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What is the primary characteristic of asthma?
What is the primary characteristic of asthma?
- Decreased mucociliary function
- Narrowing of large, then small, airways
- Increased presence of leukocytes
- Bronchial smooth muscle constriction and mucus production (correct)
What is the main difference between asthma and chronic bronchitis?
What is the main difference between asthma and chronic bronchitis?
- Type of respiratory tract involved
- Narrowing of airways
- Inflammation of bronchial mucosa
- Duration of symptoms (correct)
What is the observation of the patient with asthma?
What is the observation of the patient with asthma?
- Tachypnea, fatigue, anxiety, pursed lip breathing (correct)
- Barrel chest, fatigue, anxiety
- Elevated shoulders, fixed upper extremities, fatigue
- Spasmodic cough, sputum ranges from clear to purulent
What is the auscultation finding in chronic bronchitis?
What is the auscultation finding in chronic bronchitis?
What is the primary characteristic of chronic bronchitis?
What is the primary characteristic of chronic bronchitis?
What is the management of asthma?
What is the management of asthma?
What is the palpation finding in chronic bronchitis?
What is the palpation finding in chronic bronchitis?
What is the percussion finding in asthma?
What is the percussion finding in asthma?
What characterizes vesicular breath sounds?
What characterizes vesicular breath sounds?
What type of breath sound is characterized by a high-pitched sound associated with upper airway obstruction?
What type of breath sound is characterized by a high-pitched sound associated with upper airway obstruction?
Which breath sound is commonly due to bronchoconstriction or retained secretions and mostly heard during expiration?
Which breath sound is commonly due to bronchoconstriction or retained secretions and mostly heard during expiration?
What is indicated by a hyper resonant percussion sound over the chest?
What is indicated by a hyper resonant percussion sound over the chest?
Which phase is not part of the cough mechanism?
Which phase is not part of the cough mechanism?
What is the term for high pitched breath sounds that can result from bronchospasm or asthma?
What is the term for high pitched breath sounds that can result from bronchospasm or asthma?
What term describes low pitched or snoring sounds usually associated with secretions lining the airways?
What term describes low pitched or snoring sounds usually associated with secretions lining the airways?
Which of the following percussion sounds indicates 'extreme dullness over dense tissues'?
Which of the following percussion sounds indicates 'extreme dullness over dense tissues'?
Which of the following structures is NOT part of the upper airway?
Which of the following structures is NOT part of the upper airway?
What is the primary purpose of the protection function in airway management?
What is the primary purpose of the protection function in airway management?
A history of exposure to what type of substances should be assessed in patients with pulmonary diseases?
A history of exposure to what type of substances should be assessed in patients with pulmonary diseases?
Which physical sign does NOT belong to the standard inspection during a pulmonary examination?
Which physical sign does NOT belong to the standard inspection during a pulmonary examination?
Which observation is related to the sequence of chest wall during inspiration and expiration?
Which observation is related to the sequence of chest wall during inspiration and expiration?
What does the presence of sternal and intercostal retractions indicate?
What does the presence of sternal and intercostal retractions indicate?
Which type of normal breath sound is characterized by a pause between inspiration and expiration?
Which type of normal breath sound is characterized by a pause between inspiration and expiration?
In airway compromise, what does a gurgling sound typically indicate?
In airway compromise, what does a gurgling sound typically indicate?
What genetic deficiency can cause emphysema?
What genetic deficiency can cause emphysema?
Which type of emphysema is identified by the destruction of alveolar interstitial due to smoking or pollutants?
Which type of emphysema is identified by the destruction of alveolar interstitial due to smoking or pollutants?
Which of the following symptoms is observed in someone with bronchiectasis?
Which of the following symptoms is observed in someone with bronchiectasis?
What is a common auscultation finding in a patient with pneumonia?
What is a common auscultation finding in a patient with pneumonia?
Which management strategy is NOT typically used for emphysema?
Which management strategy is NOT typically used for emphysema?
Which of the following describes a palpation finding in bronchiectasis?
Which of the following describes a palpation finding in bronchiectasis?
What is a characteristic observation in a patient with ARDS?
What is a characteristic observation in a patient with ARDS?
What pulmonary condition is indicated by the destruction of the mucociliary escalator?
What pulmonary condition is indicated by the destruction of the mucociliary escalator?
