Hyperinflated lungs - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam: NUR634/ NUR 634 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Study Guide | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct – GCU Q: Patient with asthma complains of Answer: SOB, wheezing, tightness to the chest, coughing with exertion or nocturnal cough that is nonproductive, sounds like high pitched whistling on expiration auscultation, decreased air motion. Q: Asthma Atopy TRIAD: Answer: Any family hx of allergies, asthma, ...

HESI / Final Exam: NUR101 / NUR 101 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Health Assessment | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – Fortis Question: what is the significance of dullness on percussion? Answer: consolidation. could indicate fluid, tumor or infection. Question: the nurse percussions over a patient with pneumonia. percussion over an atelectasis in the lungs would reveal? Answer: dullness Question: dead space where no gas exchange occurs An...

MED SURG 1 / ATI MED Surge 1 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ Which assessment finding would the nurse expect when caring for a patient with asthma? - CORRECT ANSWERPaCO2 of 30 mm Hg Which oxygen delivery device may be used for a patient with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who requires precise amounts of oxygen? - CORRECT ANSWER-Venturi mask Which surgical option may be utilized t...

BSMCON- NUR 2102, TEST 1 EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS What are the four basic techniques of a physical assessment? - correct answer palpation, percussion, auscultation, and inspection What are the five tones that can be heard during a percussion assessment? - correct answer 1) Tympani: loud high-pitched tone; heard over abdomen 2) Resonance: low-pitched, hollow sounds; heard over healthy lung tissue 3) Hyper-resonance: louder and lower-pitched; can be heard when percussing lungs...

Special Equipment for certain drugs - SPAG - Small particle aerosol generator (SPAG) → for RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) -Increases BP -Used for septic shock - -Increases BP -Used for septic shock Emphysema - -Type of COPD -Abnormal condition of the alveoli resulting destruction and loss of elasticity. -Signs & Symptoms: barrel chest, limited physical activity, and progressive worsening of SOB, productive cough, wheezing, and weight loss. -Causes: cigarette smoking, second hand sm...

BSMCON- NUR 2102, Test 1 Questions and Answers Rated A+ What are the four basic techniques of a physical assessment? palpation, percussion, auscultation, and inspection What are the five tones that can be heard during a percussion assessment? 1) Tympani: loud high-pitched tone; heard over abdomen 2) Resonance: low-pitched, hollow sounds; heard over healthy lung tissue 3) Hyper-resonance: louder and lower-pitched; can be heard when percussing lungs hyperinflated with air (EX. patien...

What are the four basic techniques of a physical assessment? - Ans palpation, percussion, auscultation, and inspection What are the five tones that can be heard during a percussion assessment? - Ans 1) Tympani: loud high-pitched tone; heard over abdomen 2) Resonance: low-pitched, hollow sounds; heard over healthy lung tissue 3) Hyper-resonance: louder and lower-pitched; can be heard when percussing lungs hyperinflated with air (EX. patient having an acute asthmatic attack) 4) Dull: thud-l...

A patient has a history of emphysema and has hyperinflated lungs. Which of the following would be TRUE regarding this patient? - ANSWERIncreased lung compliance The compliance within the apex of the lung of a standing person be ____ than the base of the lung - ANSWERGreater than In response to high alveolar PO2 (PaO2), which of the following will NOT occur? - ANSWERPulmonary artery vasoconstriction The effect of oxygen saturation on carbon dioxide binding to hemoglobin is termed the ___...

NUR-634 ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ Subjective Data - --symptoms from the client's point of view and include: feelings, perceptions, and concerns -what the patient tells you Objective Data - --what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination -observed signs Assessment - --the clinical reasoning process that interprets the patient's history and...

NUR-634 ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE/ COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW/ Subjective Data - --symptoms from the client's point of view and include: feelings, perceptions, and concerns -what the patient tells you Objective Data - --what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination -observed signs Assessment - --the clinical reasoning process that interprets the patient's history and physical examinatio...