Chapter 15 Quiz Flashcards
A pleural effusion is MOST accurately defined as:
A. fluid accumulation outside the lung.
B. a unilaterally collapsed lung.
C. a bacterial infection of the lung tissue.
D. diffuse collapsing of the alveoli.
A. fluid accumulation outside the lung.
Your patient has a chronic respiratory condition. His stimulus to breathe is triggered by low oxygen levels in the blood. This is known as the ___________.
A. hypoxic drive
B. alternate drive
C. CO2 drive
D. COPD drive
A. hypoxic drive
Which of the following is MOST characteristic of adequate breathing?
A. 20 breaths/min with shallow movement of the chest wall and pallor
B. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
C. 22 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of breathing and cyanosis
D. 30 breaths/min with supraclavicular retractions and clammy skin
B. 24 breaths/min with bilaterally equal breath sounds and pink skin
Which of the following must be assessed in every respiratory patient?
A. Orthostatic vital signs
B. Blood glucose levels
C. Distal pulse, motor, sensation
D. Lung sounds
D. Lung sounds
“PASTE” is an alternate assessment tool for ___________.
A. stroke patients
B. cardiac patients
C. respiratory patients
D. seizure patients
C. respiratory patients
Crackles (rales) are caused by _________.
A. narrowing of the upper airways
B. air passing through fluid
C. severe bronchoconstriction
D. mucus in the larger airways
B. air passing through fluid
His parents tell you that their son has had a chest infection for the past two days and when they took him to their family doctor, they were told it was likely due to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). They have kept him well hydrated, but the infection seems to have gotten worse. On auscultation, you hear decreased air entry bilaterally with fine expiratory wheezes and the occasional coarse wet crackle. Based on this information, your patient is most likely suffering from:
A. pertussis.
B. croup.
C. epiglottitis.
D. bronchiolitis.
D. bronchiolitis.
When auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear adventitious sounds. This means that the patient has:
A. normal breath sounds.
B. abnormal breath sounds.
C. diminished breath sounds.
D. an absence of breath sounds.
B. abnormal breath sounds.
Asthma is caused by a response of the:
A. cardiovascular system.
B. respiratory system.
C. immune system.
D. endocrine system.
C. immune system.
You are attending to a 3-year-old male patient who is presenting with severe shortness of breath. His parents report that he has had a cough and cold with a low grade fever for the past two days. They became worried today, as his level of distress has increased dramatically. On assessment, the patient is sitting upright and making high-pitched noises with each breath. Based on this information, the patient is most likely suffering from:
A. inflammation of the bronchioles.
B. viral infection of the upper respiratory tract.
C. inflammation of the lower respiratory tract and bronchospasm.
D. bacterial infection of the epiglottis.
B. viral infection of the upper respiratory tract.
