Exam 36: Alterations of Pulmonary Function

In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), alveoli and respiratory bronchioles fill with fluid as a result of which mechanism?

A patient has pneumonia. For which clinical manifestations should the healthcare professional assess for? (Select all that apply.)

A patient has a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of 30mmHg. What assessment finding by the healthcare professional would be most consistent with this reading?

Which clinical manifestations would the healthcare professional assess for in a painter with pulmonary hypertension? (Select all that apply.)

A patient has been diagnosed with primary emphysema but claims there is no history of smoking. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?

A patient reports needing to sit up at night in order to breathe. What term does the healthcare professional document about this condition?

Which structure(s) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) release inflammatory mediators such as proteolytic enzymes, oxygen-free radicals, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and platelet-activating factor?

A patient has silicosis. Which medication classification does the healthcare professional educate the patient about?

A patient has been diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). For what other health condition should the healthcare professional assess this patient for as the priority?

Which type of pulmonary disease requires more force to expire a volume of air?

A patient is diagnosed in the Emergency Department with a flail chest. Which assessment findings would the healthcare professional expect to find in this patient? (Select all that apply.)

High altitudes may produce hypoxemia through which mechanism?

Fluid in the pleural space characterizes which condition?

Pulmonary edema in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the result of an increase in what?

A patient comes to the Emergency Department with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing, dyspnea, nonproductive cough, and tachypnea. What treatment does the healthcare professional anticipate for this patient as the priority?

A healthcare professional is educating a patient on asthma. The professional tells the patient that the most successful treatment for chronic asthma begins with which action?

What does the student learn about ventilation?

A patient has pulmonary edema. For what condition should the healthcare professional assess the patient as the priority?

A patient has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). What does the student know about this condition? (Select all that apply.)

The student asks the healthcare professional to explain how pulmonary edema and pulmonary fibrosis cause hypoxemia. What description by the professional is best?