Week7
QUESTION 1
1. How does chest wall compliance in an infant differ from that of an adult?
2. 3.a. 4. An adult’s chest wall compliance is higher than an infant’s.
5. 6.b. 7. An adult’s chest wall compliance is lower than an infant’s.
8. 9.c. 10. An adult’s chest wall compliance is the same as an infant’s.
11. 12. d. 13. An adult’s chest wall compliance is dissimilar to that of an infant’s.
1 points
QUESTION 2
1. Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants?
2. 3.a. 4. Their noses are small in diameter.
5. 6.b. 7. Their epiglottis is proportionally greater than the epiglottis of an
adult’s.
8. 9.c. 10. Infants are obligatory nose breathers.
11. 12. d. 13. Infants become dehydrated when mouth breathing.
1 points
QUESTION 3
1. Which criterion is used to confirm a diagnosis of asthma in an 8-year-
old child?
2. 3. a. 4. Serum testing that confirms increased immunoglobulin E (IgE) and eosinophil levels
5. 6. b. 7. Reduced expiratory flow rates confirmed by spirometry testing
8. 9. c. 10. Parental history of asthma
11. 12. d. 13. Improvement on a trial of asthma medication
1 points
QUESTION 4
1. Besides dyspnea, what is the most common characteristic associated with pulmonary disease?
2. 3.a. 4. Cough
5. 6.b. 7. Chest pain
8. 9.c. 10.
Hemoptysis
, 11. 12. d. 13. Digit clubbing
1 points
QUESTION 5
1. Sitting up in a forward-leaning position generally relieves which breathing disorder?
2. 3.a. 4. Hyperpnea
5. 6.b. 7. Dyspnea
on exertion
8. 9.c. 10. Orthopnea
11. 12. d. 13. Apnea
1 points
QUESTION 6
1. Which immunoglobulin (Ig) may contribute to the pathophysiologic characteristics of
asthma?
2. 3.a. 4. IgA
5. 6.b. 7. IgG
8. 9.c. 10. IgE
11. 12. d. 13. IgM
1 points
QUESTION 7
1. Which statement about the late asthmatic response is true?
2. 3. a. 4. The release of epinephrine causes bronchial smooth muscle contraction and
increases capillary permeability.
5. 6. b. 7. Norepinephrine causes bronchial smooth muscle contraction and mucus secretion.
8. 9. c. 10. The release of toxic neuropeptides contributes to increased bronchial
hyperresponsiveness.
11.12. d. 13. Immunoglobulin G initiates the complement cascade and causes smooth
muscle contraction and increased capillary permeability.
1 points
QUESTION 8
1. Which of the following is the most common route of lower respiratory tract infection?
,2. 3.a. 4. Inhalation of microorganisms
5. 6.b. 7. Microorganisms spread to the lung via blood
8. 9.c. 10. Poor mucous membrane protection
11. 12. d. 13. Aspiration of oropharyngeal
secretions
1 points
QUESTION 9
1. Clinical manifestations of inspiratory crackles, increased tactile fremitus, egophony, and
whispered pectoriloquy are indicative of which respiratory condition?
2. 3.a. 4. Chronic bronchitis
5. 6.b. 7. Pneumonia
8. 9.c. 10. Asthma
11. 12. d. 13. Emphysema
1 points
QUESTION 10
1. Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is best described as a tumor that causes which alterations?
2. 3.a. 4. Airway obstruction and atelectasis
5. 6.b. 7. Abscesses and ectopic hormone
production
8. 9.c. 10. Pleural effusion and shortness of breath
11. 12. d. 13. Chest wall pain and early metastasis
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Week 6
Which statement is false concerning how abdominal pain is produced?
a. Low concentrations of anaerobes, such as Streptococci, Lactobacilli, Staphylococci,
Enterobacteria, and Bacteroides, produce abdominal pain.
b. Edema and vascular congestion produce abdominal pain by stretching.
c. Ischemia, caused by distention of bowel obstruction or mesenteric vessel
thrombosis, produces abdominal pain.
, d. Chemical mediators, such as histamine, bradykinin, and serotonin, produce
abdominal pain. Physiologic jaundice in a newborn is caused by:
a. Reabsorption of bilirubin in the small intestine
b. Mild conjugated (indirect-reacting) hyperbilirubinemia
c. Impaired hepatic uptake and excretion of bilirubin
d. Increased bilirubin production
Which symptom is characteristic of bulimia nervosa?
a. Absence of three consecutive menstrual periods.
b. Fear of becoming obese, despite progressive weight loss.
c. Recurrent episodes of binge eating with fears of not being able to stop eating.
d. Perception that the body is fat when it is actually
underweight. What is a cause of chronic antral gastritis?
a. Reflux of bile and alkaline pancreatic secretions
b. Pernicious anemia
c. Helicobacter pylori bacteria
d. Development of autoantibodies to gastric H+/K+ ATPase
Which statement is false regarding the sources of increased ammonia that contribute to
hepatic encephalopathy?
a. Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids that is attached to ammonia is a source
of increased ammonia.
b. End products of intestinal protein digestion are sources of increased ammonia.
c. Digested blood leaking from ruptured varices is a source of increased ammonia.
d. Ammonia-forming bacteria in the colon are sources of increased
ammonia. What is the cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease?
a. Zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter
b. Excessive production of hydrochloric acid
c. Presence of Helicobacter pylori in the esophagus
d. Reverse muscular peristalsis of the
esophagus Physiologic jaundice in a newborn is
QUESTION 1
1. How does chest wall compliance in an infant differ from that of an adult?
2. 3.a. 4. An adult’s chest wall compliance is higher than an infant’s.
