NURS6501 / NURS-6501 Advanced Pathophysiology 2020/2021
Quiz - Week 6/ MIDTERM GRADED 30/30
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A 53-year-old male with a 20-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. When
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NURS6501 / NURS-6501 Advanced Pathophysiology 2020/2021
Quiz - Week 6/ MIDTERM GRADED 30/30
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A 53-year-old male with a 20-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. When a staff member asks why the patient’s airways are obstructed, how should the nurse respond? The airways are obstructed because of:
Selected Answer: b.
Loss of elastic recoil
Correct Answer: b.
Loss of elastic recoil
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A 57-year-old male presents with cough, sputum production, dyspnea, and decreased lung volume. He is diagnosed with pneumoconiosis. When taking the patient’s history, which finding is the most probable cause of his illness?
Selected Answer: a.
Inhalation of silica, asbestos, mica
Correct Answer: a.
Inhalation of silica, asbestos, mica
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A 10-year-old female develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal retractions. She reports that breathing is difficult and she feels she cannot get enough air. What term should the nurse use to document this condition?
Selected Answer: b.
Dyspnea
Correct Answer: b.
Dyspnea
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following shows a correct cause and effect sequence in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
Selected Answer: b.
Alveolocapillary membrane injury causing a massive inflammatory response
Correct Answer: b.
Alveolocapillary membrane injury causing a massive inflammatory response
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
A 2-week-old female presents with fever, cough, respiratory distress, and empyema. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis the nurse will observe on the chart?
Selected Answer: a.
Viral pneumonia
Correct Answer: c.
Staphylococcal pneumonia
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 60-year-old female with a 25-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. She has an increased anterior-posterior chest diameter. The nurse attributes this finding to:
Selected Answer: a.
Air trapping
Correct Answer: a.
Air trapping
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is reviewing the results of an ABG and finds reduced oxygenation of arterial blood. What term should the nurse use to describe this condition?
Selected Answer: c.
Hypoxemia
Correct Answer: c.
Hypoxemia
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
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