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3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions

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A person with COPD develops a sudden increase in breathlessness and cough compared with their usual condition. Which description best fits this change?

A
A gradual decline in exercise capacity over several years
B
An acute worsening beyond usual day-to-day symptoms
C
A temporary improvement in airflow after using a bronchodilator
D
A persistent low oxygen level without any change in symptoms

True or false

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True or false: COPD diagnosis is confirmed with spirometry.

A
True
B
False

Written response

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Which inherited condition can contribute to COPD?

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Persistent airflow obstruction is generally defined by a post-bronchodilator $\mathrm{FEV}_1/\mathrm{FVC}$ ratio below .

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A person with COPD has destruction of alveolar walls. Which effect of this damage can make it harder to breathe out?

A
Stronger elastic recoil that rapidly empties the lungs
B
Increased gas exchange that prevents air trapping
C
Reduced elastic recoil that makes exhalation more difficult
D
Widening of small airways that lowers mucus production

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Which changes or events can be part of, or contribute to, a COPD exacerbation? Select all that apply.

A
Increased breathlessness
B
A long-term, unchanged pattern of cough
C
Increased sputum volume
D
A viral respiratory infection
E
Improved sputum purulence
F
Exposure to smoke or air pollution

True or false

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True or false: If a person with COPD is breathless but has adequate blood oxygen, oxygen is still a general treatment for the breathlessness.

A
True
B
False

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What is the name of the program that can combine supervised exercise, education, and breathing strategies for people with COPD?

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Which approaches can support prevention and self-management in COPD? Select all that apply.

A
Check inhaler technique and adherence
B
Prescribe inhaled corticosteroids automatically to every person with COPD
C
Recommend appropriate vaccinations
D
Avoid making an exacerbation action plan
E
Agree on an exacerbation action plan

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Which situation best supports considering long-term oxygen therapy for a person with COPD?

A
Any breathlessness during exercise, assessed while symptoms are worsening
B
A history of smoking, even with normal oxygen levels
C
Temporary low oxygen during an acute episode, without reassessment
D
Severe, persistent resting hypoxemia, assessed when clinically stable

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For selected patients with acute respiratory failure, especially when carbon dioxide is elevated and blood pH is low, hospital teams may use .

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A clinician is assessing a COPD exacerbation. When does the material support considering antibiotics?

A
Use antibiotics for every exacerbation, regardless of its cause
B
Consider antibiotics when bacterial infection is likely
C
Use antibiotics only to treat low blood oxygen
D
Avoid antibiotics even when bacterial infection is likely

True or false

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True or false: Pneumonia, heart failure, and pulmonary embolism can mimic or worsen a COPD exacerbation and may require separate assessment.

A
True
B
False

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During activity, a person with COPD starts the next breath before fully breathing out. What is the most likely consequence?

A
The next inhalation begins only after the lungs have fully emptied, reducing air trapping.
B
The next inhalation may begin before full exhalation, increasing air trapping and breathlessness.
C
The alveoli empty more rapidly, causing carbon dioxide to leave the blood too quickly.
D
The small airways widen during exhalation, causing the lungs to lose oxygen.

Written response

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What numerical post-bronchodilator FEV₁/FVC ratio cutoff is generally used to define persistent airflow obstruction in COPD?

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A person with COPD develops an acute increase in breathlessness and sputum compared with their usual symptoms. Which description best fits this change?

A
The acute worsening of symptoms beyond the person's usual day-to-day level.
B
Any persistent cough, even if it has not changed from the person's usual symptoms.
C
A gradual reduction in breathlessness after starting a long-acting bronchodilator.
D
A low oxygen reading in the absence of any change in respiratory symptoms.

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What structured COPD intervention can combine supervised exercise, education, and breathing strategies to support function and quality of life?

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During an acute exacerbation, a patient with COPD is at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure. Which oxygen saturation target is commonly used while blood gases and further assessment are obtained?

A
100% for every patient with COPD, regardless of blood-gas results.
B
Below 80% until carbon-dioxide retention has been ruled out.
C
88–92% while obtaining blood gases and further assessment.
D
No oxygen until blood-gas testing confirms respiratory failure.

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A patient with COPD has an exacerbation, and clinical assessment suggests a bacterial infection is likely. Which approach to antibiotics is consistent with COPD management?

A
Start antibiotics for every exacerbation, whether or not infection is suspected.
B
Consider antibiotics when bacterial infection is likely.
C
Use antibiotics only when a patient has never used an inhaled bronchodilator.
D
Avoid antibiotics even when bacterial infection is likely.

Open ended

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A patient with COPD asks whether everyone with the condition should use an inhaled corticosteroid and how clinicians choose inhalers. Explain why inhaled corticosteroids are not prescribed automatically and name factors that guide inhaler choice.