Deck 11: Respiratory Disorders

Question 1

Under normal conditions, an adult takes how many breaths in a minute?

A) 6 to 10
B) 12 to 20
C) 4 to 8
D) 10 to 15

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the respiratory system?

A) The larynx is part of the upper respiratory tract.
B) Exhalation leads to the increase of blood acid levels.
C) Breathing is controlled by the cerebellum.
D) Breathing is initiated by the brain stem.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What does a low-pitched cough signify?

A) Secretions or inflammation
B) Airway constriction
C) Cardiac problems
D) Tuberculosis

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following respiratory rates is seen with hyperventilatory states?

A) Eupnea
B) Tachypnea
C) Bradypnea
D) Hyperpnea

Question 5

Which of the following is a potentially normal breathing pattern for children in their sleep?

A) Kussmaul
B) Cheyne-Stokes
C) Sigh
D) Biot

Question 6

According to the text, bronchiolitis is correlated with respiratory symptoms that affect which body system?

A) Skin
B) Cardiovascular
C) Gastrointestinal
D) Neurological

Question 7

What symptom of high thoracic pressure can be found by visual inspection?

A) Retracted chest wall
B) Venous patterns on the chest
C) Kyphosis
D) Clubbing of fingers

Question 8

Fremitus is examined during which part of the physical exam?

A) Palpation
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
D) Inspection

Question 9

What is the palpable vibration of the chest wall resulting from speech?

A) Fremitus
B) Thoracic expansion
C) Diaphragmatic excursion
D) Lordosis

Question 10

Which type of breath sound can be described as hollow and low-pitched?

A) Vesicular
B) Bronchovesicular
C) Bronchial
D) Amphoric

Question 11

In the third trimester of pregnancy, a woman's costal angle is about how many degrees greater than it typically was before pregnancy?

A) 35 degrees
B) 103 degrees
C) 45 degrees
D) 27 degrees

Question 12

A pregnant patient's tidal volume typically changes by how much?

A) Decreases by 20%
B) Increases by 40%
C) Doubles
D) Is halved

Question 13

Respiration is a four-step process: two inhalation steps and two exhalation steps.

Question 14

If sputum onset is acute, the cause is probably an infection.

Question 15

Hepatitis, Marburg, yellow fever, cholera, and meningitis are all travel-related diseases.

Question 16

It is considered normal for the trachea to have a slight deviation to the patient's right side.

Question 17

Emphysema is associated with barrel chest and absent fremitus.

Question 18

Because their respiratory systems are not fully developed, the breath sounds of young pediatric patients are often quieter, higher-pitched, and more nasal than those of an adult.

Question 19

What are the common chief complaints of the respiratory system examined in the text?

Question 20

What are the four ways breath sounds are characterized, and what are the three classifications?