Respiratory Disease 3rd Edition Dexter Test Bank
Test Bank for Respiratory Disease A Case Study Approach to Patient Care 3rd Edition By James R. Dexter, Robert L. Wilkins, Philip M. Gold, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1374-4, ISBN-13: 9780803613744
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 ntroduction to Patient Assessment
CHAPTER 2 Introduction to Respiratory Failure
CHAPTER 3 Asthma
CHAPTER 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CHAPTER 5 Cystic Fibrosis
CHAPTER 6 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Shock
CHAPTER 7 Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
CHAPTER 8 Heart Failure
CHAPTER 9 Smoke Inhalation Injury and Burns
CHAPTER 10 Near Drowning
CHAPTER 11 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
CHAPTER 12 Chest Trauma
CHAPTER 13 Postoperative Atelectasis
CHAPTER 14 Interstitial Lung Disease
CHAPTER 15 Neuromuscular Diseases
CHAPTER 16 Bacterial Pneumonia
CHAPTER 17 Pneumonia in the Immunocompromised Patient
CHAPTER 18 Sleep Disordered Breathing
CHAPTER 19 Tuberculosis
CHAPTER 20 Lung Cancer
1. Patients who are short of breath often complain of what other symptom?
A) Chest pain
B) Anxiety
C) Cough
D) Dizziness
2. What term is used to describe shortness of breath in the reclining position?
A) Platypnea
B) Apnea
C) Orthopnea
D) Eupnea
3. Which of the following problems would potentially add to the patient’s shortness of breath by increasing the drive to breathe?
A) Metabolic alkalosis
B) Leukocytosis
C) Polycythemia
D) Severe hypoxemia
4. Your patient has pneumonia and is having an asthma attack. Which of the following mechanisms would be contributing to the sensation of dyspnea?
A) Increase in the work of breathing due to high airway resistance
B) Increase in the work of breathing due to low lung compliance
C) Increase in the drive to breathe due to hypoxemia
D) All the above
5. Which of the following is least likely to cause a patient to cough?
A) Pericarditis
B) Inhalation of cigarette smoke
C) Infection of the bronchi
D) Pleural inflammation
6. Which of the following disorders is associated with a cough?
A) Asthma
B) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
C) Postnasal drip
D) All the above
7. Your patient has severe emphysema with a weak cough. Which of the following is least likely to contribute to a weak cough in such patients?
A) Increased lung recoil
B) High airways resistance
C) Weak breathing muscles
D) Poor nutrition
8. What is the most common cause of increased sputum production in adult patients?
A) Infection
B) Cigarette smoking
C) Asthma
D) Bronchiectasis
9. Which of the following conditions is associated with copious amounts of sputum production?
A) Asthma
B) Emphysema
C) Bronchiectasis
D) Congestive heart failure
10. What term is used to describe sputum that contains pus?
A) Purulent
B) Fetid
C) Mucoid
D) Tenacious
11. Which of the following characteristics is NOT common for pleuritic chest pain?
A) Located laterally
B) Increases with breathing
C) Often radiates to the arm or jaw
D) Sharp
12. Which of the following conditions is least likely to cause hemoptysis?
A) Acute bronchitis
B) Acute asthma
C) Bronchogenic carcinoma
D) Pulmonary embolism
13. Your patient has severe pneumonia but her fever is minimal. What may explain this?
A) Liver failure
B) Renal failure
C) Compromised cardiac function
D) Compromised immune system
14. Your patient has bilateral wheezing. Which of the following conditions often causes this finding?
A) Asthma
B) Acute bronchitis
C) Congestive heart failure
D) All the above
15. What section of the patient’s medical history is most important for the RT to read prior to rendering care?
A) Past medical history
B) Social history
C) History of present illness
D) Smoking history
