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11. Which of the following statements most CORRECTLY describes the sounds of respiration? A. Expiration is the louder and longer of the two phases of breathing. B. Bronchovesicular breathing is when both phases of breathing are about equal in intensity. C. Tubular breathing is when the inspiratory phase is the louder one. D. The sound of vesicular breathing is indicative of atelectasis. 12. A drumlike or tympanitic percussion note can indicate which of these conditions? A. Pneumonia B. Pneumothorax C. Pleural effusion D. Atelectasis 13. A bacterial or viral infection of the lung resulting in pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, myalgia, and fever is called: A. reactive airway disease. B. chronic bronchitis. C. pneumonia. D. pleural effusion. 14. Which of the following is NOT correct about influenza? A. Two types: gastrointestinal flu and upper respiratory flu B. Highly contagious viral infection that may occur in epidemics C. Causes about 50,000 deaths annually in the United States D. Vaccination with the annually reformulated vaccine is an effective preventive measure 15. Which of the following is a complication of bronchogenic carcinoma? A. Superior vena cava syndrome B. Cardiac tamponade C. Pancoast syndrome D. All of these are complications of bronchogenic carcinoma. 16. Which of these is the measurement of lung volumes and flow rates? A. Diagnostic spirometry B. Oxygen saturation C. Alveolar-capillary membrane and gas diffusion tests D. Incentive spirometry 17. Which of these is a test to indicate whether a patient has bronchospasm from asthma? A. Nitrogen washout B. Methacholine challenge C. Plethysmography D. Carbon dioxide diffusion capacity 18. Which of these procedures is usually performed via using an endoscope that is inserted orally and advanced through the trachea and into the bronchi? A. Bronchoalveolar lavage B. Thoracoscopic wedge excision C. Transthoracic needle biopsy D. All of these. 19. Which of these tests is used to determine the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis? A. Acid-fast stain B. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate C. Febrile agglutinins D. All of these. 20. What might arterial blood gases reveal? A. Partial pressures of oxygen B. Partial pressures of carbon dioxide C. Acid-base levels of the blood D. All of these. 21. Which test evaluates respiratory secretions for pathogenic organisms or neoplastic cells? A. Sputum smear B. Chem-20 C. Basic metabolic profile D. INR 22. Which of the following drugs does NOT belong in the group with the others? A. Tiotropium bromide B. Fenoterol C. Theophylline D. Beclomethasone 23. Which of the following is a substance produced in the body in response to inhaled antigens that causes airway edema, bronchial constriction, and inflammation? A. Histamine B. Mast cells C. Leukotriene D. Adrenocorticosteroids 24. Which of these BEST describes tuberculosis and its treatment? A. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium that is resistant to many antibiotics. B. Treatment with capreomycin is effective. C. Beclomethasone and fluticasone are a combination treatment for TB. D. All of these are correct about TB. 25. A condition treated with pharmaceuticals derived from ground-up cow’s lungs is called: A. pulmonary embolism. B. Pneumocystis jiroveci. C. hyaline membrane disease.