5. 6.b. 7. An adult’s chest wall compliance is lower than an infant’s.
8. 9.c. 10. An adult’s chest wall compliance is the same as an infant’s.
11. 12. d. 13. An adult’s chest wall compliance is dissimilar to that of an infant’s.
1 points
QUESTION 2
1. Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants?
2. 3.a. 4. Their noses are small in diameter.
5. 6.b. 7. Their epiglottis is proportionally greater than the epiglottis of an
adult’s.
8. 9.c. 10. Infants are obligatory nose breathers.
11. 12. d. 13. Infants become dehydrated when mouth breathing.
1 points
QUESTION 3
1. Which criterion is used to confirm a diagnosis of asthma in an 8-year-
old child?
2. 3. a. 4. Serum testing that confirms increased immunoglobulin E (IgE) and eosinophil levels
5. 6. b. 7. Reduced expiratory flow rates confirmed by spirometry testing
8. 9. c. 10. Parental history of asthma
11. 12. d. 13. Improvement on a trial of asthma medication
1 points
QUESTION 4
1. Besides dyspnea, what is the most common characteristic associated with pulmonary disease?
2. 3.a. 4. Cough
5. 6.b. 7. Chest pain
8. 9.c. 10.
Hemoptysis
, 11. 12. d. 13. Digit clubbing
1 points
QUESTION 5
1. Sitting up in a forward-leaning position generally relieves which breathing disorder?
2. 3.a. 4. Hyperpnea
5. 6.b. 7. Dyspnea
on exertion
8. 9.c. 10. Orthopnea
11. 12. d. 13. Apnea
1 points
QUESTION 6
1. Which immunoglobulin (Ig) may contribute to the pathophysiologic characteristics of
asthma?
2. 3.a. 4. IgA
5. 6.b. 7. IgG
8. 9.c. 10. IgE
11. 12. d. 13. IgM
1 points
QUESTION 7
1. Which statement about the late asthmatic response is true?
2. 3. a. 4. The release of epinephrine causes bronchial smooth muscle contraction and
increases capillary permeability.
5. 6. b. 7. Norepinephrine causes bronchial smooth muscle contraction and mucus secretion.
8. 9. c. 10. The release of toxic neuropeptides contributes to increased bronchial
hyperresponsiveness.
11.12. d. 13. Immunoglobulin G initiates the complement cascade and causes smooth
muscle contraction and increased capillary permeability.
1 points
QUESTION 8
1. Which of the following is the most common route of lower respiratory tract infection?
,2. 3.a. 4. Inhalation of microorganisms
5. 6.b. 7. Microorganisms spread to the lung via blood
8. 9.c. 10. Poor mucous membrane protection
11. 12. d. 13. Aspiration of oropharyngeal
secretions
1 points
QUESTION 9
1. Clinical manifestations of inspiratory crackles, increased tactile fremitus, egophony, and
whispered pectoriloquy are indicative of which respiratory condition?
2. 3.a. 4. Chronic bronchitis
5. 6.b. 7. Pneumonia
8. 9.c. 10. Asthma
11. 12. d. 13. Emphysema
1 points
QUESTION 10
1. Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is best described as a tumor that causes which alterations?
2. 3.a. 4. Airway obstruction and atelectasis
5. 6.b. 7. Abscesses and ectopic hormone
production
8. 9.c. 10. Pleural effusion and shortness of breath
11. 12. d. 13. Chest wall pain and early metastasis
●
Week 6
Which statement is false concerning how abdominal pain is produced?
a. Low concentrations of anaerobes, such as Streptococci, Lactobacilli, Staphylococci,
Enterobacteria, and Bacteroides, produce abdominal pain.
b. Edema and vascular congestion produce abdominal pain by stretching.
c. Ischemia, caused by distention of bowel obstruction or mesenteric vessel
thrombosis, produces abdominal pain.
, d. Chemical mediators, such as histamine, bradykinin, and serotonin, produce
abdominal pain. Physiologic jaundice in a newborn is caused by:
a. Reabsorption of bilirubin in the small intestine
b. Mild conjugated (indirect-reacting) hyperbilirubinemia
c. Impaired hepatic uptake and excretion of bilirubin
d. Increased bilirubin production
Which symptom is characteristic of bulimia nervosa?
a. Absence of three consecutive menstrual periods.
b. Fear of becoming obese, despite progressive weight loss.
c. Recurrent episodes of binge eating with fears of not being able to stop eating.
d. Perception that the body is fat when it is actually
underweight. What is a cause of chronic antral gastritis?
a. Reflux of bile and alkaline pancreatic secretions
b. Pernicious anemia
c. Helicobacter pylori bacteria
d. Development of autoantibodies to gastric H+/K+ ATPase
Which statement is false regarding the sources of increased ammonia that contribute to
hepatic encephalopathy?
a. Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids that is attached to ammonia is a source
of increased ammonia.
b. End products of intestinal protein digestion are sources of increased ammonia.
c. Digested blood leaking from ruptured varices is a source of increased ammonia.
d. Ammonia-forming bacteria in the colon are sources of increased
ammonia. What is the cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease?
a. Zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter
b. Excessive production of hydrochloric acid
c. Presence of Helicobacter pylori in the esophagus
d. Reverse muscular peristalsis of the
esophagus Physiologic jaundice in a newborn is
