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Galen NUR 242 Exam 3 Respiratory Set

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Clinical considerations of thoracentesis - ANS-Position patient leaned over bedside table and prevent them from falling MD should remove no more than 1000cc at a time STAT post procedure CXR to rul... e out pneumothorax Deep breathing following thoracentesis to help lung expansion Consequences of obstructive sleep apnea - ANS-relationship tensions, hypertension, right sided heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, angina, hypoxia, polycythemia Vera COPD symptoms - ANS-productive cough, dyspnea on exertion, breathlessness, wheezing, barrel chest, cyanosis, JVD, polycythemia, weight loss High risk populations for pneumonia complications - ANS-children < 5 years old, pregnant women, adults > 65, American Indians, Alaska Natives, DM, CVD, chronic lung disease, weakened immune systems How does a patient properly perform incentive spirometry? - ANS-1. Put mouth around mouthpiece 2. Breathe in as deep as able 3. Hold breath for 1-2 seconds 4. Turn head and cough How does obstructive sleep apnea get diagnosed? - ANS-formal sleep study How is influenza diagnosed? - ANS-rapid test that determines type but not strain How is pharyngeal space decreased during sleep? - ANS-muscle in airway relax causing tongue and soft palate to be come displaced How is TB diagnosed? - ANS-PPD skin testing; Chest x-ray most useful in emergency department, active TB usually presents with parenchymal infiltrates; Sputum culture for AFB How is tuberculosis transmitt [Show More]

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