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Which of the following diseases are typically evaluated using high-resolution CT? (Multiple Answers)  Asthma  Bronchiectasis  Emphysema  Pulmonary fibrosis

The following data was obtained from a 45-year-old female patient admitted for pulmonary complications arising from kyphoscoliosis. Assess the following PFS. TEST                       ACTUAL                PRED                %PRED TLC                            3.13                       4.09                   76% FRC                           1.44                       1.96                   73% RV                              0.85                       1.09                   78% VC                              2.28                       2.92                   78% FVC                            2.28                       2.92                   78% FEV1                          1.75                       2.20                   79% FEV1/FVC                 77%                       75%                   —– FEF200-1200                4.46                       5.40                   83% FEF25-75                     2.97                       3.67                   81%  normal pulmonary function    mild obstructive disease  mild restrictive disease   moderate obstructive disease 

A 32-year-old female patient has been complaining of shortness of breath.  She has worked in a textile factory for 12 years.  The following PFT values are hers.  What would be the correct evaluation for this patient? TESTS          ACTUAL        PREDICTED       %PREDICTED FVC                 2.38                    3.9                         61% FEV1               1.83                    2.9                         63% FEV3               2.24                    3.7                         61% FEV1/FVC %   77%                  74%                        —— FEF25%-75%      2.5                     4.2                         59% MVV                 76                      96                         79% RV                    .61                     .97                         63% TLC                  2.99                   4.8                         62%

Which of the following modes of ventilatory support would you recommend for an alert hypoxemic patient with congestive heart failure?  

What is the most common cause of cephalization as seen on the upright chest film?  Empyema  Hypoxemia  Left heart failure  Renal failure

Which of the following could cause an increase in physiologic shunt? (Multiple Answers)  

Which of the following measures should be used in the initial treatment of a patient in acute respiratory failure due to an exacerbation of COPD? (Multiple Answers)    

A “white” chest radiograph presentation is most often associated with hypoxemia due to ventilation/perfusion mismatch. 

The chest x-ray below shows bilateral fluffy infiltrates with a “bat’s wing” configuration. What clinical condition would you suspect on this patient?

Your patient has a P50 of 38 mm Hg.  This would indicate:  that there is a normal affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen  that the hemoglobin has an increased affinity for oxygen  that the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve has shifted to the right  that the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve has shifted to the left