NURS 14062

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What type of epithelium is present in the posterior two-thirds of the nasal cavity?
a. pseudostratified ciliated columnar
b. cuboidal
c. stratified squamous
d. pseudostratified squamous
In the Global Initiative for COPD, which category of COPD is considered severe
COPD?
a. Stage III
b. Stage IV
c. Stage II
d. Stage I
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What is the average respiratory rate for an adult at rest?
a. 12-18 breaths/min
b. 5-12 breaths/min
c. 14-24 breath/min
d. 19-26 breaths/min
What does CO divided by HR equal?
a. SV
b. SVI
c. CI
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d. SVR
What is the normal systemic capillary pressure?
a. 17 mm Hg
b. 35 mm Hg
c. 5 mm Hg
d. 25 mm Hg
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To derive physiologic benefits from altitude training, for what duration must athletes be
exposed to 2000-2500m?
a. more than 4 weeks
b. 14 days
c. 1 week
d. 12-24 hours
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In a healthy adult at rest at sea level, what is the normal carbon dioxide gradient across
the alveolar capillary membrane?
a. 6 mm Hg
b. 60 mm Hg
c. 40 mm Hg
d. 27 mm Hg
What would most likely trigger the peripheral chemoreceptors when uncontrolled
diabetes is present?
a. excessive H+ accumulation
b. low PaCO2
c. low H+ levels in the blood
d. high PaCO2
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How is the ventilatory response to hypercapnia affected in healthy men over age 65?
a. It is decreased >40%
b. It is decreased 30%
c. It is decreased 20%
d. It is decreased 10%
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Which ECG abnormality is characterized by the absence of a P wave, a wide bizarre
QRS, followed by a T wave of opposite polarity?
a. PVC
b. PAC
c. Sinus block
d. Atrial flutter
On the average, how many liters of fluid are filtered by the glomeruli each day in the
adult?
a. 180
b. 125
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c. 60
d. 30
What is an excellent predictor of weaning success in mechanically ventilated patients?
a. RSBI
b. ABGs
c. PEFR
d. RV/TLC
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What is the term for the difference between the alveolar pressure and the pleural
pressure?
a. transpulmonary pressure
b. transmural pressure
c. transrespiratory pressure
d. transthoracic pressure
What increase in body heat production can occur during exercise?
a. 20-fold
b. 30-fold
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c. 10-fold
d. 5-fold
Which laryngeal muscles are primarily responsible for adduction of the vocal cords?
a. lateral cricoarytenoid
b. posterior cricoarytenoid
c. transverse arytenoid
d. thyroarytenoid
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Which of the following increase the 2, 3 BPG levels?
I. hypoxia
II. anemia
III. blood stored for more than 1 week
IV. decreased pH
a. I and II only
b. I, II, III, and IV
c. I, II, and III only
d. I, III, and IV only
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What is the term for the condition described as "a partial state of unconsciousness from
which one can be awakend by stimulation"?
a. sleep
b. coma
c. lethargy
d. lassitude
Which of the following are clinical goals of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of
decompression sickness?
I. Reduction in bubble size
II. Acceleration of bubble resolution
III. Maintaining tissue oxygenation
a. I, II, and III
b. I and III only
c. III only
d. II and III only
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Into what structure does the distal convoluted tubule empty?
a. collecting duct
b. decsending limb of loop pf Henle
c. ascending limb of loop of Henle
d. ureter
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Which vessels contribute to normal physiologic shunts?
I. bronchial vein
II. thebesian veins
III. pulmonary capillaries that perfuse underventilated alveoli
a. I, II, III
b. I and II only
c. I and III only
d. III only
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What is the general term for a pressure difference between two points in a system?
a. pressure gradient
b. diffusion
c. system pressure variation
d. osmotic gradient
For what duration do adaptive changes occur in the blood after ascent to high altitudes?
a. 6 weeks
b. 1 week
c. 48-72 hours
d. 12-24 hours
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Which of the following are risk factors for CSA?
I. Male gender
II. CHF or atrial fibrillation
III. Use of opioids
IV. Over 65 years of age
a. I, II, III, and IV
b. I, II and III only
c. I and IV only
d. I and III only
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Which of the following are clinical indications for hyperbaric oxygenation?
I. Acute traumatic ischemia
II. Thermal burns
III. Clostridial infections
IV. Carbon monoxide poisoning
a. I, II, III, and IV
b. IV only
c. I, II, and IV only
d. I, III, and IV only
What is the middle layer of the heart called?
a. myocardium
b. epicardium
c. endocardium
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d. pericardium
What effect do restrictive lung diseases have on lung compliance?
a. Lung compliance decreases
b. Lung compliance increases
c. Lung compliance remains normal
d. Restrictive lung diseases do not affect lung compliance.
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What was the world record time established in 2008 for the longest breath hold?
a. 17 minutes +
b. 14 minutes +
c. 10 minutes+
d. 8 minutes+
Which gas law is represented by Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P3.... ?
a. Dalton's
b. Boyle's
c. Henry's
d. Charles'
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What is the term for the time in which cells cannot respond to a stimulus?
a. absolute refractory period
b. relative refractory period
c. nonrefractory period
d. partial resistance period
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What is the normal hemoglobin value for adult females?
a. 12-15 g%
b. 10-14 g%
c. 14-16g%
d. 12-18 g%
Which vessels collect the venous blood from the posterior portion of the heart?
a. middle cardiac vein
b. great cardiac vein
c. coronary sinus
d. thebesian veins
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