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Question 1 of 69
Which of the following gases is the most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?
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Question 2 of 69
Regarding bronchial tone:
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Question 3 of 69
Which of the following infections can be diagnosed using a skin test similar to the tuberculin test?
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Question 4 of 69
All the following laboratory values are consistent with pulmonary fibrosis EXCEPT?
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Question 5 of 69
The outermost layer of the pericardium, which consists of inelastic dense irregular connective tissue, is called the
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Question 6 of 69
Heavy chain (gamma G) disease is:
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Question 7 of 69
Which of the following is the function of the trachea?
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Question 8 of 69
All of the following are lined with by pseudstratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells except:
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Question 9 of 69
A school-age child with CF asks the nurse what sports she can be involved in as she becomes older. Which of the following activities would be most appropriate for the nurse to suggest?
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Question 10 of 69
An adolescent client with several flu symptoms calls the advice nurse to ask about using cough suppressants. What suggestion from the nurse would promote better airway clearance?
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Question 11 of 69
Which of the following is the role of IL-4 :
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Question 12 of 69
The great majority of pulmonary metastatic lesions arise from the:
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Question 13 of 69
Which of the following regarding Residual volume is correct?
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Question 14 of 69
What is expected in a premature baby with IRDS? T=alveolar surface tension, C=lung compliance, PaO2=arterial PO2?
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Question 15 of 69
The work of breathing is:
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Question 16 of 69
Acute interstitial pneumonia
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Question 17 of 69
All of these statements about surfactant are true except
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Question 18 of 69
From first to last, the morphological changes in lobar pneumonia occur in which correct chronological order?
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Question 19 of 69
Contraction of the atria of the heart leads to blood moving directly
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Question 20 of 69
A client is hospitalized with a diagnosis of pneumonia. Which findings, based on the nurse's knowledge, are indicative of deteriorating clinical state? Select all that apply.
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Question 21 of 69
The volume of air that can be exhaled after normal exhalation is the
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Question 22 of 69
All of the following nerves supply the lateral wall of the nasal cavity EXCEPT:
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Question 23 of 69
The crisis of sickle cell anemia may be confused with:
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Question 24 of 69
A 20-year-old, previously healthy man is jogging one morning when he trips and falls to the ground. He suddenly becomes markedly short of breath. On examination in the emergency room there are no breath sounds audible over the right side of the chest. A chest radiograph shows shift of the mediastinum from right to left. A chest tube is inserted on the right side, and air rushes out. Which of the following underlying disease is most likely to have produced this complication?
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Question 25 of 69
What morphological features are NOT seen in asthma? (old paper 2004)
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Question 26 of 69
During which of the following periods does the largest volume of blood enter the arteries?
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Question 27 of 69
When taking the nursing history of a child with cystic fibrosis, what piece of information about the child's newborn period would the nurse expect the mother to report?
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Question 28 of 69
In sickle cell anemia. The sedimentation rate is characteristically:
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Question 29 of 69
The school nurse is talking to fifth graders about the use of tissues when blowing one's nose. Which cause of a runny nose should the nurse include in the teaching session?
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Question 30 of 69
The treatment of choice for hereditary spherocytosis is:
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Question 31 of 69
Pulmonary Embolism
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Question 32 of 69
Oxygens percentage in the atmospheric air is that CO2 percentage and its solubility in solution (Example: Olood) is than CO2 solubility.
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Question 33 of 69
Which is not inactivated by the lungs?
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Question 34 of 69
Regarding Pneumothorax, one of the following isn't true?
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Question 35 of 69
Isovolumetric contraction is the phase of the cardiac cardiac cycle in which
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Question 36 of 69
Regarding the chemical control of breathing, which statement is INCORRECT?
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Question 37 of 69
Adenocarcinoma
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Question 38 of 69
Which statement regarding hyperbaric oxygen therapy is INCORRECT?
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Question 39 of 69
___________ is located between two pleural sacs and is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity?
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Question 40 of 69
Treatment of hypoxia associated with hypercapnia should be:
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Question 41 of 69
All are derivatives of the neural crest except:
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Question 42 of 69
The organ of the respiratory system that closes when food is being swallowed is the:
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Question 43 of 69
Which of the following statements are false:
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Question 44 of 69
The diaphragm:
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Question 45 of 69
Regarding oogenesis all are true except:
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Question 46 of 69
Concerning the pulmonary circulation in a normal man:
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Question 47 of 69
Regarding pulmonary ventilation, which statement is INCORRECT?
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Question 48 of 69
Oxygens percentage in the atmospheric air is __ that CO2 percentage and its solubility in solution (Example: Blood) is __ than CO2 solubility.
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Question 49 of 69
Which are believed to be important in the early stages of exercise?
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Question 50 of 69
Coal workers pneumoconiosis
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Question 51 of 69
Place the following steps for normal inhalation in order: (1) decrease in intrapleural pressure to 754 mmHg (from -4 mmHg to -6 mmHg). (2) flow of air from higher to lower pressure (inhalation). (3) lung size increases. (4) decrease in intra-alveolar pressure to 759 mmHg (-1 mmHg). (5) contraction of the diaphragm + external intercostals muscles
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Question 52 of 69
One of the following PFT values are consistent with both obstructive and restrictive lung diseases?
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Question 53 of 69
An infant with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is receiving ribavirin. While caring for this infant, what actions should the nurse avoid? Select all that apply.
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Question 54 of 69
In an asthmatic attack, which of the following is expected?
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Question 55 of 69
The right atrioventricular valve is also called the:
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Question 56 of 69
Match the following: 681. Cytoxan
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Question 57 of 69
A 62-year-old man is a smoker with a 10-year history of cough productive of copious mucopurulent sputum. Over the past 6 months, he has developed progressive dyspnea. Physical examination shows bilateral pedal edema and a soft but enlarged liver. A chest radiograph shows bilateral pleural effusions and a prominent right heart border. Arterial blood gas values are Po2, 60 mm Hg; Pco2, 52 mm Hg; pH, 7.30; and HCO3-, 29 mEq/L. He is intubated and placed on a ventilator, and he requires increasing amounts of oxygen. Which of the following microscopic findings is most likely to be present in the affected lungs?
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Question 58 of 69
In a normal human, The total lung capacity (TLC) is approximately equal to?
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Question 59 of 69
All of the following states decrease lung compliance EXCEPT
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Question 60 of 69
Which adverse reaction should the nurse include in teaching a client who has received the influenza vaccine?
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Question 61 of 69
What is the causative agent of Q fever?
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Question 62 of 69
Regarding surfactants, one is true?
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Question 63 of 69
A client asks the nurse if the body possesses any natural defenses against influenza. What information about natural defenses should the nurse provide to the client?
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Question 64 of 69
Which of the following diseases causes reversible bronchoconstriction?
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Question 65 of 69
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of alveoli in the lung?
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Question 66 of 69
The nurse caring for a client with pneumonia reviews the medical administration record and order sheet. Which agent should the nurse expect to administer? (Select all that apply.)
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Question 67 of 69
Which of these statements is correct?
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Question 68 of 69
Silicosis is caused by dust of:
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Question 69 of 69
Which of the following statements regarding surfactants is incorrect?
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