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Example Question #32 : Circulatory And Respiratory Systems
What causes black lung in miners?
Cigarettes
Coal dust
Pneumonia and smoking
Smoke inhalation
Coal dust
Black lung is a form of pneumoconioses that is caused by inhalation of coal mine dust. This dust aggravates the tissues of the lungs and accumulates to give normally pink lungs a black color. There is no specific treatment or cure for black lung, but it can be managed by oxygen therapy or medications that dilate the airways.
Example Question #33 : Circulatory And Respiratory Systems
If a patient accidentally swallowed a foreign object into the respiratory tract, where would you most likely suspect the foreign body to be located on an x-ray?
Left pulmonary vein
Right pulmonary artery
Left principal bronchus
Right principal bronchus
Terminal bronchiole
Right principal bronchus
If a patient were to aspirate (swallow a foreign object into the respiratory tract) it is most likely going to end up in the right principal bronchus. This is because the right principal bronchus is almost a vertical continuation of the trachea, while the left principal bronchus departs from the trachea at an angle. Terminal bronchioles are too small for foreign objects to be lodged.
Example Question #14 : Help With Respiratory Injuries And Disorders
A seven-year-old boy has an inflamed nasal mucous membrane, runny nose, nasal itching, nasal congestion, and sneezing. What is the term for his condition?
Rhinoplasty
Rhinalgia
Rhinitis
Rhinorrhea
Rhinitis
Rhinitis is an inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane which is accompanied by the symptoms present in the question. It is caused by allergies. In contrast, rhinorrhea is the scientific term for "runny nose." It is also associated with the common cold, flu, and allergies, and it is caused by tears draining into the inferior nasal meatus through the nasolacrimal duct. Rhinoplasty is a kind of plastic surgery that changes the size or shape of the nose (a "nose job"). Rhinalgia, also known as rhinodynia, is simply the term for "pain in the nose."
Example Question #15 : Help With Respiratory Injuries And Disorders
The lungs are enclosed in a membrane called the pleural membrane, which consists of the parietal pleura attached to the wall of the thoracic cavity and the visceral pleura, which covers the surface of the lungs. Between these two pleura is a space called the pleural space.
The presence of air in the pleural space is called __________.
pneumonia
pneumothorax
emphysema
laryngitis
bronchitis
pneumothorax
In a healthy lung, the fluid in the pleural space makes the visceral and parietal pleura to adhere to one another. If air enters this space from a rupture of the lung or chest wall injury, it is called a pneumothorax, which can lead to collapse of the lungs. Laryngitis is the inflammation of the larynx, or the voice box. Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi, which are branches of the trachea leading to the lungs. Emphysema is a progressive lung disease that causes shortness of breath. Pneumonia is an infection of the alveoli that can be life-threatening.
Example Question #1 : Help With Evaluation Methods For The Heart
Multiple “sawtooth” P waves on an EKG suggest what pathology?
Atrial fibrillation
First degree atrioventricular (AV) block
Ventricular tachycardia
Atrial flutter
Premature ventricular contraction (PVC)
Atrial flutter
"Sawtooth" P waves are characteristic of atrial flutter.
Example Question #1 : Help With Evaluation Methods For The Heart
You are looking at your patient's EKG, and you suspect he may be experiencing a first degree atrioventricular (AV) block. What EKG findings would lead you to this conclusion?
Multiple QRS complexes prior to a P wave
“Sawtooth” shaped P waves
Multiple P waves prior to the QRS complex
Absent P wave
Prolonged P-R interval
Prolonged P-R interval
A prolonged P-R interval, that does not get progressively longer is typical of a type I A-V block.
Example Question #2 : Help With Evaluation Methods For The Heart
What does an inverted or absent P wave (as an early beat) represent?
Premature junctional/nodal beat
Premature ventricular contraction
Bundle branch block
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
Premature atrial beat
Premature junctional/nodal beat
A premature junctional/nodal beat would be represented on an ECG as an inverted or absent P wave. In a premature junctional/nodal beat, the atrioventricular (AV) node is firing before the sinoatrial (SA) node. Since the AV node is at the bottom of the right atrium, the net vector of atrial depolarization is occurring in a more upward direction, causing the P wave to be absent or inverted. Note that there would be a compensatory pause after the premature beat.The answer could not be a premature atrial contraction because the P wave is absent or inverted (P wave would be normal in a premature atrial contraction (PAC)).
Example Question #3 : Help With Evaluation Methods For The Heart
Which of the following conditions is the most serious?
First degree AV block
Ventricular fibrillation
Bundle branch block
Third degree AV block
Atrial fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation is a very serious issue that requires immediate defibrillation. Ventricular fibrillation is the result of ventricular beats originating from many different automaticity foci, so the QRS looks squiggly, very fast, and incoherent. There are no P waves since the beats are originating in the ventricles.
Example Question #4 : Help With Evaluation Methods For The Heart
Which of the following is a difference between Bundle Branch Block (BBB) and a Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)?
None of these
BBB has a P wave, PVC does not
PVC has a P wave, BBB does not
PVC has a wide QRS, PVC does not
BBB has a wide QRS, PVC does not
BBB has a P wave, PVC does not
A bundle branch block is a block in one of the bundle branches, causing a long QRS (>.10 seconds). It is different than a PVC in that a bundle branch block will show a P wave since the beats are still originating in the atria. Bundle Branch Blocks also tend to show a notched QRS.
Example Question #5 : Help With Evaluation Methods For The Heart
Which AV block is characterized by a longer than normal PR interval (of consistent length)?
Second Degree AV Block, Mobitz Type 2
All of these
Second Degree AV Block, Mobitz Type 1 (Wenckebach)
First Degree AV Block
Third Degree AV Block
First Degree AV Block
In First Degree AV Block, there is a longer than normal PR interval (>.20s) due to slowed AV node conduction. Second degree, Mobitz Type 1 (Wenckebach) is progressive lengthening of the PR interval followed by a dropped QRS. Second Degree, Mobitz Type 2 is sudden dropping of the QRS (no lengthening of PR interval). Third Degree AV Block is when there is no relationship between the P and the QRS.