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NUR195 Final Exam; Questions and Answers % Correct The lungs are lined with Correct answer-visceral pleura the thorax is lined with Correct answer-parietal pleura pleurisy Correct answer-inflammation of the parietal pleura that produces sharp chest pain with each breath Accessory muscles Co...

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NUR195 Final Exam; Questions and Answers %
Correct
The lungs are lined with Correct answer-visceral pleura




the thorax is lined with Correct answer-parietal pleura




pleurisy Correct answer-inflammation of the parietal pleura that produces sharp chest
pain with each breath




Accessory muscles Correct answer-The secondary muscles of respiration which show the
pts work of breathing. includes the neck muscles (sternocleidomastoids), the chest pectoralis
major muscles, and the abdominal muscles.




what keeps aveoli expanded? - Correct answer-surfactant - reduces surface tension and
prevents collapse




Atalectasis Correct answer-punctured pleura; lung collapses

caused by anesthesia, asthma, etc

can lead to pneumonia, respiratory. failure, etc




intervention for atelectasis Correct answer-•Use of incentive Spirometry

•Prevention is KEY

•Early mobility

,NUR195 Final Exam; Questions and Answers %
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•Nebulizers to facilitate secretion movement

•Turn, cough, deep breathe

•Pain meds PRN to facilitate deep breathing exercises




ABCs Correct answer-airway: upper respiratory tract

-natural or artificial airway

breathing: lower respiratory tract

-ventilation, diffusion, and perfusion

circulation: adequate BP and Hgb



restricted breathing from COPD, asthma, diaphragm/abdonminal pain results in a decreased
Correct answer-tidal volume




ventilation Correct answer-movement of air in and out of the lungs (to alveoli)




diffusion Correct answer-Exchange of respiratory gases (CO2 and O2) in the alveoli and
capillary membranes




perfusion Correct answer-supply of oxygen to, and removal of wastes from, cells and
tissues by blood flow through capillaries

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Adequate gas exchange depends on Correct answer-adequate ventilation-perfusion ratio




nose to larynx respiratory defense mechanisms

-effected by Correct answer-upper respiratory membranes, nasal mucosa and cilia: filter,
warm and humidify air we breathe




tracheostomies bypass warmth and humidification--will need to provide



trachea to bronchioles respiratory defense mechanisms

-complicated by Correct answer-cilia in their upward motion provides mucociliary
clearance of foreign particles in the airway (aka MCC escalator)

smoking complicates this and leads to emphysema/high secretion of mucous




cough reflex - respiratory defense mechanism Correct answer-helps protect against
aspiration and helps to clear secretions

diminishes over time with age




coughing is not productive until secretions reach Correct answer-the larger airways




bronchioles - respiratory defense mechanism Correct answer-bronchioles constrict with
interaction to irritants

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