Health Assessment NRSG 2220 Exam 3 |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
Wheezing
- High pitched, continous sound
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- heard upon either expiration or inspiration
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- characteristics: musical, squeaking
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- caused: air passing through narrow pathways
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- asthma, COPD ("chronic wheeze chronic disease")
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stridor
- A high pitched sound
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- heard upon either expiration or inspiration
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- characteristics: crowing
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- caused: upper airway obstruction = swelling/blockage
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(larynx/trachea)
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- croup (swelling of airways in younger children)
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crackles
- high pitched, discontinous sound
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- characteristics: popping
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- usually heard upon inspiration
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,- DOSEN'T clear with coughing
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- caused by opening of fluid-filled small airways leading to
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inflammation
- pneumonia, congestive heart failure
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Rhonchi
- low pitch, continuous sound
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- characteristics: snoring sound
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- heard upon inspiration or expiration
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- CLEARS with cough
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- caused: air passing through secretions in large bronchiole
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airways
Factor that INCREASES basal metabolic rate
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- infection
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- environmental factprs (extreme temps)
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- pregnancy
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- muscle mass
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Factor that DECREASES basal metabolic rate
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- sleep
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- aging
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, food high in fat soluable vitamins A, D, E, K
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Vitamin A - Yams (orange foods)
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Vitamin D - Fish like Salmon, and shrimp
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Vitamin E - Nuts (Peanuts) |\ |\ |\ |\
Vitamin K - Spinach |\ |\ |\
number of ounces necessary for proper fluid intake
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80 oz (10 8oz water bottles)
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yellow tint of skin appearent via inspection
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jaundice
blue tint appearent on inspection
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cyanosis
Nasal cannula |\
A device that delivers low concentrations of oxygen through two
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prongs that rest in the patient's nostrils.
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questions with answers |\ |\
Wheezing
- High pitched, continous sound
|\ |\ |\ |\
- heard upon either expiration or inspiration
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- characteristics: musical, squeaking
|\ |\ |\
- caused: air passing through narrow pathways
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- asthma, COPD ("chronic wheeze chronic disease")
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stridor
- A high pitched sound
|\ |\ |\ |\
- heard upon either expiration or inspiration
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- characteristics: crowing
|\ |\
- caused: upper airway obstruction = swelling/blockage
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(larynx/trachea)
|\
- croup (swelling of airways in younger children)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
crackles
- high pitched, discontinous sound
|\ |\ |\ |\
- characteristics: popping
|\ |\
- usually heard upon inspiration
|\ |\ |\ |\
,- DOSEN'T clear with coughing
|\ |\ |\ |\
- caused by opening of fluid-filled small airways leading to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
inflammation
- pneumonia, congestive heart failure
|\ |\ |\ |\
Rhonchi
- low pitch, continuous sound
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- characteristics: snoring sound
|\ |\ |\
- heard upon inspiration or expiration
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
- CLEARS with cough
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- caused: air passing through secretions in large bronchiole
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airways
Factor that INCREASES basal metabolic rate
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- infection
|\
- environmental factprs (extreme temps)
|\ |\ |\ |\
- pregnancy
|\
- muscle mass
|\ |\
Factor that DECREASES basal metabolic rate
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- sleep
|\
- aging
|\
, food high in fat soluable vitamins A, D, E, K
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Vitamin A - Yams (orange foods)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Vitamin D - Fish like Salmon, and shrimp
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Vitamin E - Nuts (Peanuts) |\ |\ |\ |\
Vitamin K - Spinach |\ |\ |\
number of ounces necessary for proper fluid intake
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
80 oz (10 8oz water bottles)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
yellow tint of skin appearent via inspection
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jaundice
blue tint appearent on inspection
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cyanosis
Nasal cannula |\
A device that delivers low concentrations of oxygen through two
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prongs that rest in the patient's nostrils.
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