Which of the following is the usual characteristic of the sputum of a patient with bronchiectasis?
a. It is usually sweet or musky smelling.
b. When examined microscopically there are Kirshman's spirals.
c. It contains eosinophils.
d. It is usually voluminous and tends to settle into several different layers.
Q. 2 Which of the following is/are commonly seen on the lateral neck x-ray of a patient with LTB?
1. Pencil point narrowing of the upper airway
2. Haziness in the subglottic area
3. Classic thumb sign
4. Steeple point narrowing of the upper airway
a. 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 3, 4
Q. 3 A 17-year-old male has been brought to the hospital because he felt short of breath after being tackled in a football game. A chest radiograph shows a broken rib and a 20 pneumothorax in the right lung.
Which of the following conditions would be present?
a. Closed pneumothorax
b. Pleural effusion
c. Iatrogenic pneumothorax
d. Sucking chest wound
Q. 4 A premature infant has two pulse oximeters placed: one on the right hand and one on the left foot. The respiratory therapist notes that the reading on the right hand is consistently 12 greater than the reading on the left foot.
Which of the following is the best interpretation of this finding?
a. The infant has left-sided intra-pulmonary shunting.
b. The infant likely has pneumonia.
c. The infant is in septic shock with systemic capillary shunting.
d. The infant has persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
e. The infant has shunting across the ductus venosus.
Q. 5 A patient had a penetrating knife wound to her chest wall that resulted in a valvular pneumothorax. What is another term for this condition?
a. Spontaneous pneumothorax
b. Tension pneumothorax
c. Iatrogenic pneumothorax
d. Benign pneumothorax
Q. 6 A premature infant is found to be bobbing her head. This is important because it can be a sign of which of the following?
a. Hypoxemia
b. Renal failure
c. Intracranial hemorrhage
d. Respiratory distress
e. Septic shock
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