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Pulmonology

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stridor is a high-pitched - noisy respiration - Which is indicative of...






2. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) is...






3. inspiratory reserve






4. Abnormal lung sounds AKA

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5. terminal respiratory unit






6. Compliance






7. Pulmonary ventilation is varied by






8. The active movement of gases between the ambient air and the lungs






9. Typically - in the presence of obstructive disease - the flow-volume curve looks

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10. increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity by flattening the diaphragm and elevating the ribs






11. Coarse crackles result from






12. The pattern of breathing refers to...






13. Late inspiratory crackles result from






14. increased volume results in






15. Factors that influence the oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin






16. HCO3






17. The presence of pressure gradients causes respiratory gases to move from






18. Bronchiovesicular breath sounds






19. The best indicator of adequate ventilation is the...






20. within limits - increased temperature =






21. Chest Radiography: The most common chest X-ray series is the...






22. Inspiratory stridor indicates






23. The accessory muscles are the...






24. the lingula is analogous to...






25. The spirometry printout usually includes

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26. The muscles of expiration are the...






27. hypocapnia






28. Sharp peaks and smooth descents on the flow-volume curves - and a flat plateau at the end of the volume-time curve suggests






29. Coarse crackles are heard in






30. Spirometry can be used to determine the severity of functional impairment as well as






31. The tracheo-bronchial tree is a tubular system that provides a pathway for






32. Pulse Oximetry does not detect






33. An efficient approach to examination of the patient begins with






34. Fine crackles are...






35. low CO2 = low acidity =






36. The visceral pleura lines the...






37. Hyperventilation is defined as






38. Which bronchus is more susceptible to aspiration of foreign bodies?






39. Expiratory stridor indicates






40. Bohr Effect of pH: left shift






41. Bronchophony






42. Rhonchi frequently clear after






43. Pulse Oximetry is dependent on...






44. Flow-Volume Curve: On a normal graph - the flow-volume curve is...






45. Normal range of PaCO2






46. The internal intercostals decrease the transverse diameter of the chest during






47. Fine crackles are heard in






48. Oxygen moves from the...






49. Spirometry plots






50. Peripheral cyanosis results from