Patients with respiratory muscle weakness due to neuromuscular ...

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Patients with respiratory muscle weakness due to neuromuscular disease may initially report with which of the following symptoms? 1. Exertional dyspnea 2. Fatigue 3. Oliguria 4. Orthopnea
 
  a. 1 and 3 only
  b. 1, 2, and 4 only
  c. 3 and 4 only
  d. 2 and 4 only

Question 2

Which of the following would not be considered a common pulmonary consequence of neuro-muscular disease?
 
  a. Sleep apnea
  b. Aspiration
  c. Cor pulmonale
  d. Pneumothorax

[tkempin]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Patients with respiratory muscle weakness due to neuromuscular disease may initially report exer-tional dyspnea, fatigue, orthopnea, or symptoms of cor pulmonale.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The pulmonary consequences of neuromuscular disease can include the following: hyperventila-tion or hypoventilation, sleep apnea, aspiration, atelectasis with resulting hypoxemia, pulmonary hypertension, and cor pulmonale.

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