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Pulmonology

Subject : health-sciences
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Normal range of PaCO2






2. pain in lung conditions usually arises from






3. The muscles of expiration are the...






4. Dyspnea is defined as






5. The movement of air back and forth from the deepest reaches of the alveoli to the outside environment






6. Coarse crackles result from






7. A normal volume-time curve rises






8. Rhonchi frequently clear after






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

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10. Continuous lung sounds






11. The diaphragm contracts and moves downward during inspiration - lowering the abdominal contents to...






12. forced vital capacity (FVC)






13. Vesicular breath sounds






14. terminal respiratory unit






15. increased volume results in






16. Auscultation of the chest depends on...






17. within limits - increased temperature =






18. Pulse oximetry determines the percent of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen by way of...






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






20. expiratory reserve






21. Cyanosis appears when






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






23. HCO3






24. Pectoriloquy






25. Rhonchi






26. dead space ventilation






27. high CO2 = high acidity =






28. Airway resistance refers to...






29. Nitroglycerin applied to the probe area has been reported to...






30. Rhonchi occur during






31. Which lung has an oblique fissure?






32. forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)






33. The external intercostal muscles increase the antero-posterior chest diameter during






34. What change occurs when fluid or solid tissue replaces air-containing lung or occupies the pleural space beneath your percussing fingers?






35. Compliance






36. What is the potential space between the visceral and parietal pleurae?






37. At rest - the use of accessory muscles is a sign of...






38. The spirometry printout usually includes

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39. Simple - objective - noninvasive diagnostic test can be performed with relative ease on patients who present with respiratory-related symptoms






40. The normal FEV1 /FVC ratio is...






41. FEV1% in restrictive disease






42. The pattern of breathing refers to...






43. Peripheral cyanosis results from






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






45. The acini consist of the...






46. PACO2






47. Egophony

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48. low CO2 = low acidity =






49. normal adult tidal volume






50. Orthopnea is defined as