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A 55 year old man with emphysema (lung dz) who has
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smoked 2 packs of cigs per day for 40 years is
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hospitalized for acute onset cough with bloody sputum. || || || || || || || ||
After a few days of testing and treatment, the patient's
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nurse read a physician's note on the chat: "I have told the
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pt the etiologies of his presenting problem are: 1)
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exacerbation of his chronic emphysema and 2) the new || || || || || || || || ||
diagnosis of lung cancer. The onset of both was
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contributed to by his longstanding smoking". The patient || || || || || || || ||
asks the nurse for more information about his illness.
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Which explanation, by the nurse, indicates a full
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understanding of the pt situation? - CORRECT || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔" The coughing up of blood is caused by a || || || || || || || || || ||
worsening of a dz you've had for a long time plus a new
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prolbem -- lung cancer." || || ||
A 55 year old man with emphysema (lung dz) who has
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smoked 2 packs of cigs per day for 40 years is
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hospitalized for acute onset cough with bloody sputum. || || || || || || || ||
After a few days of testing and treatment, the patient's
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nurse read a physician's note on the chat: "I have told the
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pt the etiologies of his presenting problem are: 1)
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exacerbation of his chronic emphysema and 2) the new || || || || || || || || ||
diagnosis of lung cancer. The onset of both was
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, contributed to by his longstanding smoking". The patient || || || || || || || ||
asks the nurse for more information about his illness.
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Based on the information you have on the pt, which
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statement is most likely correct? - CORRECT || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔Heavy cigarette smoking was a risk factor || || || || || || ||
in the pt developing emphysema and lung cancer.
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An 80 yo pt has experienced a massive blood loss
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following an accident. His vital signs are: BP 80/50, HR || || || || || || || || || ||
120, RR 20, temp 98.6. In assessing the pt, the nurse
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understands that the abnormal HR is - CORRECT || || || || || || || ||
ANSWER(S)✔✔due to the pt hear compensating for low || || || || || || || ||
blood volume by pumping faster. || || || ||
An 80 yo pt has experienced a massive blood loss
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following an accident. His vital signs are: BP 80/50, HR || || || || || || || || || ||
120, RR 20, temp 98.6. The pt would also most likely have
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all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER(S)✔✔A
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risk factor of shock || || ||
A young, otherwise healthy pt is admitted to the hospital
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with a diagnosis of HF of unknown cause. The etiology of
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the HF would be termed - CORRECT
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ANSWER(S)✔✔Idiopathic
A busy student, with very few financial resources, has
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body aches, a fever, cough and nasal congestions and
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