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Pulmonology

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Peripheral cyanosis results from






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






3. Obstructive disease refers to...






4. Expiratory stridor indicates






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






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






7. Coarse crackles result from






8. forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)






9. Patients with restrictive disease have low






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






11. During inspiration the diaphragm






12. Which lung has a horizontal fissure?






13. Dyspnea is defined as






14. increased volume results in






15. Abnormal lung sounds AKA


16. Fine crackles are heard in






17. FEV1/FVC






18. The parietal pleura lines the...






19. Bohr Effect of pH is graphed as






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






21. The lungs are paired - cone-shaped organs in the thoracic cavity separated By what space?






22. Restrictive Disease: Expiratory volume is reduced more than






23. The spirometry printout usually includes


24. Pulse Oximetry does not detect






25. Cyanosis appears when






26. A means of measuring the movement of air into and out of the lungs during various breathing maneuvers






27. Pulse oximetry limitations: what may be misinterpreted as oxygenated hemoglobin?






28. FEV1% in restrictive disease






29. The muscles of expiration are the...






30. The trachea divides into






31. Discontinuous lung sounds are also called


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






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






34. Which lung has an oblique fissure?






35. Auscultation of the chest depends on...






36. Coarse crackles are...






37. What may prevent cyanosis from appearing?






38. Percussion helps you establish whether the underlying tissues are...






39. pain in lung conditions usually arises from






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






41. The vital capacity and the residual volume together constitute the...






42. Patients with obstructive disease have normal






43. Normal lung sounds






44. The trachea is how long/wide?






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






46. Spirometry normal range






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






48. Egophony


49. Airway resistance refers to...






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