NURS 6501 Week 4 Quiz..
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airflow and respiratory effort while sleeping. This patient’s clinical presentation is most indicative of: Answer Choices: Obstructive sleep apnea Central sleep apnea (Correct) Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Question 6 An older adult shipyard worker presents with dyspnea, chest pain, and an abnormal chest radiograph. What is the most likely diagnosis, especially when considering that the final outcome may be massive fibrosis of the lung, potentially leading to cor pulmonale? Answer Choices: Severe and chronic asthma Asbestosis (Correct) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Question 7 An older adult patient presents with a 10-year history of chronic cough and sputum production, particularly in the mornings. She has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes daily for 45 years but quit last year. Spirometry indicates a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of 0.65. Which of the following pathophysiological processes is most directly responsible for the excessive mucus production observed in this condition? Answer Choices: Accumulation of inflammatory cells in the alveoli Hyperplasia of the mucus-secreting glands in the bronchioles (Correct) Decreased cilia function in the bronchi Thickening of the arterial walls in the pulmonary circulation Question 8 An adult patient presents to the nurse practitioner with symptoms of a pulmonary embolism. Which physiologic changes are likely occurring? Answer Choices: Decreased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and right atrial dilation Increased pulmonary vascular resistance and right ventricular strain (Correct) Increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and left atrial dilation Decreased pulmonary artery pressure and left ventricular strain Question 9 In a suspected case of ARDS, a patient’s chest X-ray reveals diffuse bilateral infiltrates. The healthcare
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