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Pulmonology

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. pain in lung conditions usually arises from






2. The trachea bifurcates into its mainstem bronchi at the level of...






3. most important factor that influences the oxygen carrying capacity of hemoglobin






4. An SaO2 of 90% correlates with a PaO2 as low as 59 and requires






5. A normal volume-time curve rises






6. office-based spirometry is recommended for patients as young as






7. Obstructive disease refers to...






8. Airway resistance refers to...






9. Boyle's Gas Law






10. 20.95% Atmospheric Composition






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






12. Continuous lung sounds often audible at the...






13. low CO2 = low acidity =






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






15. The trachea divides into right and left mainstem bronchi At what level?






16. Pulse Oximetry: The amount of absorption differs depending on whether the hemoglobin is...






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






18. Abnormal lung sounds are classified as






19. Bronchophony






20. A state-of-the-art - inexpensive - non-invasive - simple method to monitor a patient's percent hemoglobin saturation with oxygen (SaO2) - without having to obtain an arterial blood specimen






21. Peripheral cyanosis results from






22. the lingula is analogous to...






23. Cyanosis






24. The primary muscles of respiration are the...






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






26. The most reliable site for detecting central cyanosis is the...






27. Normal lung sounds






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






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






30. Does lung tissue have pain fibers?






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






32. The spirometry printout usually includes

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33. Discontinuous lung sounds are...






34. The interspace between two ribs (intercostal space) is numbered by






35. Pulmonary ventilation is varied by






36. normal adult tidal volume






37. total lung capacity (TLC)






38. expiratory reserve






39. PaCO2






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






41. Which bronchus is wider - shorter - and more vertically placed?






42. high CO2 = high acidity =






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






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






45. Coarse crackles are heard in






46. With restrictive disease - the flow-volume curve is...






47. Auscultation of the chest depends on...






48. The muscles of inspiration are the...






49. Which lung has an oblique fissure?






50. Carbon dioxide moves from the...