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Question:
What will you hear over the collapsed lung?
Answer:
Diminished breath sounds or no breath sounds at all
Question:
how often is a client supposed to use an incentive spirometer?
Answer:
10 times per hour
,Question:
After examining a client, the nurse notes fever, increased respiratory rate,
chest expansion decreased on the left side, dull percussion over the left lobe,
breath sounds louder with fine crackles over the left lower lobe. The nurse
suspects:
a.Bronchitis
b.Asthma
c.Pleural effusion
d.Lobar pneumonia
Answer:
d. Lobar pneumonia
Question:
A client has developed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the nurse is alert for
the potential development of a pulmonary embolism (PE). Which findings
would suggest s/s of PE?
a.Non-productive cough & abdominal pain
b.HTN & afebrile
c.Bradypnea & bradycardia
d.Chest pain & dyspnea
Answer:
d.Chest pain & dyspnea
, Question:
Which of the following client is at greatest risk to develop atelectasis and
pneumonia?
a.Client w/ a hx of smoking 2 PPD that quit 2 yrs. ago
b.Client who is ambulatory q 4 hrs.
c.Client who is post - operative requiring "splinting" secondary to pain
d.Client taking Tylenol for pain
Answer:
c.Client who is post - operative requiring "splinting" secondary to pain
Question:
what causes the "lub dub" sounds of a heart?
Answer:
the valves opening and closing
Question:
What is the top of the heart called? The bottom?
Answer:
top = base
bottom = apex