Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 32: Chronic Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
1. During an asthma attack, the patient may exhibit dyspnea, productive cough, use of
2. Drugs used to treat asthma can be classified as those that provide long-term control
(glucocorticoids, leukotriene modifiers, long-acting beta2-receptor agonists, mast cell
3. The patient uses the PEFR to monitor respiratory rate, pattern, and effort. The patient
4. The most reliable diagnostic tests for COPD are the pulmonary function tests, which
6. A patient who is dyspneic may be given a soft diet with frequent small meals rather
7. Bronchiectasis is an abnormal dilation and distortion of the bronchi and bronchioles
8. Directly observed therapy is a treatment approach used when patients who are unable
9. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the formation of scar tissue in the lung tissue after
10. Radiographic and imaging procedures (chest radiography, computed tomography and
positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging), fiberoptic