Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Pulmonary function tests are conducted by respiratory therapists.
2. Aspiration is commonly called suffocation.
3. Cheyne-Stokes respiration alternates between long periods of apnea followed by deeper,
more rapid breathing.
4. Hemoptysis is commonly called a nosebleed.
5. Breathing too fast and too deep is hyperventilation.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
Asphyxiation, not aspiration, is commonly called suffocation.
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
Epistaxis, not hemoptysis, is commonly called a nosebleed.
5. TRUE

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