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Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy MCQs
DPT Professional Review: Physical Therapy Essentials · DPT / Allied Health · 51 practice questions
- Auscultation findings
- Breath Sound Differentiation
- Vascular and Lymphatic Conditions
- Exercise response and safety
- Spirometry Interpretation
- Airway Clearance Techniques
- Spirometry interpretation
- Auscultation Findings
1. A patient with COPD reports feeling short of breath and using neck and shoulder muscles heavily during exertion. Which breathing technique specifically targets reducing accessory muscle use?
- AIncentive spirometry
- BSegmental breathing
- CDiaphragmatic breathing
- DPursed-lip breathing
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C. Diaphragmatic breathing Diaphragmatic breathing reduces accessory muscle use, while pursed-lip breathing prolongs expiration to prevent airway collapse.
2. A patient with a right middle lobe pneumonia needs postural drainage. Which positioning is most appropriate to drain this lobe?
- ASide-lying on the right side without tilt
- BProne with pillow under hips
- CSitting fully upright
- DTrendelenburg tilt with a quarter-turn from supine
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D. Trendelenburg tilt with a quarter-turn from supine The right middle lobe drains in a Trendelenburg-tilted, quarter-turn-from-supine position, as opposed to the apical segments of the upper lobes which drain in sitting.
3. A patient's pulmonary function tests show a reduced total lung capacity with an FEV1/FVC ratio of 82%. Which pattern of lung disease is most consistent with these findings?
- AMixed obstructive-restrictive disease
- BObstructive disease such as COPD
- CRestrictive lung disease
- DObstructive disease such as asthma
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C. Restrictive lung disease Restrictive disease is characterized by reduced total lung capacity with a normal or high FEV1/FVC ratio, distinguishing it from obstructive disease where the ratio is below 70%.
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