Respiratory Quiz 1

Question 1

What is the best time of day to collect a sputum sample

Answer 1

morning

Question 2

A patient has just returned from a bronchoscopy. Prior to letting him drink, what should the nurse check

Answer 2

gag reflex

Question 3

What blood test is best when determining if the patient is breathing adequately

Answer 3

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

Question 4

What does SpaO2 mean

Answer 4

Arterial O2

Question 5

What does SpO2 mean

Answer 5

pulse ox

Question 6

During inspection of the respiratory system, what assessment finding indicates that a patient has had chronic over inflation of the lungs

Answer 6

Barrel Chest

Question 7

What is a late sign of hypoxia

Answer 7

cyanosis

Question 8

How would you describe wheezing

Answer 8

fine, high pitched instrument sound(violins)

narrowed airways

Question 9

How would you describe crackles(rales)

Answer 9

high pitched hair crackles

fluid in the lungs

Question 10

How would you describe rhonchi (coarse rales)

Answer 10

low pitched juicy sound

thick sputum in lungs

Question 11

How would you describe pleural friction rub

Answer 11

leather sounds

inflammation of pleura membrane

Question 12

What structure keeps food and drink from going down the trachea

Answer 12

epiglottis

Question 13

What is the term used when a patient cannot breathe unless he or she is sitting up

Answer 13

orthopnea

Question 14

What is tidal volume

Answer 14

volume of air you breathe in and out

Question 15

What is residual volume

Answer 15

amount of air left in lungs after you exhale

Question 16

What is vital capacity

Answer 16

All the air you can breathe in and all the air you can breathe out

Question 17

When should a nasal cannula be used

Answer 17

When you need a small amount of O2

Question 18

Which type of low flow mask gives the highest percentages of O2

Answer 18

non-rebreather mask

Question 19

Which type of oxygen mask gives a certain percentage of O2 based on how it is set

Answer 19

Venturi Mask