Cystic fibrosis is associated with
A. Hypoventilation
B. Atelectasis
C. Bronchiectasis
D. Hyperventilation
C. Bronchiectasis
COPD leads to a barrel chest, because it causes
A. Air trapping
B. Dry coughing
C. wheezing
D. hypoxemia
A. Air trapping
A major cause of treatment failure in tuberculosis is...WHAT?
A. Toxic effects of medication
B. Intensity of side effects
C. Non compliance to medication regimen
C. Non compliance to medication regimen
A common characteristic of viral pneumonia is......WHAT?
A. Persistent cough
B. Productive cough
C. Dry cough
D. wet cough
C. Dry cough
Which acid that kidneys unable to excrete?
A. Metabolic
B. carbonic
C. Ammonia
D. protein
B. carbonic
The hallmark manifestation of acute respiratory distress syndrome is...WHAT
A. Hypercapnia
B. Hyperglycemia
C. Hypoxemia
D. Hyperxemia
C. Hypoxemia
Empyema is defined as an.....WHAT?
A. Inflection in pleural space
B. Inflammation in pleural space
C. Pain in the pleural space
D. bleeding into the pleural space
A. Inflection in pleural space
Bacterial pneumonia leads to hypoxemia caused by...WHAT?
A. Bronchiectasis
B. Appendicitis
C. Bone pain
D. Cardiogentic Pulmonary edema
D. Cardiogentic Pulmonary edema
Respiratory acidosis may be caused by.....WHAT
A. Respiratory Alkalosis
B. Hypoxemia
C. Hypoventilation
D. Bronchiectasis
C. Hypoventilation
Diarrhea causes......WHAT?
A. Metabolic acidosis
B. Respiratory Alkalosis
C. respiratory acidosis
D. hyperglycemia
A. Metabolic acidosis
Croup is characterized by
A. Barking cough
B. Dry Cough
C. Hoarseness
D. Inflammation
E. Stridor
F. Difficulty breaking
A. Barking cough
C. Hoarseness
E. Stridor
F. Difficulty breaking
Which of the following are characteristics of asthma? (All that apply.)
A. Edema
B. Wheezing
C. coughing
D. airway inflammation
E. Collagen deposits
A. Edema
D. airway inflammation
E. Collagen deposits
Which alteration can lead to edema?
A. decreased lymphatic flow
B. increased lymphatic flow
C. Decreased serum sodium
D. Increased Serum sodium
A. decreased lymphatic flow
Vomiting of stomach contents or continuous nasogastric suctioning may predispose to the development of
A. Carbonic acid excess
B. Metabolic acid deficit
C. carbonic acid deficit
D. Metabolic acid excess
B. Metabolic acid deficit
Uncompensated metabolic alkalosis would result in.....WHAT(select all)
A. Increased PH
B. Decreased myoinositol transport
C. Increased HCO3
D. Increased neuromuscular excitability
A. Increased PH
C. Increased HCO3
A patient has a positive Chvostek sign. The nurse interprets this as a sign of ...WHAT?
A. Increased neuromuscular excitability
B. Increased carbonic acid
C. increased PH
D. elevated ferritin
A. Increased neuromuscular excitability
A three year old is diagnosed with starvation ketoacidosis. What signs and symptoms should you anticipate in your assessment? (select all)
A Rapid breathing
B Muscle contraction
C deep breathing
D lethargy
E coughing
F abdominal pain
A Rapid breathing
C deep breathing
D lethargy
F abdominal pain
The pathophysiologic basis of acute glomerulonephritis is
A. renal ischemia
B. Anaphylactic reaction
C. Immune complex reaction
D. Bone pain
C. Immune complex reaction
Nephrotic syndrome involves loss of large amounts of ________ in the urine.
A. Protein
B. Fat
C. Cholesterol
D. vitamins
A. Protein
Hyperlipidemia occurs in nephrotic syndrome because?
A. formation of free radicals
B. Lipids are not excreted in urine
C. Hepatocytes synthesize excessive lipids
D. Body fats are catabolized
C. Hepatocytes synthesize excessive lipids
Hypernatremia may be caused by Clinical manifestations of hyponatremia include (select all)
A. Excessive sodium intake
B. Achalasia
C. Esophogeal structure
D. Gain of sodium or loss of water
A. Excessive sodium intake
D. Gain of sodium or loss of water
Clinical manifestations of hyponatremia include
A. Headache
B. Confusion
C. Lethargy
D. death
E. Coma
F. Seizure
B. Confusion
C. Lethargy
E. Coma
F. Seizure
Clinical manifestations of moderate to severe hypokalemia include (select all)
A. muscle weakness
B. abnormal muscle contraction
C. cardiac dysrhythmias
D. sudden sever headache
A. muscle weakness
C. cardiac dysrhythmias
One cause of an extrinsic renal system obstruction is
A. Renal colic
B. Neurogenic Bladder
C. Bladder cancer
D. Pelvic tumor
D. Pelvic tumor
Risk factors for renal carcinoma? (select all that apply.)
A. Genetics
B. Age
C. Obesity
D. Gender
E. Cigarette smoking
F. chemicals
A. Genetics
C. Obesity
E. Cigarette smoking
F. chemicals