1.
FEV1 is more predictive of COPD severity than the FEV1/FVC ratio.
2.
Home O2 recommended if Pao2 is less than __ mmHg, the hematocrit is more than 55% or there is evidence of cor pulmonale.
3.
Which of the following lung diseases is described as an abnormal, permanent enlargement of the alveoli causing irreversible damage to alveolar tissue without obvious fibrosis.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
B2 agonists are helpful in curing emphysema.
5.
Chronic bronchitis results in polycythemia
6.
Which disease causes more structural lung damage?
7.
Which condition is best described as: Decreased airway lumen diameter due to mucus and inflammation.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
Optimal timing of smoking cessation is:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Which level is the highest at which it is safe to provide spinal anesthesia to a patient with COPD?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Which of the following surgery types have the greatest decrease in FRC and PaO2 as well as the highest post-op pulmonary complications?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
Patients with pre-op FEV1/FVC ratios of less than 0.5 or with a pre-op Paco2 of more than __ mmHg are likely to need post-op mechanical ventilation
12.
Most common ABG findings during an asthma exacerbation:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
All of the following drugs should be avoided in a patient with asthma except:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
Ketamine decreases airway secretions.
15.
Beta blockers cause:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
Which of the following can cause unopposed histamine release and bronchospasm?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
Which of the following indicate an asthma attack during the intraoperative period?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
Your pediatric patient presents with a symptomatic acute upper respiratory tract infection. How long should elective surgery be delayed in order for airway reactivity to recover?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
Which of the following would you be most likely to avoid while caring for a patient with cystic fibrosis?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
Tracheal stenosis can occur after prolonged ETT intubation and becomes symptomatic when the lumen of the trachea is less than __ mm.
21.
Which of the following should be avoided when treating a patient with pulmonary hypertension?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
With restrictive disease: All lung volumes are ________ and flow rates and ratios are normal.
23.
When is aspiration most likely to occur?
A. 
B. 
Emergence within 5 minutes of extubation
C. 
Maintenance phase of anesthesia
D. 
24.
Arterial hypocarbia is the most consistent and reliable clinical finding in aspiration pneumonia.
25.
Antibiotics should always be initiated after aspiration occurs.