BIO 669 Section #3 Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
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BIO 669 S
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BIO 669 S
A patient has a history of emphysema and has hyperinflated lungs. Which of the following would be TRUE regarding this patient? - ANSWERIncreased lung compliance
The compliance within the apex of the lung of a standing person be ____ than the base of the lung - ANSWERGreater than
In response t...
BIO 669 Section #3 Questions
& Answers 100% Correct!!
A patient has a history of emphysema and has hyperinflated lungs. Which of the following would be
TRUE regarding this patient? - ANSWERIncreased lung compliance
The compliance within the apex of the lung of a standing person be ____ than the base of the lung -
ANSWERGreater than
In response to high alveolar PO2 (PaO2), which of the following will NOT occur? - ANSWERPulmonary
artery vasoconstriction
The effect of oxygen saturation on carbon dioxide binding to hemoglobin is termed the ____ effect. -
ANSWERHaldane
The amount of quiet inhalation/exhalation in a typical breath is termed the: - ANSWERTidal volume
Your patient presents with a respiratory infection, localized pain on the left side of the chest,
combined with an audible friction rub heard with your stethoscope that just began the past few days.
Patient has decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion to that area. A mediastinal shift was
seen on X-ray. Your most likely diagnosis is: - ANSWERA larger pleural effusion
Chronic inflammation of the bronchial wall, with destruction of the elastic and muscular components
best describes: - ANSWERBronchiectasis
The experience of breathing discomfort, shortness of breath or air hunger upon lying in patients with
heart failure is termed: - ANSWEROrthopnea
Which of the following is NOT part of Virchow's triad in the development of thrombi and emboli? -
ANSWERImmune system activation
, The pulmonary disease most associated with permanent enlargement of acini due to loss of elastic
tissue and inflammatory remodeling (without the obvious addition of connective tissue) with air
trapping is: (Hint could also be a result of apha 1-antitrypsin deficit) - ANSWEREmphysema
How is most of the CO2 transported in the blood? - ANSWERAs bicarbonate that can be converted
back to CO2
Which of the following does NOT have cartilage as part of its structure? - ANSWERRespiratory
bronchioles
What effects would acidemia at the alveolar level have on the pulmonary artery? -
ANSWERDecreased blood flow (vasoconstriction) to that area
Which of the following is NOT part of the alveolar capillary membrane? - ANSWERHyaline cartilage
What effect would decreased compliance have on ventilation? - ANSWERThe increased stiffness
would make inspiration more difficult
Which of the following pulmonary conditions would not be considered as an Acue Lung Injury
(ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)? - ANSWERAortic stenosis leading to left sided
heart failure and pulmonary dysfunction/hypoxemia
The space between the lungs that include the heart, esophagus, and the great vessels is termed -
ANSWERMediastinum
Which of the following is TRUE regarding Acute Respiratory Syndrome (ARDS)? - ANSWERIt can cause
severe pulmonary edema
A pulmonary embolus creating alveolar dead space will likely have which - ANSWERHigh V/Q ratio
A 1 year old child presents with tachypnea, labored breathing and wheezing following onset of what
appears to be a cold/viral infection. The most likely diagnosis at this time is - ANSWERBronchiolitis
Pulmonary fibrosis is most likely to result in all of the following except - ANSWEROxygen toxicity
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