NU670 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Forced vital capacity (FVC). Answer: total exhaled volume
◉ Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). Answer: volume
exhaled in the first second
◉ FEV1/FVC<0.7. Answer: confirms the presence of persistent airflow
limitations
◉ Increased residual volume and decreased forced expiratory volume.
Answer: PTFs in COPD
◉ COPD Management. Answer: SABA
LAMA
LABA
ICS
◉ Asthma severity, intermittent. Answer: <2x/week, nighttime
awakenings <2x/month
, ◉ asthma severity, mild persistant. Answer: >2x/week but not daily,
nighttime awakenings 3-4x/month
◉ asthma severity, moderate persistant. Answer: Daily, >1x/week but
not nightly
◉ asthma severity, severe persistant. Answer: cont' s&s, freq. nighttime
awakenings
◉ Bronchitis s+s. Answer: cough, with or w/o sputum production;
wheezing, mild dyspnea, chest wall pain
◉ bronchitis management. Answer: supportive care. No antibiotics,
typically viral cause.
◉ ARDS Hallmark signs. Answer: hypoxia, bilateral opacities on CXR,
diffuse alveolar damage
◉ ARDS s+s. Answer: refectory hypoxemia, decreased lung
compliance, dyspnea, cyanosis, diffuse crackles, tachycardia, tachypnea
◉ ARDS management. Answer: treat underlying cause, lung protective
ventilation
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Forced vital capacity (FVC). Answer: total exhaled volume
◉ Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). Answer: volume
exhaled in the first second
◉ FEV1/FVC<0.7. Answer: confirms the presence of persistent airflow
limitations
◉ Increased residual volume and decreased forced expiratory volume.
Answer: PTFs in COPD
◉ COPD Management. Answer: SABA
LAMA
LABA
ICS
◉ Asthma severity, intermittent. Answer: <2x/week, nighttime
awakenings <2x/month
, ◉ asthma severity, mild persistant. Answer: >2x/week but not daily,
nighttime awakenings 3-4x/month
◉ asthma severity, moderate persistant. Answer: Daily, >1x/week but
not nightly
◉ asthma severity, severe persistant. Answer: cont' s&s, freq. nighttime
awakenings
◉ Bronchitis s+s. Answer: cough, with or w/o sputum production;
wheezing, mild dyspnea, chest wall pain
◉ bronchitis management. Answer: supportive care. No antibiotics,
typically viral cause.
◉ ARDS Hallmark signs. Answer: hypoxia, bilateral opacities on CXR,
diffuse alveolar damage
◉ ARDS s+s. Answer: refectory hypoxemia, decreased lung
compliance, dyspnea, cyanosis, diffuse crackles, tachycardia, tachypnea
◉ ARDS management. Answer: treat underlying cause, lung protective
ventilation
