Exam 22: Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders

The assessment findings of a 5 year old with a history of asthma include extreme shortness of breath, nasal flaring, coughing, pulsus paradoxus, and use of accessory respiratory muscles.There is no wheezing and the chest is silent in many areas.How should you interpret your assessment?

When preparing for the admission of a client diagnosed with bronchiectasis, the nurse will

Which pulmonary function test result is consistent with a diagnosis of asthma?

Obstructive disorders are associated with

When a client diagnosed with COPD type A asks, "Why is my chest so big and round?", the nurse responds that

Allergic (extrinsic)asthma is associated with

Lack of alpha₁-antitrypsin in emphysema causes

Individuals who have chronic bronchitis most often have

Which is true about epiglottitis?

Copious amounts of foul-smelling sputum are generally associated with

COPD leads to a barrel chest, because it causes

When exposed to inhaled allergens, a patient with asthma produces large quantities of

Croup is characterized by

When assessing an individual during an acute asthma episode, you should expect to find

Chronic bronchitis often leads to cor pulmonale because of

The hyper-secretion of mucus resulting for chronic bronchitis is the result of

Asthma is categorized as a(n)

Airway obstruction in chronic bronchitis is due to

In individuals who have asthma, exposure to an allergen to which they are sensitized leads to which pathophysiological event?

All obstructive pulmonary disorders are characterized by