Upper airways - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 4: NUR257/ NUR 257 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Aging and Chronic Illness in Nursing Exam | 100% Correct| Grade A - Galen Q: an older adult is admitted to rehab and develops an alteration in sleep pattern. what action should the nurse implement to promote sleep Answer: enourage the patient to go to bed the same time they did when they were home Q: a nurse would suspect sleep apnea if a patient (select all) Answer: sleeps with 3 pillows chokes Q: difficulty sleeping in ...

From the atmosphere, what structures does air pass through during ventilation? - Starts in atmosphere, then nose, nasopharyngeal space/orophargyneal space (if mouth breather), then pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli What is the purpose of the nasal passages and nasopharynx? - To warm/humidify air as it passes through What is the difference between respiration and ventilation? - Respiration refers to the exchange of gases in the alveoli, ventilation refers to the moveme...

Chapter 1: The Airways and Alveoli Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following structures is responsible for substantially increasing the surface area of the nasal cavity? a. Nasal septum b. Nares c. Turbinates d. Nasal fossae ANS: C The convoluted design of the turbinates greatly increases the surface area of the nasal cavity. DIF: Recall REF: 4 2. What type of epithelium covers the posterior two-thirds of the nasal mucosa? a. Squamous b. Squamous, nonciliated c. Pseudost...

Midterm Exam: NR571 / NR 571 Complete Review (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Complex Diagnosis and Management in Acute Care Practicum |Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct – Chamberlain Q: pulmonary diagnosis PFTs, arterial blood gases and radiography are for Q: PTFs Answer: for intraoperative or postoperative respiratory complications. for bron- chodilator therapy, risk evaluation for patients before thoracic or upper abdominal surgery. Q: PFTs Evaluating Answer: lung volumes or the ab...

Exam 4: NUR257 / NUR 257 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Concepts of Aging and Chronic Illness Exam | 100% Correct | Grade A - Galen Q: an older adult is admitted to rehab and develops an alteration in sleep pattern. what action should the nurse implement to promote sleep Answer: enourage the patient to go to bed the same time they did when they were home Q: a nurse would suspect sleep apnea if a patient (select all) Answer: sleeps with 3 pillows chokes Q: difficulty sleeping in both the facility an...

DD Form 689: Individual Sick Call Slip** correct answer: Used for a patient who requests/receives medical/dental treatment at an Army Medical Treatment Facility (MTF). A commander may choose to allow a soldier to break profile, but then they have to assume 100% risk for the soldier. chain of infetion correct answer: 1) pathogenic microorganism 2) reservoir 3) portal of exit 4) modes of transmission 5) portal of entry 6) susceptible host course of infection correct answer: 1. Incub...

RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 B A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED). Physical Examination Client presents to the ED with upper abdominal pain that radiates to the right shoulder. Client rates pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client also reports nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia. Client is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Lung sounds clear bilaterally, S1 and S2 heart tones noted. All pulses palpable. Bowel sounds active in all 4 quadrants. Comp...

USMLE Step 1 - uWorld High Yield Notes Exam 2023 What are the two major microtubular motor proteins? Which does anterograde axonal transport, which does retrograde axonal transport? - Answer-Kinesin, Dynein Kinesin: Anterograde Dynein: Retrograde` What do you think, immunologically speaking, when you see someone with recurrent Neisseria infections? - Answer-Inability to form the membrane attack (MAC) complex this is a common complement deficiency What is the defect in Chronic Granulom...

NP ASSESMENT Chamberlain College Nursing - Question and answers verified to pass Crackles / rales - correct answer Fine to coarse bubbly sounds (not cleared through coughing) as air passes through fluid re-expands collapsed small airways Wheezes - correct answer High-pitched whistling, musical sounds as air passes through narrowed or obstructed airways, usually louder on expiration Rhonchi - correct answer Coarse, loud, low-pitched rumbling sounds during either inspiration or expira...

The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess of the end of the finger. ...