PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 5
ACTUAL TEST BANK QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS PREMIUM
STUDY RESOURCE
●● True/False:
Hypoventilation is associated with decreased PCO2.
Answer: false
●● The breathing rate is determined by input from ______ that monitor
oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels in the blood.
Answer: chemoreceptors
●● Lung _____ is the term used to describe the ease or difficulty with
which the lungs can be inflated.
Answer: compliance
●● True/False:
Asthma is considered reversible airway bronchoconstriction.
Answer: true
,●● True/False:
Asthma is considered non-reversible airway bronchoconstriction.
Answer: false
●● True/False:
Intrathoracic pressure is always greater than intrapleural pressure.
Answer: false
●● True/False:
Excess surface tension makes lung inflation harder.
Answer: true
●● The diaphragm is innervated by _____.
Answer: C3, C4, C5
●● _____ is the flow of gases into and out of the alveoli of the lungs.
Answer: ventilation
, ●● Risk factors for asthma include each of the following except:
Answer: drug overdose
●● People with emphysema would exhibit each of the following except:
Answer: cyanosis and fluid retention
●● People with chronic bronchitis would exhibit each of the following
except:
Answer: barrel chest
●● Each of the following disorders are correctly paired with related
characteristics except:
Answer: know the following pairs:
atelectasis- bronchial obstruction
ARDS- hyaline membrane
asthma- inflammation
respiratory acidosis- hypercapnia
●● A 10-year-old boy who is having an acute asthma attack is brought to
the ER. He is observed to be sitting up and struggling to breathe. His
breathing is accompanied by use of accessory muscles, a weak cough,
and audible wheezing sounds. His pulse is rapid and weak, and both
heart and breath sounds are distant on auscultation. His parents relate
ACTUAL TEST BANK QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS PREMIUM
STUDY RESOURCE
●● True/False:
Hypoventilation is associated with decreased PCO2.
Answer: false
●● The breathing rate is determined by input from ______ that monitor
oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels in the blood.
Answer: chemoreceptors
●● Lung _____ is the term used to describe the ease or difficulty with
which the lungs can be inflated.
Answer: compliance
●● True/False:
Asthma is considered reversible airway bronchoconstriction.
Answer: true
,●● True/False:
Asthma is considered non-reversible airway bronchoconstriction.
Answer: false
●● True/False:
Intrathoracic pressure is always greater than intrapleural pressure.
Answer: false
●● True/False:
Excess surface tension makes lung inflation harder.
Answer: true
●● The diaphragm is innervated by _____.
Answer: C3, C4, C5
●● _____ is the flow of gases into and out of the alveoli of the lungs.
Answer: ventilation
, ●● Risk factors for asthma include each of the following except:
Answer: drug overdose
●● People with emphysema would exhibit each of the following except:
Answer: cyanosis and fluid retention
●● People with chronic bronchitis would exhibit each of the following
except:
Answer: barrel chest
●● Each of the following disorders are correctly paired with related
characteristics except:
Answer: know the following pairs:
atelectasis- bronchial obstruction
ARDS- hyaline membrane
asthma- inflammation
respiratory acidosis- hypercapnia
●● A 10-year-old boy who is having an acute asthma attack is brought to
the ER. He is observed to be sitting up and struggling to breathe. His
breathing is accompanied by use of accessory muscles, a weak cough,
and audible wheezing sounds. His pulse is rapid and weak, and both
heart and breath sounds are distant on auscultation. His parents relate
