ATI RN
Questions for the Respiratory System Questions
Question 1 of 5
What term describes awareness of shortness of breath?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
The pleural cavities are closed, separate cavities within the thorax.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The partial pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its molecular weight.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse understands that which of the following structures is the site of gas exchange in the lung?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse receives laboratory results on a client that reveal an arterial carbon dioxide (CO₂) level of 30 mm Hg. The normal value is listed as 35-45 mm Hg. A pH of 7.46 is also noted. The normal value is 7.35-7.45. What compensatory response would the nurse expect to note in the client with this value?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.