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MED SURG N211L|Focus Questions Week 5 Respiratory System complete Answers.

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Focus Questions Week 5 Respiratory System: What is the purpose of the respiratory system? What body structures are included in the respiratory system? What is tidal volume? What are alveoli and h... ow do they function? What keeps the alveoli from collapsing? 1. How is oxygen carried in the body? 2. What is PaO2, SaO2, and SpO2? 3. What controls the respiratory system? 4. What subjective assessment data is relevant to the respiratory system? 5. What objective assessment data is relevant to the respiratory system? 6. What diagnostic tests are used in relation to the respiratory system? Upper Respiratory Disorders: 1. What is acute viral rhinitis? 2. How is acute viral rhinitis transmitted? 3. What are the signs/symptoms, treatment, and complications associated with acute viral rhinitis? 4. What is influenza and the what is the different types? 5. How is influenza transmitted? 6. What are the signs/symptoms and treatment associated with influenza? 7. Prior to administration of the influenza vaccine, what do you need to assess? 8. Why do people sometimes contract influenza even after getting the vaccine? 9. What is pharyngitis? 10. What pathogens are common for pharyngitis? 11. How is pharyngitis diagnosed? 12. What are the signs/symptoms and treatment associated with pharyngitis? 13. What is a tracheostomy and why would a patient get one? 14. What nursing considerations should be made for patients with tracheostomies? Lower Respiratory Disorders: 1. What is pneumonia and how does a patient acquire it? 2. How is pneumonia classified? 3. Who is at risk for pneumonia? 4. What is happening in the body when someone has pneumonia? 5. How is pneumonia diagnosed? 6. What are the signs/symptoms and treatment associated with pneumonia? 7. How does pneumonia often present in older adults? 8. What is tuberculosis? 9. Who is at risk for tuberculosis? 10. How is tuberculosis transmitted? 11. How is tuberculosis diagnosed? 12. What are the signs/symptoms and treatment associated with tuberculosis? 13. What is a common reason why patients on tuberculosis medications still have the disease even after months of treatment? 14. What is a pulmonary embolism? 15. What are the signs/symptoms and treatment associated with a pulmonary embolism? 16. What orders should the nurse anticipate when it is suspected that a patient has a pulmonary embolism? [Show More]

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