assess for:

When a radiopaque material is instilled into the lumen of the tracheobronchial tree and an x-ray is taken it is called?

Alveolar consolidation is a halmark of:

You perform PFTs on your patient. Test results indicate a decreased FEV1 and FEV1%. This in consistant with:

How is DLCO affected in emphysema?