Care of the respiratory patient

What are the two layers of the lung called?

• parietal and visceral

• pleural and visceral

• intercostal and lung

• diaphragm and thorax

which lung is smaller and why?

• Left lung due to the heart

• left lung due to the liver

• right lung due to the heart

• right lung due to the colon

Which of these is NOT a word to describe breathing?

• Orthopnoea

• Tachypnoea

• Kussmal breathing

• Haemoptosis

In type 1 Respiratory failure what is an abnormal level of PaO2?

• <10kPa

• <9kPa

• <8kPa

• >9kPa

Which of these is not a form of type 1 respiratory failure?

• COPD

• Pneumonia

• Pneumothorax

• Pulmonary embolism

Which of the following is not a type of type 2 respiratory failure?

• COPD

• acute asthma

• Rib fractures

• opiates

For every 1L/min that you increase the level, the fraction of inspired oxygen goes up by?

• 1%

• 3%

• 4%

• 2%

Ideally, the maximum you should put the oxygen up to in nasal cannula is?

• 1L

• 2L

• 3L

• 4L

What is the normal range of pH?

• 7.30-7.40

• 7.35-7.45

• 7.40-7.50

• 6.35-6.45

What does a raised lactate level indicate?

• hypercapnia

• impaired tissue oxygenation

• too many smarties

• too much milk