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NUR231 Week 4 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Asthma is thought to be caused by: a) an autosomal recessive trait b) autoimmunity c) excessive use of antibiotics as a child d) interactions between genetic and environmental factors - Interactions between genetic and environmental factor...

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Asthma is thought to be caused by: a) an autosomal recessive trait b)

autoimmunity c) excessive use of antibiotics as a child d) interactions

between genetic and environmental factors - ✔✔Interactions between

genetic and environmental factors

In asthma, _ is/are reduced A) lung volumes B) expiratory flow rates C) air

trapping D) dead space - ✔✔Expiratory flow rates

A 13 year old is diagnosed with asthma. Which of the following should she

recognise as part of an asthmatic attack A) headache B) chest pain C)

wheeze D) bradycardia - ✔✔Wheeze

Airway hyper-responsiveness in asthma is related to A) an increased

sympathetic nervous system response B) the release of stress hormones

C) exposure to allergen causing mast cell degranulation D) hereditary

decrease in IgE responsiveness - ✔✔Exposure to allergen causing mast

cell degranulation

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Airway obstruction contributing to increased airflow resistance and

hypoventilation in asthma is caused by A) type 2 alveolar cell in jury -

decreased surfactant B) alveolar fibrosis and pulmonary oedema C) mucus

secretion, bronchoconstriction, airway oedema D) collapse of cartliganous

rings in bronchi - ✔✔Mucus secretion, bronchoconstriction, airway oedema

A 10 year old is brought into ED with prolonged bronchospasm and severe

hypoxaemia. The most likely diagnosis is A) exercise induced asthma B)

COPD C) status asthmaticus D) bronchiectasis - ✔✔Status asthmaticus

A 60 year old female with emphysema is having difficulty expiring a given

volume of air. She is most likely experiencing _ pulmonary disease A)

restrictive B) obstructive C) atelectatic D) pleuritic - ✔✔Obstructive

A 52 year old female presents with chronic bronchitis. Tests reveal the

closure of the airway during expiration. This condition is most likely caused

by A) thick mucus from hypertrophied glands B) ventilation-perfusion

mismatch C) hyperventilation D) thinning smooth muscle in the bronchioles

- ✔✔Thick mucus from hypertrophied glands

A 45 year old male presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 month's duration.

Which of the following is most likely to cause this condition A) chronic

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