Barrel shaped chest - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI PROCTORED MEDICAL SURGICAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXAM 2023/2024 A nurse is assessing a client who has manifestations of acromegaly. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. Thinning of skeletal bone structure B. Concave chest wall C. High-pitched voice D. Increased head size Correct Answer: D. Increased head size A client who has acromegaly will present with an enlarged head size due to the excessive production of growth hormones after closing ...

JB LEARNING TEST PREP: AIRWAY AND BREATHING 2024 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED AND VERIFIED Snoring respirations in an unresponsive patient most likely are the result of A. foreign body airway obstruction. B. upper airway obstruction by the tongue. C. collapse of the trachea during breathing. D. swelling of the larynx and surrounding structures. - CORRECT ANSWER upper airway obstruction by the tongue A patient overdosed on heroin and is unresponsive. he is cyanotic; ...

Snoring respirations in an unresponsive patient most likely are the result of A. foreign body airway obstruction. B. upper airway obstruction by the tongue. C. collapse of the trachea during breathing. D. swelling of the larynx and surrounding structures. - CORRECT ANSWER upper airway obstruction by the tongue A patient overdosed on heroin and is unresponsive. he is cyanotic; he has slow, shallow breathing; and his oxygen saturation is 80%. The primary cause of this patient's condi...

A 60-year-old man is found to be unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. You should: Select one: A. start CPR and transport immediately. B. begin CPR until an AED is available. C. withhold CPR until he is defibrillated. D. determine if he has a valid living will. - ANSWER B. begin CPR until an AED is available. Basic life support (BLS) is defined as: Select one: A. basic lifesaving treatment that is performed by bystanders while EMS providers are en route to the scene of an emergency. B....

EMT AIRWAY & BREATHING Exam with Verified Answers 1. Look at the rise of the chest 2. It lubricates the alveolar walls and allow them to ex- pand and recoil. 3. Keeps the tongue off of the posterior pharynx. 4. Begin CPR, start- ing with chest com- pressions 5. Severe peripheral vasoconstriction. 6. Position the patient onto his side 7. The respiratory rate and depth increase. 8. Hypercarbia and acidosis 9. movement of air into and out of the lungs 10. A barrel-shaped ch...

NUR 310 Respiratory Guaranteed A+ order of physical assessment inspect, palpate, percuss, auscultate characterized by rounded appearance, horizontal ribs, slight kyphosis and prominent sternal angle barrel chest chest appears in constant inspiration barrel chest seen in normal aging adults and infant's chest barrel chest barrel chest is common with _______ ______ and ______ as a result of __________ chronic emphysema, asthma, hyperinflation exaggerated posterior curvature of t...

Florida University: Chapter 20-31| NUR 3125Med-Surg Exam 3 Chapter 20: Assessment of Respiratory Function Purpose of the respiratory system ● Deliver oxygen to the body, expels carbon dioxide from the body ○ Works with the circulatory system ● Upper respiratory system: warms and fills air ○ Nose: serves as passageway, filters impurities, humidifies and warms air ○ Sinuses and nasal passages ■ Paranasal sinuses: lines with mucosa and ciliated pseudostratified epithelium; s...

Nervous System Age related changes Decreased speed of neural conduction Decrease in size of brain Decreased cerebral circulation Nervous System Clinical Manifestations Decrease reaction & response time Postural hypotension Impaired balance & vertigo Deterioration of short-term memory Cardiovascular System age related changes -weakened heart muscles decreased contractility -Thickening of ventricle walls decreased blood flow to organs -increased atherosclerotic plaques Cardiovascular system cli...

AANP 2022/2023 Complete Review 2-2 Study Guide for Brand New Questions Dermatology Descriptor words are the most words, do not focus on the location that will help you the most. Acne Rosacea “N95 Acne” • Acne around the nose and mouth, pimples are small and cause discoloration of the skin. • Treat with topical metronidazole gel, topical sulfa drugs. Scabies • mites, they burrows they will have a linear lesion, serfientine lesions, it is not an infection. Treat with Promethe...

Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions And Answers A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as: A. Rhonchi B. Resonance C. Fremitus D. Crackles C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable" Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24 respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing? A. hypoxemia B. tachypnea C. fremitus D. resonance B. tachypnea Increased tactile fremitus w...