Question 1

What alteration in respiration is typically associated with stroke involving the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Severe hypoxemia 
B)  Respiratory acidosis 
C)  Mild hyperventilation 
D)  Sleep apnea 
A)  Severe hypoxemia 
B)  Respiratory acidosis 
C)  Mild hyperventilation 
D)  Sleep apnea

Question 2

Cobb angles are used to measure the severity in which disorder of the thoracic cage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ankylosing spondylitis 
B)  Flail chest 
C)  Scoliosis 
D)  Pectus excavatum 
A)  Ankylosing spondylitis 
B)  Flail chest 
C)  Scoliosis 
D)  Pectus excavatum

Question 3

Which of the following is often preceded by a history of upper respiratory or flulike symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Myotonic dystrophy 
B)  Polymyositis 
C)  Guillain-Barré syndrome 
D)  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
A)  Myotonic dystrophy 
B)  Polymyositis 
C)  Guillain-Barré syndrome 
D)  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 4

To effectively document and assess the need for endotracheal intubation in a patient with neuromuscular disease, which of the following would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spirometry every 4 to 6 hr 
B)  Chest x-ray every shift 
C)  Polysomnograpy testing 
D)  Monitoring SpO2 with pulse oximeter 
A)  Spirometry every 4 to 6 hr 
B)  Chest x-ray every shift 
C)  Polysomnograpy testing 
D)  Monitoring SpO2 with pulse oximeter

Question 5

How is diaphragmatic paralysis most often diagnosed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chest radiography 
B)  Pulmonary function testing 
C)  Arterial blood gases 
D)  Physical examination 
A)  Chest radiography 
B)  Pulmonary function testing 
C)  Arterial blood gases 
D)  Physical examination

Question 6

What respiratory dysfunction is commonly seen in myotonic dystrophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleep-related disorders 
B)  Pulmonary fibrosis 
C)  Obstructive pulmonary disease 
D)  Pulmonary edema 
A)  Sleep-related disorders 
B)  Pulmonary fibrosis 
C)  Obstructive pulmonary disease 
D)  Pulmonary edema

Question 7

By what age do most patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy die?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 years 
B)  20 years 
C)  35 years 
D)  50 years 
A)  10 years 
B)  20 years 
C)  35 years 
D)  50 years

Question 8

What percentage of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome has respiratory muscle compromise?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  33% 
C)  60% 
D)  100% 
A)  10% 
B)  33% 
C)  60% 
D)  100%

Question 9

What percentage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients die within 5 years of diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  80% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  80%

Exam 32: Neuromuscular and Other Diseases of the Chest Wall

What alteration in respiration is typically associated with stroke involving the cerebral cortex?

Cobb angles are used to measure the severity in which disorder of the thoracic cage?

Which of the following is often preceded by a history of upper respiratory or flulike symptoms?

To effectively document and assess the need for endotracheal intubation in a patient with neuromuscular disease, which of the following would be most appropriate?

How is diaphragmatic paralysis most often diagnosed?

What respiratory dysfunction is commonly seen in myotonic dystrophy?

By what age do most patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy die?

What percentage of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome has respiratory muscle compromise?

What percentage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients die within 5 years of diagnosis?

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