Pneumonia Practice Questions Test Questions And All Correct Answers.
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Pneumonia
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Pneumonia
The nurse is preparing to assess a patient diagnosed with viral pneumonia.
Which complication should the nurse anticipate?
Dehydration
Respiratory distress
Pulmonary edema
Confusion - Answer Dehydration
Dehydration can occur due to the fever the patient experiences. Respiratory ...
Pneumonia Practice Questions Test
Questions And All Correct Answers.
The nurse is preparing to assess a patient diagnosed with viral pneumonia.
Which complication should the nurse anticipate?
Dehydration
Respiratory distress
Pulmonary edema
Confusion - Answer Dehydration
Dehydration can occur due to the fever the patient experiences. Respiratory distress, pulmonary edema,
and confusion are typically not associated with viral pneumonia. Viral pneumonia is typically a mild
disease with the lung involvement limited to the alveolar septum and interstitial spaces.
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with pneumonia.
Which information should the nurse include to promote effective gas exchange?
, Maintaining adequate fluid intake will keep the mucus thin for expectoration, which will help maintain
adequate gas exchange. Gas exchange occurs between the alveoli and the capillaries. Limiting activities
reduces metabolic demands, fatigue, and the work of breathing. Slow deep abdominal breathing
promotes lung expansion for gas exchange. Analgesics are important in providing adequate pain relief to
minimize splinting and promote adequate ventilation for gas exchange.
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with lobar pneumonia. The patient is experiencing dyspnea
and asks the nurse, "Why is it so difficult for me to breathe?"
The nurse should understand that which statement describes the pathophysiology causing the dyspnea?
The disease causes vasoconstriction, impeding gas exchange at the alveolar level.
The alveoli become atrophied due to an inadequate blood supply from the capillaries.
An inflammatory response results in fluid leakage into the interstitial spaces.
The invading pathogen destroys the alveoli and capillaries, resulting in consolidation. - Answer An
inflammatory response results in fluid leakage into the interstitial spaces.
In pneumonia, the inflammatory response causes fluid to accumulate in the alveoli and edema to form
as alveolar capillaries dilate and allow fluid to leak into interstitial tissues. This results in impaired gas
exchange, causing the patient to become dyspneic. Alveoli do not atrophy, they collapse. The invading
pathogen initiates an inflammatory response but does not directly destroy the lung tissue.
The nurse is providing dietary teaching to a patient with pneumonia. The patient asks, "Why do I need
extra calories if I am not hungry or doing any activity?"
Which explanation should the nurse provide to the patient?
"You can lose greater than 10% of body weight during the illness."
"You need to keep up your energy during the illness."
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