FINALS: REVIEWER Flashcards
Cause(s) of ischemic heart disease.
Aortic insufficiency
Coronary Artery Spasm
Anemia
The ideal position used to produce the most forceful cough is
. Upright sitting
Contraindication for Cardiac Rehabilitation program activity include the following, EXCEPT:
a. Severe Hypertension
b. Unstable Angina
c. Drop in blood pressure of 20 mmHg or more
d. Depression
d. Depression
Non continuous breath sound described as sounding like soda pop fuzzing or hair rubbed through the fingers next to ear;
a. Rales
b. Wheezes
c. Rhonchi
d. Friction rub
d. Friction rub
Elevating a patient’s lower extremity for less than 1 minute produces a noticeable pallor of the foot, followed by delayed
reactive hyperemia in a dependent position. These signs are indicative of:
a. Arterial insufficiency
b. An intact circulatory system
c. Venous insufficiency
d. Acute arterial occlusion
a. Arterial insufficiency
During mediate percussion of your patient, what does a dull and flat sound means?
a. The patient has asthma
b. The patient hays emphysema
c. There is greater amount air in the area
d. There is a greater than normal amount of fluid in the areas
d. There is a greater than normal amount of fluid in the areas
An 82 year old frail adult is continued to bed in a nursing facility. He has developed a small superficial wound over the sacral
area. Since only small amounts of necrotic tissue are present, the physician has decided to use autolytic wound debridement.
This is BEST achieved with;
a. Wound irrigation using a syringe
b. Sharp debridement
c. Wet to dry gauze dressing with antimicrobial ointment
d. Transparent film dressing
b. Sharp debridement
The respiratory muscles are controlled by motor nerves. These motor nerves have cell bodies located in
Pons & Medulla
. Signs of cardiac dysfunction include the following, EXCEPT
a. An increase of diastolic blood pressure during exercise that is greater than 15 to 20 mmHg
b. Heart rate that is either excessively high or exceptionally low during exercise
c. A diastolic blood pressure that does not rise progressively as work level increases
d. Electrocardiography changes such as dysrhythmias or ST segment depression
a. An increase of diastolic blood pressure during exercise that is greater than 15 to 20 mmHg
. If you ask to expel gas maximally from the lungs by forceful effort after maximum inspiration, you are measuring the:
a. Vital capacity
b. Tidal volume
c. Inspiratory capacity
d. Inspiratory reserve volume
a. Vital capacity
The most useful procedure in evaluating lung function:
a. Spirometry
b. Analysis of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange
c. Analysis of arterial blood gas
d. All of the above
a. Spirometry
. In a cardiac rehabilitation program, all of the following can be done in the ICU by the 7th to 14th day, EXCEPT:
a. Elevate the lower extremities in bed
b. Use of bedside commodes
c. Sit for ½ to 1 hour periods
d. Light isotonic exercise
a. Elevate the lower extremities in bed
The movement of gas in and out of the pulmonary system
Ventilation
Rehabilitation programs should emphasize aerobic activities that utilize:
a. Larger leg muscles
b. None of these
c. Smaller arm muscles
d. Both of these
d. Both of these
With the ABG analysis results in, you found out that patient’s pH level is 7.0, HCO3 22 and PaCO2 is 49 mmHg. Patient is
exhibiting dyspnea and headache. Which of the following is the patient’s most probable condition?
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
Which of the following is considered a function of the lungs?
Gas exchange
Sixty percent of clinical exercise intensity is obtained with Borg scale at:
a. 13
b. 12
c. 11
d. 10
a. 13
Which of the following has no direct stimulatory effect on the medullary respiratory center?
a. Changes in the arterial PCO2
b. Changes in the nervous output from the joint proprioception
c. Changes in arterial pH
b. Changes in the nervous output from the joint proprioception
In restrictive lung diseases, this is a finding
a. Decreased RV
b. Increased FEV
c. Increased FRC
d. No change in VC
a. Decreased RV
A persons maximum heart rate is measured by subtracting a persons age by:
a. 180
b. 200
c. 160
d. 220
d. 220
A patient has the following symptoms: persistent coughing and wheezing, recurrent pneumonia, salty skin, excessive
appetite but poor weight gain, and foul smelling stools. He most probably suffers from:
cystic fibrosis
. Potential candidates for Phase I cardiac rehabilitation, EXCEPT
a. Those who have prolonged bed confinement
b. Those who have undergone coronary artery bypass
c. Those who have sustained acute Ml
d. Those with heart failure diseases that are producing an impaired functional capabilities
b. Those who have undergone coronary artery bypass
. Triad of asthma, EXCEPT
a. None of these
b. Dyspnea
c. Coughing
d. Wheezing
a. None of these
high−pitched sounds heard longer during expiration then inspiration are:
a. Rhonchi
b. Wheezes
c. Bronchovascular
d. Vesicular
b. Wheezes
Cystic fibrosis is classified as a:
a. Restrictive lung disease
b. Disorder of the oil glands
c. Obstructive lung disease
d. Bleeding disorder
a. Restrictive lung disease
The presence of pain and anxiety in a client can often lead to hyperventilation. When a client hyperventilates, the arterial
concentration of carbon dioxide will be which of the following?
a. Vary depending on oxygen saturation
b. Increased
c. Remain unchanged
d. Decreased
d. Decreased
In acute myocardial infarction, thrombosis in the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery results to infarction
of the:
a. Anterior left ventricle and interventricular septum
b. Right ventricular myocardium and interventricular septum
c. Anterolateral wall of the right ventricle
d. Posteroinferior portion of the left ventricle
a. Anterior left ventricle and interventricular septum
Clinical manifestation of CAD:
a. All of these
b. Heart failure
c. Sudden death
d. Angina pectoris
d. Angina pectoris
Increase in transverse diameter of the thorax occurs with
Elevation of the lateral portion of the ribs
Percussion and shaking are effective modes of treatment for all of the following disease process, EXCEPT:
a. Viral pneumonia
b. Cystic Fibrosis
c. Chronic Bronchitis
d. Bronchiectasis
a. Viral pneumonia
Your examination of the pressure ulcer on the patient’s heel reveals dry eschar without edema, erythema, fluctuance or
drainage. The patient is afebrile. The BEST recommendation regarding intervention for this ulcer is:
a. Use of an AFO with heel pressure relief
b. Sharp debridement
c. Enzymatic debridement
a. Use of an AFO with heel pressure relief
All of the following are examples of moderate cardiac activity, EXCEPT:
a. Playing the piano
b. Making beds
c. Driving car
d. Dressing−undressing
a. Playing the piano