ATI for Med Surg:Nursing Care of Clients with Respiratory Disorders &Respiratory Diagnostic Procedures Best Study Q&A 2024.

ATI for Med Surg:Nursing Care of Clients with Respiratory Disorders &Respiratory Diagnostic Procedures Best Study Q&A 2024. PNEUMONIA-Expected Findings anxiety fatigue weakness chest discomfort due to coughing confusion from hypoxia PNEUMONIA-Physical Assessment Findings fever chills flushed face diaphoresis SOB/difficulty breathing tachypnea (RR above 20) pleuritic chest pain (sharp) sputum production (yellow-tinged) crackles, wheezes coughing dull chest percussion over areas of consolidation decreased oxygen sat levels purulent, blood-tinged or rust-colored sputum PNEUMONIA- Sputum culture and sensitivity What would other labs look like? before starting antibiotics obtain via suctioning if client can't cough older adults have weak cough reflex, difficult specimen retrieval CBC: Elevated WBC (may not be present in older adult clients) ABGs: Hypoxemia ( decreased PaO2 less than 80 mmHg) Blood culture: to rule out organisms in blood Serum electrolytes: to identify causes of dehydration