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NSG 233 HESI – HESI FINAL EXAM WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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lOMoARcPSD|6353920 NSG 233 HESI – HESI FINAL EXAM WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NSG 233 HESI Topic SCI- assess Spinal cord injury: what parts of the body would be affected? Physical assessment should concentrate on respiratory status, especially in clients with injury at C3 to C5, because the cervical plexus innervates the diaphragm C8 T 1 = complete transection of cord? Pt may still have arm movement When you get to thoracic vertebrae - if you get lower down, pt may be paraplegic not quadriplegic Hypotension and bradycardia occur with any injury above T6 because sympathetic outflow is affected. Cardiac arrhythmia- PVCs HIV CD4 count- pathology A male client with AIDS and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia has a CD4+ T cell count of 200 cells/microliter. He asks the nurse why he keeps getting these massive infections. Which pathophysiologic mechanism should the nurse describe in response to this client’s question? Answer: Inadequate numbers of T lymphocytes are available to initiate cellular immunity and macrophages. As the CD4 cell count decreases, the patient becomes more susceptible to opportunistic infections, malignancies, and neurological disease.The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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