Cardiovascular System and Respiratory System Quizzes

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What is indicated by the presence of pulsus paradoxus on an arterial blood pressure monitoring screen?

Hypertension

Cardiac tamponade (correct)

Pulmonary embolism

Hypotension

What is the significance of the height of pitting edema on a limb?

It indicates the patient's hydration level

It indicates the presence of a blood clot

It indicates the severity of the infection

It indicates the degree of heart failure (correct)

Which of the following is a possible cause of a tracheal shift to the left?

Right-sided pneumothorax (correct)

Hemothorax

Left-sided pneumothorax

Pleural effusion

What is the most likely pathology associated with purulent sputum?

Acute bronchitis Signup and view all the answers

What is not a critical element of a patient's social and environmental history?

Drugs and medications Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a loud inspiratory wheeze heard without a stethoscope?

Upper airway obstruction Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the intimate space in a patient encounter?

To conduct the physical examination and treatment Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum amount of desaturated hemoglobin required for cyanosis to be visible?

5-6 vol% Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of chest pain that is common to both cardiac and non-cardiac causes?

Similar symptoms Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of COPD patients breathing through pursed-lips during exhalation?

It helps move the equal pressure point closer to the airway opening Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the breathing pattern characterized by groups of quick shallow inspirations followed by long, irregular periods of apnea?

Biot's Breathing Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the loud, high-pitched continuous sound heard during inspiration?

Stridor Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common cause of acute cough lasting less than 3 weeks?

Self-limited viral upper respiratory tract infections Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the soft, muffled sounds heard mainly during inspiration over the peripheral lung parenchyma?

Vesicular Signup and view all the answers

What is the pattern of breathing characterized by deep inspiratory gasps held for several seconds before expiration?

Apneustic Breathing Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the experiencing of difficult breathing in the upright position?

Platypnea Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the anterior chest wall overlying the heart?

Precordium Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a systemic effect of COPD?

Skeletal muscle dysfunction Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the abnormal increase in resonance detected during chest percussion?

Hyperresonance Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the bluish tinge to the skin or mucous membranes caused by ingestion of metals or certain drugs?

Pseudocyanosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the breathing pattern seen in COPD patients when the lower costal margins of the chest wall draw inward with each inspiration?

Hoovers sign Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity?

Ascites Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the firm, non-pitting swelling of the feet and lower legs?

Lymphedema Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the abnormal breathing pattern characterized by regular cycles with increasing rate and depth, followed by a period of apnea?

Cheyne-Stokes breathing Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the sensation of difficulty breathing?

Dyspnea Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the digital clubbing assessment by observing the loss of the angle between the fingernail to the nail base?

Schamroth's sign Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is typically associated with effective cough?

Inflammatory obstructive conditions Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of the second heart sound (S2)?

Closure of the semilunar valves Signup and view all the answers

What type of fever pattern is characterized by a temperature variation of about 1.1°C (2°F) each day but does not return to normal?

Remittent Signup and view all the answers

A patient with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 14 is considered to have what level of consciousness?

Normal consciousness Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common cause of jugular venous distension (JVD)?

Right sided heart failure Signup and view all the answers

What breathing pattern is characteristic of severe metabolic acidosis?

Kussmaul breathing Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following questions is an example of a closed-ended question?

When did you stop smoking? Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely cause of a decrease in pulmonary compliance?

Pulmonary edema Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the grating, crackling, or popping sensations produced by fractures and air leaks under the skin?

Crepitus Signup and view all the answers

In patients with chronic respiratory disease, what does the presence of pedal edema indicate?

Right ventricular failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension Signup and view all the answers

How would the RCP document a patient's smoking history of 10 cigarettes per day for 40 years?

20 pack years Signup and view all the answers

What is the current theory of the value of fever during infection?

By speeding up metabolism, the body fights infection and repairs damage more quickly Signup and view all the answers

In which patient category would the intensity of the point of maximal impulse be most difficult to palpate?

Chronic pulmonary hyperinflation Signup and view all the answers

What is a visible outline of the ribs and sternum during spontaneous inspiration referred to as?

Retractions Signup and view all the answers

During inspection of the extremities, which of the following abnormalities should the practitioner carefully inspect for?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the most likely cause of an apneustic breathing pattern?

Damage in the pons of the medulla Signup and view all the answers