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Question 1. 1. A 66-year-old male presents to the emergency department accompanied by his wife who claims that he has been acting confused. The man is complaining of a sudden onset of severe we...
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Question 1. 1. A 66-year-old male presents to the emergency department accompanied by his
wife who claims that he has been acting confused. The man is complaining of a sudden onset of
severe weakness and malaise and has a dry cough and diarrhea. His temperature is 102.8°F and
his blood work indicates his sodium level is 126 mEq/L (normal is 135 to 145 mEq/L). What will
be the assessing nurse practitioner's most likely suspicion? (Points : 0.4)
Bronchopneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Legionnaire disease
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Question 2. 2. A 51-year-old female patient who is 2 days postoperative on a surgical unit of a
hospital is at risk for developing atelectasis as a result of being largely immobile. Which of the
following teaching points by her nurse practitioner is most appropriate?(Points : 0.4)
“Being in bed increases the risk of fluid accumulating between your lungs and their lining, so it's
important for you to change positions often.”
“You should breathe deeply and cough to help your lungs expand as much as possible while
you're in bed.”
“Make sure that you stay hydrated and walk as soon as possible to avoid our having to insert a
chest tube.”
“I'll prescribe bronchodilator medications that will help open up your airways and allow more
oxygen in.”
Question 3. 3. Which of the following situations would be most deserving of a pediatrician's
attention? (Points : 0.4)
The mother of an infant 2 days postpartum notes that her baby has intermittent periods of
hyperventilation followed by slow respirations or even brief periods of apnea.
A volunteer in the nursery notes that one of the infants, age 2 weeks, appears unable to breathe
through his mouth, even when his nose is congested.
A neonate is visibly flaring her nostrils on inspiration.
A midwife notes that a newborn infant's chest is retracting on inspiration and that the child is
grunting.
Question 4. 4. A 77-year-old lifetime smoker has been diagnosed with a tumor in his lung at the
site of an old tubercle scarring site, located in a peripheral area of his bronchiolar tissue. What is
this patient's most likely diagnosis? (Points : 0.4)
Squamous cell carcinoma
, Small cell lung cancer
Large cell carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
Question 5. 5. Which of the following phenomena is most likely occurring during a child's
alveolar stage of lung development? (Points : 0.4)
Terminal alveolar sacs are developing and surfactant production is beginning.
A single-capillary network exists and the lungs are capable of respiration.
The conducting airways are formed, but respiration is not yet possible.
Primitive alveoli are formed and the bronchi and bronchioles become much larger.
Question 6. 6. Which of the following residents of a long-term care facility is most likely to be
exhibiting the signs and symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? (Points :
0.4)
A 79-year-old lifetime smoker who is complaining of shortness of breath and pain on deep
inspiration
An 81-year-old smoker who has increased exercise intolerance, a fever, and increased white
blood cells
An 81-year-old male who has a productive cough and recurrent respiratory infections
An 88-year-old female who experiences acute shortness of breath and airway constriction when
exposed to tobacco smoke
Question 7. 7. Following a winter power outage, a patient who had been using a home gasoline
generator began to experience dizziness and headaches and was diagnosed with carbon
monoxide poisoning. What is the goal of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for carbon monoxide
poisoning?(Points : 0.4)
To increase the amount of oxygen dissolved in plasma
To increase the production of unbound hemoglobin
To stimulate the release of oxygen at the capillaries
To remove bound CO from hemoglobin
Question 8. 8. A male lifetime smoker has died as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. Which of the following phenomena regarding his alveoli would his care team have most
reasonably expected in the weeks prior to his death?
(Points : 0.4)
Proliferation of natural killer (NK) cells in the alveolar lumen
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