NURS 3117 : Unit 1 Quiz - Oxygenation

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Response to Illness Across the Lifespan quiz from Unit 1 - Oxygenation

  1. 1

    Which physiologic aging change increases the risk of pneumonia in geriatric populations?

  2. 2

    A pneumothorax is the build up of _______ in the pleural cavity.

  3. 3

    All of the following problems will lead to hypoxemia by impairing gas exchange at the alveolar-capillary membrane EXCEPT:

  4. 4

    Why are respiratory infections in infants more worrisome than in adults?

  5. 5

    Inflammation of the bronchi (e.g. from bronchial infection) decreases alveolar ventilation through which of the following mechanisms?

  6. 6

    All of the following factors can result in a decreased respiratory rate EXCEPT:

  7. 7

    When alveolar compliance is higher than normal, the respiratory effort is increased. 

  8. 8

    In the blood, oxygen is bound to:

  9. 9

    How does pulmonary fibrosis lead to decreased alveolar ventilation?

  10. 10

    What effect does a decreased PCO2 have on blood pH?

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