exam for NUR2063 2024 COMPLETE
SOLUTION
What complication is associated with a massive pulmonary embolism? - answer
Shock and death
SOB and chest pain are symptoms associated with... - answer Pulmonary embolism
(PE)
Does increased breathing increase O2 consumption? - answer Yes
Expected lung sounds with atelectasis: - answer Decreased to absent breath sounds
Is a productive cough associated with chronic bronchitis? - answer Yes
A pt who has hypotension, hypoxemia, and tracheal deviation to the left most likely has:
- answer tension pneumothorax
What is hemoptysis? - answer Coughing up bloody secretions
What is orthopnea? - answer Difficulty breathing lying down
A general term to describe chronic respiratory disorders associated with tissue
degeneration and obstruction: - answer COPD
Lungs receive parasympathetic innervation from: - answer the vagus nerve
Retaining too much CO2 can result in what respiratory action? - answer Increase in
respiratory rate
What form is CO2 transported in the blood? - answer Bicarbonate
, Airway obstruction, airflow resistance, and hypoventilation in asthma is associated with -
answer Bronchoconstriction, mucus secretion, airway edema
A 38-year-old male presents with chronic bronchitis for over 3 months. The likely cause
for this condition is - answer cigarette smoking
Causes of pneumonia are caused by what infections - answer viral and bacterial
When a pt acquires pneumonia during hospitalization, it is termed a ________ infection
- answer nosocomial
What culture organism is associated with empyema? - answer staphylococcus
aureus
The maximum volume of air a person can exhale: - answer Vital capacity
A low V/Q can result in - answer Shunting
What causes wheezing in an acute asthma attack? - answer Constriction of smooth
muscle and air trapping
What are the microvascular complications in DM associated with? - answer
thickening of capillary basement membranes of the small vessels
Kussmaul respirations are compensation for - answer metabolic acidosis
The Somogyi effect: Morning ______ with nocturnal ________ - answer
hyperglycemia
hypoglycemia
The organs most at risk in Type 1 Diabetes are the - answer eyes and kidneys
Classic Diabetic symptoms: - answer Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Weight loss
Corticosteroid therapy is likely to cause - answer hyperglycemia
A type of diabetes during pregnancy - answer Gestational Diabetes
Decreased glucocorticoids hormones can cause - answer Addison's Disease
Clinical findings in Grave's Disease - answer skin hot and moist, tachycardia
Orbital edema, protrusion of eyes
Staring eyes, infrequent blinking