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MARYVILLE NURS 612 EXAM 2 LATEST VERSION WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+ GRADE
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MARYVILLE NURS 612 EXAM 2 LATEST VERSION WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+ GRADE
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MARYVILLE NURS 612 EXAM 2 LATESTVERSION WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+
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normal respirations - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-rate between 12 to 20/min; ratio of resp to
heart beats= 1:4; pt should breathe easily, regularly w/o apparent distress; pattern
should be even, not too shallow or too deep
hypopnea - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-term for abnormally shallow respirations
tachypnea - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-term for resp rate greater than 20, but consistent
and may occur during hyperventilation; often a symptom of pain
, bradypnea - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-term for resp rate less than 12; may indicate
neurologic or electrolyte disturbances, infection, or conscious response to protect
against the pain of pleurisy or other irritative pneumonia. Can also be 2/2 level of
cardio fitness
hx questions for cc of resp issue - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-What is the nature of your
cough?; Do you produce any sputum?; Is your cough related to activity?; What
position are you most comfortable in?; How many pillows do you sleep with at
night?; Is your SOB related to activity?
hyperventilation - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-term for fast and deep, heavy respirations, can
be caused by exercise, anxiety, and CNS and metabolic diseases
hyperpnea - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-term for abnormally deep respirations
kussmaul respirations - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-deep and mostly rapid respirations, used
to describe resp effort of metabolic acidosis
cheyne stokes respirations - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-regular breathing with intervals of
apnea by crescendo decrescendo breathing; can be seen in sleeping pts, but
mostly pts who are very ill, esp with brain damage
biot respirations - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-irregular breathing that varies in depth and is
interrupted irregularly by intervals of apnea; associated with severe and persistent
increased intracranial pressure, resp compromise from drug poisoning, or brain
damage at the medulla and generally equals poor prognosis
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