Pa Exam II
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Review exam for PA Lab
- 1.What is it called when a coronary artery gets inadequate blood or O2 to the heart muscle
- A.
Infarction
- B.
Ischemia
- 2.The top of the heart is the
- 3.The bottom of the heart is the
- 4.What is the outer sac that protects the heart called
- 5.What is the muscle layer of the heart?
- 6.What is the outside surface of the muscle layer called
- 7.What is the inside lining of the muscle layer called
- 8.When you hear lubb dubb what is the first sound called
- A.
S1
- B.
S2
- C.
S3
- D.
S4
- 9.Does S1 occur in Systole or diastole
- A.
Diastole
- B.
Systole
- 10.The second sound dupp is referred to as
- A.
S1
- B.
S2
- C.
S3
- D.
S4
- 11.S2 is heard the loudest
- A.
At the base
- B.
At the apex
- C.
The 2 ICS
- 12.What do you feel at the carotid artery?
- A.
S1
- B.
S2
- 13.Who is more likely to have substernal chest pain
- A.
Male
- B.
Female
- 14.Is dyspnea subjective or objective
- A.
Subjective
- B.
Objective
- 15.The #1 symptom of cardiac insufficiency in the elderly is
- A.
Chest pain
- B.
SOB
- C.
Fatigue
- D.
Edema
- 16.What is teh usual etiology of a URI
- A.
A virus
- B.
A bacteria
- C.
Pneumonia
- 17.When auscultating lung sounds anteriorly are you hearing mostly upper or lower lobes
- A.
Upper
- B.
Lower
- 18.When auscultating for lung sounds posteriorly. Do you mostly listen to upper or lower lobes
- A.
Uppper
- B.
Lower
- 19.What area is between the lungs containing the trachea, esophagus, heart and great vessels
- 20.What pleural membrane lines the chest cavity
- 21.What pleural membrane lines the lungs?
- 22.What could occur if the negative pressure changes in the pleural space?
- A.
Neumonia
- B.
Pneumothorax
- C.
Bronchitis
- D.
Asthma
- 23.What is the collapse of a section if the alveoli called?
- 24.Who is more prone to atelectasis
- A.
Healthy 20 yr old
- B.
Healthy 70 yr old
- C.
Health 50 yr old
- 25.When I check the SPo2, I am checking
- A.
Perfusion
- B.
Ventilation
- 26.An increase of CO2 in the blood triggers the brain to tell us to breath this is
- A.
Eupnea
- B.
Hypoxia
- C.
Hypercapnea
- D.
Tachypnea
- 27.A decrease of O2 in the blood is known
- A.
Hypoxemia
- B.
Dyspnea
- C.
Hypocapnea
- D.
Hypercapnea
- 28.What pt adaptation would indicate respiratory distress?
- A.
RR 14
- B.
Productive cough
- C.
Sore Throat
- D.
Orthopnea
- 29.Which is a normal finding?
- A.
Nasal flaring
- B.
Spo2 91%
- C.
Using accessory muscles
- 30.My pt tells me they smoke 1.5 PPD for the last 2 years. How do I document the smoking Hx
- A.
1.5 pk year smoker for 2 yrs
- B.
3 pk year smoker for 2 yrs
- C.
2 pk year smoker for 2 yrs
- D.
2 pk year smoker for 1.5 yrs
- 31.Which is most reflective of an early adaptation to hypoxia
- A.
Restlessness
- B.
Cyanosis
- C.
Decreased loc
- D.
Confusion
- 32.What might you hear when air is moving through moisture
- A.
Wheezes
- B.
Crackles
- C.
Stidor
- 33.What might I hear in an area where there is a partial obstruction
- A.
Wheezes
- B.
Crackles
- C.
Stidor
- 34.What might I hear over an upper airway that has become narrow
- A.
Crackles
- B.
Wheezes
- C.
Stidor
- 35.What is enlarged breast tissue in men called
- 36.
- A.
Feel able to empty bladder fully each time you void
- B.
Have a problem starting or stopping the flow of urine
- C.
Pass little urine when you cough or sneeze
- D.
Experience any pain or burning when you urinate
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