Chapter 7: The Chest for ENT

Chapter 7. The Chest for ENT

Spirometric evidence of obstructive airways disease is based on

A. Reduced FEV₁

B. Reduced FEV₁/FEV ratio

C. Both

Increased work of breathing could be due to

A. Decreased pulmonary function

B. Airway obstruction

C. Decreased muscle function

D. All of the above

A 6-minute walk distance is a good indicator of cardiopulmonary performance.

A. True

B. False

Amiodarone lung toxicity may provide a good model for understanding immune function of the lung.

A. True

B. False

Flow volume loops can help distinguish between intra- and extrathoracic sites of airway obstruction.

A. True

B. False