NU155 EXAM 2 2026 PRACTICE TEST AND
CONCEPT REVISION MATERIAL
◉ Which of the following refers to a respiratory disorder that causes
difficulty exhaling/hypercapnia? Answer: Obstructive
◉ Which of the following refers to respiratory disorder that causes
difficulty inhaling/hypocapnia? Answer: Restrictive
◉ Example of an obstructive respiratory disorder? Answer: Asthma
◉ Example of a restrictive respiratory disorder? Answer: Pleural
effusion
◉ What lung sounds are a low to medium pitch with a soft
whooshing; inspiration is 2 to 3 times the length of expiration?
Answer: Vesicular breath sounds
◉ What lung sounds are moderate to high pitch with hollow muffled
quality; the inspiration is equal to expiration. Answer:
Bronchovesicular breath sounds
,◉ What lung sounds are high pitch with a loud tubular quality;
inspiration is half as long as expiration? Answer: Bronchial breath
sounds
◉ Which of the following conditions would likely cause thick,
tenacious, ropey sputum, and it's difficult to cough up? Answer:
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema
◉ Which of the following conditions would likely cause sputum that
is scant, sticky, and rust-colored? Answer: Pneumococcal pneumonia
◉ Which of the following conditions would likely cause sputum that
is frothy, pinkish, or blood-tinged? Answer: Pulmonary edema
◉ Which condition would likely cause sputum that is yellow, yellow-
green, grayish-yellow, with a foul odor or taste? Answer: Pulmonary
infection
◉ early signs of inadequate oxygen include? Answer: Increased HR
Confusion/agitation
Restlessness
,◉ Which of the following is a condition that is inflammation or an
infection in the nasal passages? Answer: Sinusitis
◉ Medial term for nose bleed? Answer: Epistaxis
◉ Medical word for sore throat? We would promote rest, warm
saline gargles, & fluid Answer: Pharyngitis
◉ Medical term for infection or inflammation of the tonsils? Usually
caused by strep Answer: Tonsillitis
◉ S/S of a tonsillectomy? Answer: Pain
Dysphagia
Dyspnea
Bleeding
Vomiting
Anxiety
, Restlessness
◉ Which of the following conditions causes a cough and is caused by
inflammation of the large bronchi? Answer: Acute bronchitis
◉ Which of the following conditions is a viral infection that attacks
the upper and lower respiratory systems? Answer: Influenza
◉ Which of the following conditions is a bacterial infection that may
affect any part of the body, but mainly the lungs? Answer:
Tuberculosis
◉ S/S of pneumonia? Answer: fever/chills
green/yellow sputum
shortness of breath
Altered mental state
crackling sounds in lungs
CONCEPT REVISION MATERIAL
◉ Which of the following refers to a respiratory disorder that causes
difficulty exhaling/hypercapnia? Answer: Obstructive
◉ Which of the following refers to respiratory disorder that causes
difficulty inhaling/hypocapnia? Answer: Restrictive
◉ Example of an obstructive respiratory disorder? Answer: Asthma
◉ Example of a restrictive respiratory disorder? Answer: Pleural
effusion
◉ What lung sounds are a low to medium pitch with a soft
whooshing; inspiration is 2 to 3 times the length of expiration?
Answer: Vesicular breath sounds
◉ What lung sounds are moderate to high pitch with hollow muffled
quality; the inspiration is equal to expiration. Answer:
Bronchovesicular breath sounds
,◉ What lung sounds are high pitch with a loud tubular quality;
inspiration is half as long as expiration? Answer: Bronchial breath
sounds
◉ Which of the following conditions would likely cause thick,
tenacious, ropey sputum, and it's difficult to cough up? Answer:
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema
◉ Which of the following conditions would likely cause sputum that
is scant, sticky, and rust-colored? Answer: Pneumococcal pneumonia
◉ Which of the following conditions would likely cause sputum that
is frothy, pinkish, or blood-tinged? Answer: Pulmonary edema
◉ Which condition would likely cause sputum that is yellow, yellow-
green, grayish-yellow, with a foul odor or taste? Answer: Pulmonary
infection
◉ early signs of inadequate oxygen include? Answer: Increased HR
Confusion/agitation
Restlessness
,◉ Which of the following is a condition that is inflammation or an
infection in the nasal passages? Answer: Sinusitis
◉ Medial term for nose bleed? Answer: Epistaxis
◉ Medical word for sore throat? We would promote rest, warm
saline gargles, & fluid Answer: Pharyngitis
◉ Medical term for infection or inflammation of the tonsils? Usually
caused by strep Answer: Tonsillitis
◉ S/S of a tonsillectomy? Answer: Pain
Dysphagia
Dyspnea
Bleeding
Vomiting
Anxiety
, Restlessness
◉ Which of the following conditions causes a cough and is caused by
inflammation of the large bronchi? Answer: Acute bronchitis
◉ Which of the following conditions is a viral infection that attacks
the upper and lower respiratory systems? Answer: Influenza
◉ Which of the following conditions is a bacterial infection that may
affect any part of the body, but mainly the lungs? Answer:
Tuberculosis
◉ S/S of pneumonia? Answer: fever/chills
green/yellow sputum
shortness of breath
Altered mental state
crackling sounds in lungs
