JMU NSG 352 exam final Questions with Complete Solutions

Is inspiration and active or passive process? Correct Answer-active Does intrathorasic pressure decrease or increase upon inspiration Correct Answer-decrease, it pulls the outside air in Is exhalation an active or passive process? Correct Answer-passive Does intrathoracic pressure increase or decrease during expiration? Correct Answer-increase, it forces the air out of the body how is ventilation measured? Correct Answer-RR and work of breathing, arterial CO2, capnography how is oxygen carried through the blood? Correct Answer-through hemoglobin How is oxygenation measured? Correct Answer-pulse ox, arterial o2, color What are some conditions of the upper respiratory tract? Correct Answer-tracheal abornmoalites, bronchospasm, anaphylaxis, sleep apnea