Deck 43: Respiratory Insufficiencypathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy

Question 1

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Oxygen therapy is most beneficial in which of the following situations? (Lung function is normal.)

A)Anemia
B)CO₂ retention (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
C)Cyanide poisoning
D)High altitude

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A 54-year-old woman with advanced emphysema from long-term cigarette smoking is admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath. She is diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. Her arterial blood gases are:

Question 5

Question 6

What is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

A)Smoking
B)Occupational exposure
C)Environmental exposure
D)Genetic
E)Restrictive lung diseases

Question 7

A patient reports shortness of breath. During the history, you discover that he is exposed to a variety of environmental insults at his job. Which of the following diseases do you suspect?

A)Occupational asthma
B)Pulmonary fibrosis
C)Restrictive lung disease
D)We cannot tell without pulmonary function tests

Question 8