Selected answer c air trapping correct answer b

Selected Answer:
c.
Air trapping
Correct Answer:
b.
Prolonged expirations

 Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A 25-year-old male presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 months’ duration. When obtaining
the patient’s history, which of the following findings is most likely to cause this condition?
Selected Answer:
c.
Cigarette smoke
Correct Answer:
c.
Cigarette smoke
 Question 18
1 out of 1 points
A 30-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident and sustains trauma to the lungs
and chest wall. He experiences respiratory failure. Which of the following lab values would
the nurse expect?
Selected Answer:
b.
Elevated PaCO
2
Correct Answer:
b.
Elevated PaCO
2
 Question 19
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is preparing to teach the staff about asthma. Which information should the nurse
include? Airway obstruction contributing to increased airflow resistance and hypoventilation
in asthma is caused by:
Selected Answer:
c.
Mucus secretion, bronchoconstriction, and airway edema
Correct Answer:
c.
Mucus secretion, bronchoconstriction, and airway edema
 Question 20
0 out of 1 points

Which patient would the nurse assess for paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)? A patient
with:
Selected Answer:
a.
Pulmonary fibrosis
Correct Answer:
c.
Left ventricular failure
 Question 21
1 out of 1 points
A 2-week-old female presents with fever, cough, respiratory distress, and empyema. Which
of the following is the most likely diagnosis the nurse will observe on the chart?
Selected Answer:
c.
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Correct Answer:
c.
Staphylococcal pneumonia
 Question 22
1 out of 1 points
A 6-month-old female presents with rhinorrhea, cough, poor feeding, lethargy, and fever.
She is diagnosed with bronchiolitis. Which of the following will the nurse most likely
observe on the culture report?
Selected Answer:
c.
Respiratory syncytial virus
Correct Answer:
c.
Respiratory syncytial virus
 Question 23
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old male recently had a cerebrovascular accident that resulted in dysphagia. He
now has aspiration of gastric contents. The nurse assesses the patient for which
complication?

Selected Answer:
a.
Pneumonia
Correct Answer:
a.
Pneumonia
 Question 24
0 out of 1 points
A 53-year-old male with a 20-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. When
the nurse is asked what causes this, what is the nurse’s best response? Changes in his lungs
are caused by:
Selected Answer:
b.