Post cholecystectomy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TMC Practice Exam A + B Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend: A. Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve. B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. - correct answer D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretio...

TMC Practice With Diagram Illustrations | EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS 1. What is normal urine output in an adult patient? 40 mL/hr 2. A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with heart failure 3. A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left ches...

What is the most important sign in a critically ill pt? Why? - ANSWER-Tachypnea Indicates metabolic acidosis w/ respiratory alkalosis compensation A pt misses dialysis for a few days and comes in with fluid overload. He's tachycardic and tachypneic. On physical exam, you find JVD, pulsus paradoxus (20 mmHg drop during inspiration), and HoTN (80/40) with distant, muffled heart sounds. Lungs are clear to auscultation. What is the dx? - ANSWER-Cardiac tamponade; obstructive shock If a pt ...

Which of the following statements about pain is NOT true? a. pain is a uniquely subjective experience and therefore it is whatever the patient says it is and exists whenever the patient says it does. b. pain is a global experience, meaning it has sensory, affective, cognitive, behavioral, and physiologic components. c. physiologic data is the best way to assess patients' pain. d. the experience of pain is associated with potential or actual threats to physiologic integrity. e. unmanaged ...

A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend: A. Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve. B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. - Answer - D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. See Patient Assessment A healthy adult female can exhale what p...

CST - NBSTSA Exam Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles) - Correct answerTympanosplasty After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time? - Correct answer-Regown and reglove the surgeon What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - Correct answer-Lateral What is the kraske position? -...

A hospitalized client has a history of depression for which sertraline is prescribed. The client also has a morphine allergy and a history of alcoholism. After surgery, several opioid analgesics are prescribed. Which one would the nurse choose? a. Hydrocodone and acetaminophen b. Hydromorphone c. Meperidine d. Tramadol - ANS: B Hydromorphone is a good alternative to morphine for moderate to severe pain. The nurse would not choose the combination with acetaminophen because it contains ac...

Respiratory Therapist TMC Practice Exam B: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS A 52 year-old post-operative cholecystectomy patient's breath sounds become more coarse upon completion of postural drainage with percussion. The respiratory therapist should recommend: A. Continuing the therapy until breath sounds improve. B. administering dornase alpha. C. administering albuterol therapy. D. deep breathing and coughing to clear secretions. - ANSWER D. deep breathing ...

A 48 year-old female is admitted to the ED with diaphoresis, jugular venous distension, and 3+ pitting edema in the ankles. These findings are consistent with - heart failure A patient is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident. On physical exam, the respiratory therapist discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a hyperresonant percussion note. The trachea is shifted to the right. The patient's heart rate is 45/min, respiratory rate is 30/min, and blood ...

d - Answer A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is receiving heparin therapy for treatment of DVT. Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate taking if the client's aPTT is 96 seconds?a. Increase the heparin infusion flow rate by 2 mL/hrb. continue to monitor the heparin infusion as prescribedc. request a prothrombin timed. stop the heparin infusion a - Answer A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is 2 days post-op following a heart trans...