NSG 121/ NSG121 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health
Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers| All
Units Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing
COPD is a disease state characterized by chronic airflow limitation that is not... -
ANSWER fully reversible
How much of an annual cost does COPD account for? - ANSWER $50 billion
COPD is the... - ANSWER fourth leading cause of death in the US
COPD consists of what two disorders? - ANSWER emphysema and chronic
bronchitis
Pathophysiology of COPD - ANSWER increase in mucus production, chronic
inflammation in parts of the lung, structural changes resulting from a continuous
cycle of destruction and repair
The inflammatory response is through to be... - ANSWER an amplification of the
normal inflammatory response
COPD results in the loss... - ANSWER of lung capacity & hyperinflation of the lung
What happens to the alveoli? - ANSWER some are destroyed or large and flabby
with less area for gas exchange
Elastin is broken down... - ANSWER alveolar sacs lose elasticity and small airways
collapse or narrow
What are the two types of Emphysema? - ANSWER panlobular and centrilobular
S/S of Emphysema - ANSWER increased CO2 retention, minimal cyanosis,
dyspnea, hyperresonance, orthopnic, barrel chest, exertional dyspnea, prolonged
expiratory time, anxious, use of accessory muscles, thin appearance
Panlobular Emphysema - ANSWER hereditary; r/t deficiency of alpha 1 antitrypsin
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin - ANSWER protects lungs, remodeling and damage to alveoli
Centrilobular - ANSWER r/t smoking, abnormal enlargement prone to collapse and
air trapping, alveoli destroyed
What causes external airway compression and obstruction in emphysema? -
ANSWER hyperinflation and air trapping
Emphysema patient is also known as.. - ANSWER the pink puffer
Assessment Review | Questions and Verified Answers| All
Units Covered| 100% Correct| Grade A- Herzing
COPD is a disease state characterized by chronic airflow limitation that is not... -
ANSWER fully reversible
How much of an annual cost does COPD account for? - ANSWER $50 billion
COPD is the... - ANSWER fourth leading cause of death in the US
COPD consists of what two disorders? - ANSWER emphysema and chronic
bronchitis
Pathophysiology of COPD - ANSWER increase in mucus production, chronic
inflammation in parts of the lung, structural changes resulting from a continuous
cycle of destruction and repair
The inflammatory response is through to be... - ANSWER an amplification of the
normal inflammatory response
COPD results in the loss... - ANSWER of lung capacity & hyperinflation of the lung
What happens to the alveoli? - ANSWER some are destroyed or large and flabby
with less area for gas exchange
Elastin is broken down... - ANSWER alveolar sacs lose elasticity and small airways
collapse or narrow
What are the two types of Emphysema? - ANSWER panlobular and centrilobular
S/S of Emphysema - ANSWER increased CO2 retention, minimal cyanosis,
dyspnea, hyperresonance, orthopnic, barrel chest, exertional dyspnea, prolonged
expiratory time, anxious, use of accessory muscles, thin appearance
Panlobular Emphysema - ANSWER hereditary; r/t deficiency of alpha 1 antitrypsin
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin - ANSWER protects lungs, remodeling and damage to alveoli
Centrilobular - ANSWER r/t smoking, abnormal enlargement prone to collapse and
air trapping, alveoli destroyed
What causes external airway compression and obstruction in emphysema? -
ANSWER hyperinflation and air trapping
Emphysema patient is also known as.. - ANSWER the pink puffer
