Passage of fluid and/or solid particles into the lungs is a(n):

Question 1    Passage of fluid and/or solid particles into the lungs is a(n):

 

    Empyema

 

    Aspiration

 

   Atelectasis

 

Hemoptysis

 

Question 2   Inflammatory disease of peripheral arteries that usually is associated with smoking is a description of which condition?

 

     Pericarditis

 

    Varicose veins

 

     Intermittent claudication

 

Thromboangiitis obliterans

 

Question 3    Sympathetic nerves to the heart releases what  the neurotransmitter?

 

serotonin

 

    epinephrine

 

    norepinephrine

 

    acetylcholine

 

Question 4    A person who has pulmonary edema will exhibit which symptoms?

 

    resonance to percussion over the lung bases, inspiratory wheezing, foul smelling sputum

 

dullness to percussion over the lung bases, inspiratory crackles, and pink frothy sputum

 

    resonance to percussion over the lung bases, inspiratory wheezing, and pink frothy sputum

 

    dullness to percussion over the lung bases,  inspiratory wheezing, foul smelling sputum

 

Question 5     The right side of the heart is a high-pressure system

 

    True

 

False

 

Question 6    The presence of pus in the pleural cavity is a(n):

 

    Empyema

 

    Atelectasis

 

Aspiration

 

Hemoptysis

 

 

 

Question 7     Parasympathetic stimulation causes airways to:

 

    dilate

 

constrict

 

    collapse

 

    trap air

 

Question 8     Parasympathetic nerves to the heart releases what  the neurotransmitter?

 

    serotonin

 

    epinephrine

 

    norepinephrine

 

acetylcholine

 

Question 9    Binding of ATP to myosin that enables myocardial contraction requires which electrolyte?

 

    calcium

 

magnesium

 

    sodium

 

    potassium

 

 

 

Question 10    How much oxygen does the myocardium extract from the coronary arteries?

 

    40%

 

    50%

 

    60%

 

70%

 

Question 11    Inflammatory mediators released during an acute asthma episode cause:

 

inflammation, hypersecretion of mucous, and bronchial smooth muscle constriction

 

    inflammation, bleeding, and bronchial smooth muscle constriction

 

    bronchial smooth muscle dilation, alveolar collapse, and retained PaCO2

 

    bronchial smooth muscle dilation, inflammation, and thick mucous

 

Question 12     A person with a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute and a minute volume of 6.0 L/minute has a tidal volume of :

 

720 ml

 

    600 ml

 

                               

 

    1000 ml

 

    500 ml

 

Question 13     Ischemic pain in the lower extremities that occurs while walking but disappears when resting is a description of which condition?

 

     Pericarditis

 

    Varicose veins

 

Intermittent claudication

 

Thromboangiitis obliterans

 

Question 14    Sympathetic stimulation causes airways to:

 

dilate

 

    constrict

 

    collapse

 

    trap air

 

Question 15    Which of the following laws is defined as “Within limits, a greater end-diastolic volume will produce a greater contractile force during systole”?

 

    Laplace’s law

 

Frank-Starling law

 

    Autonomic law

 

    Laplace’s law

 

Question 16    The tunica media is the middle layer of blood vessels and is composed of what type of tissue?

 

    endothelium and elastic fibers

 

    endothelium and connective tissue

 

smooth muscle and elastic fibers

 

    smooth muscle and connective tissue

 

Question 17    A patient that is hyperventilating will have a decreased:

 

    saturation

 

    Pa02

 

PaCO2

 

    minute volume

 

 

 

 

 

Question 18    As a person ages, what type of changes occur in the  myocardium and arterial walls?

 

    dilation

 

stiffening

 

    atrophy

 

    shrink

 

Question 19    Clinical manifestations of bronchiolitis include: 

 

hypoxia,  use of accessory muscles,  and high grade fever 

 

tachypnea,  use of accessory muscles,  and high grade fever

 

tachypnea, productive cough, and high grade fever

 

tachypnea, non-productive cough, and low grade fever

 

Question 20    Acute rheumatic fever is a complication of  a:

 

streptococcal infection of the pharynx

 

    staphylococcal infection of pharynx

 

    E. Coli infection of the kidney

 

    Pseudomonas infection of the lung