NURBN2023 ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What causes the sound of a wheeze in asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER - Air trying to get past
mucous & swelling in the airways
Is asthma an obstructive disease with reversible airflow limitation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Match the medication to the correct action: Blocks the parasympathetic NS & can cause drying
of pulmonary secretions - CORRECT ANSWER - Ipratropium
Match the medication to the correct action: Increases bronchial dilation - CORRECT
ANSWER - Salbutamol
Match the medication to the correct action: Reduces inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER -
Corticosteroid
What is spirometry a measure of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lung function.
What symptoms may an individual experience during an exacerbation of asthma? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cough, dyspnoea, tachycardia.
What is the most common cause of COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Smoking.
What are the most common symptoms of COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cough.
What is the purpose of non-invasive ventilation in COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduce
the WOB.
, What does a bacteriostatic antibiotic do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Inhibits the growth of
bacteria.
Is immobility a risk factor for pneumonia? - CORRECT ANSWER - True.
What is a potentially life-threatening complication of pneumonia? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sepsis.
How do you describe a child with lethargy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sleepy, difficult to keep
a child awake.
What is the underlying pathophysiology of stridor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Swelling in the
upper airways causes turbulent air flow.
What is the underlying pathophysiology mechanism for tachycardia & tachypnoea in the child
with bronchiolitis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoxaemia.
What is the mode of action of corticosteroids that assists in treating bronchiolitis & croup? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Reduces inflammation.
What is anaphylaxis a rapid & severe reaction to? - CORRECT ANSWER - An antigen.
What does anaphylaxis cause? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bronchoconstriction.
What is the most common first-line treatment for anaphylaxis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Adrenaline.
In which direction does the electrical impulse move through the heart? - CORRECT
ANSWER - From the SA node to the AV node, then to the bundle of His and Purkinje fibers.
CORRECT Answers
What causes the sound of a wheeze in asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER - Air trying to get past
mucous & swelling in the airways
Is asthma an obstructive disease with reversible airflow limitation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Match the medication to the correct action: Blocks the parasympathetic NS & can cause drying
of pulmonary secretions - CORRECT ANSWER - Ipratropium
Match the medication to the correct action: Increases bronchial dilation - CORRECT
ANSWER - Salbutamol
Match the medication to the correct action: Reduces inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER -
Corticosteroid
What is spirometry a measure of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lung function.
What symptoms may an individual experience during an exacerbation of asthma? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cough, dyspnoea, tachycardia.
What is the most common cause of COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Smoking.
What are the most common symptoms of COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cough.
What is the purpose of non-invasive ventilation in COPD? - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduce
the WOB.
, What does a bacteriostatic antibiotic do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Inhibits the growth of
bacteria.
Is immobility a risk factor for pneumonia? - CORRECT ANSWER - True.
What is a potentially life-threatening complication of pneumonia? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sepsis.
How do you describe a child with lethargy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sleepy, difficult to keep
a child awake.
What is the underlying pathophysiology of stridor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Swelling in the
upper airways causes turbulent air flow.
What is the underlying pathophysiology mechanism for tachycardia & tachypnoea in the child
with bronchiolitis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoxaemia.
What is the mode of action of corticosteroids that assists in treating bronchiolitis & croup? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Reduces inflammation.
What is anaphylaxis a rapid & severe reaction to? - CORRECT ANSWER - An antigen.
What does anaphylaxis cause? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bronchoconstriction.
What is the most common first-line treatment for anaphylaxis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Adrenaline.
In which direction does the electrical impulse move through the heart? - CORRECT
ANSWER - From the SA node to the AV node, then to the bundle of His and Purkinje fibers.
