MED SURGE HESI V2; Questions & Answers
2024/25 Update 100% Solved
What ages are at risk for Pneumonia? 65 or older and infants under 2
How can fever effect the body? increases metabolism
increases the demand for O2
cause dehydration because of excessive fluid loss due to diaphoresis.
Normal ...
, MED SURGE HESI V2; Questions & Answers
2024/25 Update 100% Solved
avoiding sources of infection and indoor pollutants (dust, smoke, and aerosols);
no smoking
2) Immunosuppressed and debilitated persons: Flu shots, pneumonia,
immunizations, infection
avoidance, sensible nutrition, adequate intake, balance of rest and activity
3) Comatose and immobile persons: Elevation of head of bed to feed and for 1
hour after
feeding; frequently turning
4) Patients with functional or anatomic asplenia*: Flu and pneumonia
immunizations
asplenia - absence of normal spleen function and is associated with serious
infection risks
Irritability and restlessness are early signs of? ✔✔cerebral hypoxia: the client's
brain is not
receiving enough O2
What kind of breath sounds are heard over ares of density or consolidation?
✔✔Bronchial breath
sounds
Hydration ✔✔thins out the mucous trapped in the bronchioles and alveoli,
facilitating
is important because 300-400 ml of fluid is lost daily by lungs through
evaporation
some people may not experience the oliguric phase but ✔✔may progress
directly to the diuretic
phase.
the diuretic phase of AKI may put out as much as ✔✔10 L of urine a day
What happens when COPD worsens? ✔✔decreased of O2 in the blood
(Hypoxemia)
CO2 increases in the blood (hypercapnia)
chronic respiratory acidosis
kidneys retaining bicarbonate as compensation
Not all clients with COPD are retainers because of what? ✔✔hypoxemia
What diffuses more easily across lung membranes? ✔✔O2
What happens in advanced emphysema due to alveoli being affected?
✔✔hypercarbia rather than
bronchitis where the airways are affected.
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