Week 2

Question 1

What diagnostic study is used to evaluate the severity of asthma by measuring the different lung volumes as the patient exhales into pulmonary spirometry device

Answer 1

Pulmonary Function Test

Question 2

What does the nurse expect to administer as a maintenance treatment for a patient with asthma or COPD

Answer 2

Long- acting bronchodilator

Question 3

increased workload for the right ventricle and can lead to right ventricle failure, a condition known as

Answer 3

Cor Pulmonale

Question 4

What lung disease is characterized by an increase in resistance to airflow from the trachea and larger bronchi to the terminal and respiratory bronchioles making it hard to get the AIR OUT

Answer 4

Obstructive

Question 5

What lung disease is characterized by reduced expansion of lung tissue, with decreased total capacity. Lungs are stiff and noncompliant making it hard to get AIR IN

Answer 5

Restrictive

Question 6

How do the kidneys compensate for hypoxia

Answer 6

• Release erthopoicin to create more red blood cells
• more capacity to get more O2

Question 7

What causes digital clubbing

Answer 7

Chronic hypoxia

Question 8

What is lung compliance

Answer 8

-The lungs flexibility to expand and contract
- expand> inhale O2
- Contract> exhale CO2

Question 9

Air in the pleural cavity that causes collapse of a large section or whole lobe of lung tissue

Answer 9

Pneumothorax

Question 10

Abnormal collection of fluid w/in the pleural cavity that compresses lung tissue and inhibits lung inflation

Answer 10

Pleural effusion

Question 11

Overdistention of alveoli with trapped air, which creates obstruction to expiratory airflow, loss of elastic recoil of the alveoli, and HIGH Residual volume of CO2 in the lung

Answer 11

Emphysema
“pink puffer”

Question 12

Caused by pleural or lung inflammation or infection. Pleural fluid will be cloudy, pus with high protein content

Answer 12

Exudate Fluid

Question 13

Filtrates of the blood that accumulate within the pleural space, fluid is clear

Answer 13

Transudate fluid

Question 14

Hypersecretion of mucous in the large and small airways, hypoxia, and cyanosis. Excessive mucous creates obstruction to inspiratory airflow that inhibits optimal oxygenation

Answer 14

Bronchitis
“Blue Bloater”

Question 15

Asthma symptoms occur every single day, and the patient needs to use a quick rescue inhaler daily

Answer 15

Moderate persistent Asthma

Question 16

Asthma symptoms occur less than two times a week during waking hours and less than twice a month during the night

Answer 16

Mild intermittent Asthma

Question 17

Asthma symptoms occur more than twice a week but less than daily. they may occasionally wake the pt up at night, but happens less than two times a month

Answer 17

Mild persistent Asthma

Question 18

Asthma symptoms are basically continuous. Activity is severely limited, and asthma attacks and night symptoms are frequent

Answer 18

Sever persistent Asthma

Question 19

Commonly caused by a penetrating wound of the thoracic cage and underlying pleural membrane

Answer 19

Traumatic Pneumothorax

Question 20

Occurs when there is an escalating buildup of air within the pleural cavity that compresses the lung, bronchioles, cardiac structures, and vena cava

Answer 20

Tension Pneumothorax

Question 21

Occurs in people without underlying lung disease and in the absence of an inciting event. Air is present in the intrapleural space without preceding trauma and without underlying clinical or radiological evidence of lung disease

Answer 21

Primary Spontaneous pneumothorax

Question 22

What pneumothorax is the worst and shifts the heart and other organs

Answer 22

Tension Pneumothorax

Question 23

Blue Bloater

Answer 23

Bronchitis

Question 24

Pink puffer

Answer 24

Emphysema

Question 25

What fluid is suggestive of infection

Answer 25

Exudate fluid