NSG-3850 EXAM 2 PT 2 (MAJOR
REVIEW) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
Question 1: When an increased volume of air reaches the alveoli beyond
metabolic demand, it results in a drop in arterial carbon dioxide levels (P_aCO_2
What is the clinical term for this breathing pattern and its resulting state?
A) Hypoventilation and hypercapnia
B) Hyperventilation and hypocapnia ✔️✔️
C) Bradypnea and hypoxia
D) Eupnea and respiratory acidosis
Question 2: Which of the following groups of clinical conditions can trigger
hyperventilation by stimulating the respiratory center?
A) Extreme hypothermia, deep sleep, and sedative overdose
B) Severe pain, high fever, intense anxiety, sepsis, and high-altitude
exposure ✔️✔️
C) Advanced muscular dystrophy, normal resting state, and high blood
pressure
D) Chronic carbon dioxide retention and metabolic alkalosis
Question 3: What type of hypoxia occurs when the partial pressure of arterial
oxygen (P_aO_2) is abnormally low, even though the blood's physical capacity to
carry oxygen is entirely normal?
A) Hypoxic hypoxia ✔️✔️
B) Anemic hypoxia
C) Circulatory hypoxia
D) Histotoxic hypoxia
,Question 4: When a patient has a normal arterial oxygen tension (P_aO_2) but
experiences a significant drop in oxygen-carrying capacity due to a deficit in
functional hemoglobin, which type of hypoxia is present?
A) Hypoxic hypoxia
B) Anemic hypoxia ✔️✔️
C) Circulatory hypoxia
D) Stagnant hypoxia
Question 5: Which form of hypoxia is characterized by a normal oxygen-carrying
capacity but severely reduced systemic blood flow, often caused by states of low
cardiac output like circulatory shock, heart failure, or cardiac arrest?
A) Hypoxic hypoxia
B) Anemic hypoxia
C) Circulatory hypoxia ✔️✔️
D) Histotoxic hypoxia
Decreased O2 carrying capacity from a toxic substance; cyanide poisoning
Histotoxic hypoxia
Manifestations of acute bronchitis
Usually mild and self-limiting
Cough (productive or non-productive)
Recent onset
, Low-grade fever
Substernal chest discomfort
Sore throat
Postnasal drip
Fatigue
Cause of chronic bronchitis
Cigarette smoking (90%)
Repeated airway infections
Overweight
Genetic predisposition
Inhalation of physical or chemical irritants
Chronic or recurrent productive cough >3months and >2+ successive years
REVIEW) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT!!!
Question 1: When an increased volume of air reaches the alveoli beyond
metabolic demand, it results in a drop in arterial carbon dioxide levels (P_aCO_2
What is the clinical term for this breathing pattern and its resulting state?
A) Hypoventilation and hypercapnia
B) Hyperventilation and hypocapnia ✔️✔️
C) Bradypnea and hypoxia
D) Eupnea and respiratory acidosis
Question 2: Which of the following groups of clinical conditions can trigger
hyperventilation by stimulating the respiratory center?
A) Extreme hypothermia, deep sleep, and sedative overdose
B) Severe pain, high fever, intense anxiety, sepsis, and high-altitude
exposure ✔️✔️
C) Advanced muscular dystrophy, normal resting state, and high blood
pressure
D) Chronic carbon dioxide retention and metabolic alkalosis
Question 3: What type of hypoxia occurs when the partial pressure of arterial
oxygen (P_aO_2) is abnormally low, even though the blood's physical capacity to
carry oxygen is entirely normal?
A) Hypoxic hypoxia ✔️✔️
B) Anemic hypoxia
C) Circulatory hypoxia
D) Histotoxic hypoxia
,Question 4: When a patient has a normal arterial oxygen tension (P_aO_2) but
experiences a significant drop in oxygen-carrying capacity due to a deficit in
functional hemoglobin, which type of hypoxia is present?
A) Hypoxic hypoxia
B) Anemic hypoxia ✔️✔️
C) Circulatory hypoxia
D) Stagnant hypoxia
Question 5: Which form of hypoxia is characterized by a normal oxygen-carrying
capacity but severely reduced systemic blood flow, often caused by states of low
cardiac output like circulatory shock, heart failure, or cardiac arrest?
A) Hypoxic hypoxia
B) Anemic hypoxia
C) Circulatory hypoxia ✔️✔️
D) Histotoxic hypoxia
Decreased O2 carrying capacity from a toxic substance; cyanide poisoning
Histotoxic hypoxia
Manifestations of acute bronchitis
Usually mild and self-limiting
Cough (productive or non-productive)
Recent onset
, Low-grade fever
Substernal chest discomfort
Sore throat
Postnasal drip
Fatigue
Cause of chronic bronchitis
Cigarette smoking (90%)
Repeated airway infections
Overweight
Genetic predisposition
Inhalation of physical or chemical irritants
Chronic or recurrent productive cough >3months and >2+ successive years
