Respiratory Disorders

Question 1

Normal values are _____ mm Hg for Oxygen.

Answer 1

95-100

Question 2

Normal for carbon dioxide is ____ mm Hg.

Answer 2

35-45

Question 3

A reduction of the Pa02 levels in the blood.

Answer 3

Hypoxemia

Question 4

A rise in the PaC02 levels in the blood.

Answer 4

Hypercapnia

Question 5

Normal Breathing Rate.

Answer 5

12-18

Question 6

Deep Rapid Respirations

Answer 6

Kussmaul Respiration

Question 7

Subjective feeling of not being able to inhale enough air.

Answer 7

Dyspnea

Question 8

Results from inflammation or infection of the parietal pleura.

Answer 8

Pleural Pain

Question 9

Spread through respiratory droplets. Highly contagious.

Answer 9

Viral Infection (Rhinovirus)

Question 10

Secondary bacterial infection.

Answer 10

Sinusitis

Question 11

A condition where either the whole or part of a lung collapses.

Answer 11

Atelectasis

Question 12

Inflammation of the bronchi resulting in the production and secretions and inflammatory exudate in the lungs.

Answer 12

Bronchiolitis

Question 13

Life threatening condition. Lung collapses as the result of air entering the pleural cavity and changing the negative pressure that normally maintains the integrity of the lungs against the chest wall.

Answer 13

Pneumothorax

Question 14

Pulmonary disease involving inflammation of the alveoli and small bronchi.

Answer 14

Pneumonia

Question 15

Aspirated material causes acute inflammatory reaction within lungs.

Answer 15

Aspiration Pneumonia

Question 16

Infection localized in 1 or more lobes.

Answer 16

Lobar Pneumonia

Question 17

Arise from bronchial epithelium. Most common.

Answer 17

Bronchogenic Carcinoma

Question 18

Develops in the epithelial linging in bronchus.

Answer 18

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Question 19

Found on lung periphery.

Answer 19

Adenocarcinomas and Bronchoalveolar Cell Carcinoma

Question 20

Pulmonary infection caused by a protozoan in an immunocompromised host.

Answer 20

Pneumocystic Carinii Pneumonia

Question 21

Rapidly growing, located near major bronchus

Answer 21

Small Cell Carcinoma

Question 22

Found in periphery, rapid growth rate, early mets

Answer 22

Large Cell Carcinoma

Question 23

Progressive tissue damage and obstruction of airways.

Answer 23

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Question 24

Periodic episode of severe but reversible bronchial obstruction.

Answer 24

Asthma

Question 25

Onset in childhood, acute episodes.

Answer 25

Extrinsic Asthma

Question 26

Onset during adulthood, acute attack.

Answer 26

Intrinsic Asthma

Question 27

Significant change is destruction of alveolar walls and spaces. (Dead air trapped in lungs)

Answer 27

Emphysema

Question 28

Blue Bloaters

Answer 28

Chronic Bronchitis

Question 29

Pink Puffers

Answer 29

Emphysema

Question 30

Genetically inherited disease characterized by thickening of secretions of all exocrine glands, leading to obstruction.

Answer 30

Cystic Fibrosis