NPTE Practice Exam 2 Final Frontier 385 Questions with Verified Answers,100% CORRECT

NPTE Practice Exam 2 Final Frontier 385 Questions with
Verified Answers
supine - CORRECT ANSWER ___ position accentuates the symptoms of an
abdominal aneurysm

respiratory acidosis-->raises blood pH - CORRECT ANSWER Intravenous injection
of sodium bicarbonate is used to treat

>40 - CORRECT ANSWER A respiratory rate of ___ falls under the criteria to
terminate exercise

respiratory condition - CORRECT ANSWER a low pCO2 indicates a patient has a
___ condition

decrease in more than 10 bpm - CORRECT ANSWER A ____ in HR falls under the
criteria to terminate exercise in a patient with heart failure

S3 sound
ventricular gallop, CHF - CORRECT ANSWER A ____ heart sound is a criteria to
terminate exercise for a patient with heart failure

Class 1 - CORRECT ANSWER NY heart association functional class ___: patients will
have no limitations in their physical activities

Class 2 - CORRECT ANSWER NY heart association functional class ___: Have slight
limitations in their physical activities and are able to complete less than ordinary
physical activities

Class 3 - CORRECT ANSWER NY heart association functional class ___: have
marked limitations in their physical activities. They are comfortable at rest and
less than ordinary physical activities cause fatigue, palpitations, dyspnea, or
anginal pain.

,Class 4 - CORRECT ANSWER NY heart association functional class ___: are unable
to carry on physical activity without discomfort. Symptoms of cardiac insufficiency
or anginal syndrome may be present even at rest.

hyperkalemia - CORRECT ANSWER defined as a serum or plasma potassium level
above the upper limits of normal, usually greater than 5.0 mEq/L to 5.5 mEq/L.

PCO2 levels - CORRECT ANSWER Ventilatory failure can be diagnosed on the basis
of ___ levels.

high PCO2 levels
low blood pH - CORRECT ANSWER Ventilatory failure = ____ PCO2 levels and ___
blood pH

contralateral side - CORRECT ANSWER A pneumothorax pushes the trachea to the
___ side

ipsilateral side - CORRECT ANSWER A massive atelectasis will pull the trachea to
the ___ side

2 radiographs, in a posterior-anterior standing view

a left lateral view (unless the pathology is suspected on the right side) - CORRECT
ANSWER Standard for radiographs examining pulmonary pathologies:
___ radiographs, in a ___ view

a ___lateral view (unless the pathology is suspected on the ___ side)

Pleural effusion - CORRECT ANSWER ____: patients usually present with dyspnea
on exertion that becomes progressive. Stabbing, sharp chest pain exacerbated by
coughing or breathing that changes in position.

Pleural effusion - CORRECT ANSWER ___: Tachycardia, distant heart sounds, fixed
jugular distention, edema of the extremities, and a paradoxical pulse.

Pneumothorax - CORRECT ANSWER An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural
cavity caused by a defect in the visceral pleura or chest wall.

,Pleural fibrosis - CORRECT ANSWER ___: may follow inflammation (especially
from asbestos), hemorrhagic effusion, and infection of the pleurae.

Atelectasis - CORRECT ANSWER The collapse of a normally expanded and aerated
lung tissue at any structural level.

greater or equal to 80% - CORRECT ANSWER Gold staging to classify COPD
severity: mild COPD = ___% FEV1/FVC

50-79% - CORRECT ANSWER Gold staging to classify COPD severity: moderate
COPD = ___% FEV1/FVC

30-49% - CORRECT ANSWER Gold staging to classify COPD severity: severe COPD =
___% FEV1/FVC

less than 30%

or less than 50% + the presence of chronic respiratory failure - CORRECT ANSWER
Gold staging to classify COPD severity: very severe COPD = ___% FEV1/FVC

Stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER Stage ___ lymphedema: patient does not experience
any changes of swelling during arm elevation and initial signs of fibrotic changes
are present.

Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER Stage ___ lymphedema: Elevation of the arm will
reduce swelling

Stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER Stage ___ lymphedema: is considered lymphostatic
elephantiasis

Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER Stage ___ lymphedema: is considered reversible
lymphedema

Stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER Stage ___ lymphedema: hardening of dermal tissues,
papillomas of the skin will be noticed.

, Stage 0 (preclinical stage) - CORRECT ANSWER Stage ___ lymphedema: patient
begins to feel heaviness of the limbs

5 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER Strength training can begin after ___ for post-MI
patients

Hypokalemia - CORRECT ANSWER ECG: inverted T waves can be caused by ____

Hyperkalemia - CORRECT ANSWER ECG: high peaked T waves can be caused by
____

inverted T waves - CORRECT ANSWER How would hypokalemia present in a ECG?

high peaked T waves - CORRECT ANSWER How would hyperkalemia present in a
ECG?

Hydrocholorothiazide - CORRECT ANSWER A side effect of ____ is hypokalemia
and therefore should not be prescribed in a patient that already has inverted T
waves on a ECG.

hypokalemia - CORRECT ANSWER A side effect of hydrocholorothiazide is ____

Beta blockers - CORRECT ANSWER ____ help regulate abnormal heart rhythms

continue monitoring the ECG without any modifications to exercise - CORRECT
ANSWER PT response to a first degree heart block

decrease in HR - CORRECT ANSWER Dehydration in older patients = ___ in HR with
exercise

poor turgor - CORRECT ANSWER Dehydration = ___ turgor

skin turgor - CORRECT ANSWER The ability of skin to change shape and return to
normal.

4-9 METs - CORRECT ANSWER During phase two of cardiac rehab, a patient can
tolerate activities between __-___ METs.