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NURS 497 - MIDTERM 1 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERTLY VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Which of the following topics is of most importance for the
nurse to include when teaching a client about testing for
possible metabolic syndrome?
a. Blood glucose test
b. Cardiac enzyme test
c. Postural blood pressures
d. Resting electrocardiogram
a. Blood glucose test
A patient has right ventricular enlargement secondary to
pulmonary hypertension. Which would be the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Cor pulmonale
B. Acute bronchitis
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Pulmonary thromboembolism
A. Cor pulmonale
A child is born prematurely and requires respiratory support.
The child experiences neonatal lung injury and several
weeks later develop hypoxemia and hypercapnia. Which is
the most likely diagnosis?
A. Pneumonia
B. Bronchiolitis
C. Aspiration pneumonitis
D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
The most common cause of hypoxemia is
A. reduced diffusion distance.
B. hyperventilation with hypocapnia.
C. ventilation-perfusion mismatch.
D. traveling to a low altitude.
C. ventilation-perfusion mismatch.
What is the major mechanism of airflow limitation in a patient
diagnosed with emphysema?
a. Excessive mucus production
b. Airway edema
c. Infection and inflammation
d. Loss of elastic recoil
d. Loss of elastic recoil
A 52-year-old presents with chronic bronchitis. Tests reveal
closure of the airway during expiration. What does this
condition involve?
a. Hyperventilation
b. The production of thick mucus from hypertrophied glands
c. Thinning smooth muscle in the bronchioles
d. A ventilation-perfusion mismatch
b. The production of thick mucus from hypertrophied glands
68-year-old is diagnosed with restrictive lung disease caused
by fibrosis. Which pulmonary function test finding is
expected?
a. Decreased respiratory rate
b. Increased compliance
c. Decreased functional residual capacity
d. Increased tidal volume
NURS 497 - MIDTERM 1 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS WITH EXPERTLY VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Which of the following topics is of most importance for the
nurse to include when teaching a client about testing for
possible metabolic syndrome?
a. Blood glucose test
b. Cardiac enzyme test
c. Postural blood pressures
d. Resting electrocardiogram
a. Blood glucose test
A patient has right ventricular enlargement secondary to
pulmonary hypertension. Which would be the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Cor pulmonale
B. Acute bronchitis
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Pulmonary thromboembolism
A. Cor pulmonale
A child is born prematurely and requires respiratory support.
The child experiences neonatal lung injury and several
weeks later develop hypoxemia and hypercapnia. Which is
the most likely diagnosis?
A. Pneumonia
B. Bronchiolitis
C. Aspiration pneumonitis
D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
The most common cause of hypoxemia is
A. reduced diffusion distance.
B. hyperventilation with hypocapnia.
C. ventilation-perfusion mismatch.
D. traveling to a low altitude.
C. ventilation-perfusion mismatch.
What is the major mechanism of airflow limitation in a patient
diagnosed with emphysema?
a. Excessive mucus production
b. Airway edema
c. Infection and inflammation
d. Loss of elastic recoil
d. Loss of elastic recoil
A 52-year-old presents with chronic bronchitis. Tests reveal
closure of the airway during expiration. What does this
condition involve?
a. Hyperventilation
b. The production of thick mucus from hypertrophied glands
c. Thinning smooth muscle in the bronchioles
d. A ventilation-perfusion mismatch
b. The production of thick mucus from hypertrophied glands
68-year-old is diagnosed with restrictive lung disease caused
by fibrosis. Which pulmonary function test finding is
expected?
a. Decreased respiratory rate
b. Increased compliance
c. Decreased functional residual capacity
d. Increased tidal volume
