NR507 Week 3&4 Exam
NR507 WEEK 3&4 EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
The NP notes that a patient's FEV1/FVC ratio is normal. Which of the following
conditions is most likely the patient's pulmonary issue?
a. Emphysema.
b. Chronic asthma.
c. Pneumonia.
d. Pulmonary fibrosis.
d
Which of the following would indicate obstructive lung disease?
a. Pulmonary hypertension.
b. Pneumonia.
c. Chronic asthma.
d. Pulmonary fibrosis.
c
Which of the following spirometry results indicate restrictive lung disease?
a. FEV1 reduced, FVC normal, total lung capacity reduced; FEV1/FVC ratio normal.
b. FEV1, FVC, and total lung capacity reduced; FEV1/FVC ratio normal.
c. FEV1, FEV, and total lung capacity reduced; FEV1/FVC ratio reduced.
d. FEV1, FEV, and total lung capacity normal: FEV1/FVC ratio normal.
b
Chronic bronchitis will decrease which of the following parameters?
a. Decreased forced expiratory flow (FEV1).
b. Increased lung compliance.
c. Decreased diffusing capacity.
d. Decreased total lung capacity.
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a
Simple spirometry includes a measure of residual capacity.
F
The effects of an Alpha-antitrypsin 1 deficiency is:
a. Inability to block the effects of proteolysis.
b. Reduction in elastase production.
c. Deactivates neutrophils.
d. Inhibits the immune cell response.
a
The number one cause of chronic bronchitis is .
a. alpha-antitrypsin deficiency
b. exposure dust
c. cigarette smoking
d. exposure to allergens
c
Which of the following pulmonary function test results are expected in a patient
with chronic bronchitis?
a. Increased forced expiratory volume in one second. (FEV1)
b. Increased vital capacity.
c. Decreased FEV1/FVC ratio.
d. Decreased residual volume.
c
Which of the following is considered a late effect of emphysema?
a. Hypoxemia.
b. Hypocapnia.
c. Hypoxemia and Hypercapnia.
d. Hypercapnia.
c
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A patient with chronic bronchitis is most likely to experience:
a. Respiratory alkalosis due to inability to exhale CO2.
b. Respiratory alkalosis due to inability to exhale CO2.
c. Respiratory acidosis due to decreased intake of O2.
d. Respiratory acidosis due to inability to exhale CO2.
d
Simple spirometry can be used to measure any of the following EXCEPT:
a. Residual volume.
b. Vital capacity.
c. Tidal volume.
d. Inspiratory reserve volume.
a
The NP notes that a patient's FEV1/FVC ratio is severely reduced. Which of the
following conditions is most likely the patient's pulmonary issue?
a. Chronic asthma.
b. Pulmonary hypertension.
c. Pneumonia.
d. Morbid obesity.
a
The NP is seeing a patient with chronic bronchitis that needs spirometry on
today's visit. What pulmonary function test (PFT) findings are anticipated based
on the diagnosis of chronic bronchitis?
a. Decreased diffusing capacity.
b. Decreased total lung capacity (TLC).
c. Decreased forced expiratory flow (FEV1).
d. Increased lung compliance.
c
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NR507 WEEK 3&4 EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
The NP notes that a patient's FEV1/FVC ratio is normal. Which of the following
conditions is most likely the patient's pulmonary issue?
a. Emphysema.
b. Chronic asthma.
c. Pneumonia.
d. Pulmonary fibrosis.
d
Which of the following would indicate obstructive lung disease?
a. Pulmonary hypertension.
b. Pneumonia.
c. Chronic asthma.
d. Pulmonary fibrosis.
c
Which of the following spirometry results indicate restrictive lung disease?
a. FEV1 reduced, FVC normal, total lung capacity reduced; FEV1/FVC ratio normal.
b. FEV1, FVC, and total lung capacity reduced; FEV1/FVC ratio normal.
c. FEV1, FEV, and total lung capacity reduced; FEV1/FVC ratio reduced.
d. FEV1, FEV, and total lung capacity normal: FEV1/FVC ratio normal.
b
Chronic bronchitis will decrease which of the following parameters?
a. Decreased forced expiratory flow (FEV1).
b. Increased lung compliance.
c. Decreased diffusing capacity.
d. Decreased total lung capacity.
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a
Simple spirometry includes a measure of residual capacity.
F
The effects of an Alpha-antitrypsin 1 deficiency is:
a. Inability to block the effects of proteolysis.
b. Reduction in elastase production.
c. Deactivates neutrophils.
d. Inhibits the immune cell response.
a
The number one cause of chronic bronchitis is .
a. alpha-antitrypsin deficiency
b. exposure dust
c. cigarette smoking
d. exposure to allergens
c
Which of the following pulmonary function test results are expected in a patient
with chronic bronchitis?
a. Increased forced expiratory volume in one second. (FEV1)
b. Increased vital capacity.
c. Decreased FEV1/FVC ratio.
d. Decreased residual volume.
c
Which of the following is considered a late effect of emphysema?
a. Hypoxemia.
b. Hypocapnia.
c. Hypoxemia and Hypercapnia.
d. Hypercapnia.
c
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A patient with chronic bronchitis is most likely to experience:
a. Respiratory alkalosis due to inability to exhale CO2.
b. Respiratory alkalosis due to inability to exhale CO2.
c. Respiratory acidosis due to decreased intake of O2.
d. Respiratory acidosis due to inability to exhale CO2.
d
Simple spirometry can be used to measure any of the following EXCEPT:
a. Residual volume.
b. Vital capacity.
c. Tidal volume.
d. Inspiratory reserve volume.
a
The NP notes that a patient's FEV1/FVC ratio is severely reduced. Which of the
following conditions is most likely the patient's pulmonary issue?
a. Chronic asthma.
b. Pulmonary hypertension.
c. Pneumonia.
d. Morbid obesity.
a
The NP is seeing a patient with chronic bronchitis that needs spirometry on
today's visit. What pulmonary function test (PFT) findings are anticipated based
on the diagnosis of chronic bronchitis?
a. Decreased diffusing capacity.
b. Decreased total lung capacity (TLC).
c. Decreased forced expiratory flow (FEV1).
d. Increased lung compliance.
c
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