Pleurisy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

These breath sounds are continuous, low-pitched snoring sounds caused by: airway obstruction from thick secretions, muscular contractions, or masses; long snoring sounds; located over the bronchi. ~ Rhonchi. Chest pain differential diagnosis? ~ Angina, MI, Pericarditis, Thoracic/abdominal aneurysm, GERD/PUD, Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Costochondritis, PE, pneumonia, pleurisy, tumor. Difficulty breathing/SOB differential diagnosis? ~ Heart failure, respiratory disease, liver disea...

RNSG 2432 Exam 1 Question and answers 100% correct RNSG 2432 Exam 1 Pleural effusion a collection of excess fluid in the pleural space caused by: CHF, liver disease, renal disease, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, pneumonia, TB, lung cancer Transudative pleural effusion non-inflammatory; fluid is going from one area to another due to increased capillary pressure or decreased plasma albumin/protein example: CHF, liver disease Exudative pleural effusion inflammatory; capillaries ...

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 muscl...

ATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR RETAKE 2019 180 Correct Questions & Answers GRADED A/LATEST VERSION 2023/2024 1. A nurse is assessing a client who received 2 units of packed RBCs 48 hr. ago. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the therapy has been effective? a. Hemoglobin 14.9 g/dl b. WBC count 12000/mm3 c. Potassium 4.8 mEq/L d. BUN 18 mg/dl 2. A nurse working in an emergency department is triaging four clients. Which of the following clients shou...

1. A patient is being admitted to the hospital on the day before a scheduled surgery. What is the most appropriate initial question for the nurse to ask this preoperative patient? a) "What did your surgeon say to you about the type of surgery you are having?" b) "What questions do you have about your surgery?" c) "What type of surgery are you having and why are you having it done?" d) "What do you know about what will be done to you?" - Answer-c) "What type of surgery are you havi...

Insidious Low-grade fever Cough Night sweats Fatigue Weight loss Hemoptysis - Answer tuberculosis main symptoms generalized tiredness/weakness weight loss fever loss of appettie - Answer tuberculosis main symptoms of the central nervous system coughing pleurisy coughing up of sputum SOB - Answer tuberculosis main symptoms lungs Night sweats - Answer tuberculosis main symptoms skin airborne - Answer how is tuberculosis transmission N95 - Answer what ki...

Barry BMS - Gross Anatomy COMP Questions and Answers Already Passed The superior and inferior parathyroid glands lie approximately 1 cm superiorly and 1 cm inferiorly to the ___________. Inferior thyroid artery You are caring for a 70 year old male who has copious amounts of fluid in the left pleural cavity due to acute pleurisy. When you examine him as he sits up in bed (trunk upright) where would the fluid tend to accumulate? costodiaphragmatic recess All of the followin...

The superior and inferior parathyroid glands lie approximately 1 cm superiorly and 1 cm inferiorly to the ___________. - Answer-Inferior thyroid artery You are caring for a 70 year old male who has copious amounts of fluid in the left pleural cavity due to acute pleurisy. When you examine him as he sits up in bed (trunk upright) where would the fluid tend to accumulate? - Answer-costodiaphragmatic recess All of the following are TRUE concerning the temporomandibular joint EXCEP...

pleurisy& bronchi and pleural effusion

NUR 211- TEST 2 SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS STUDY GUIDE 2024 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - SLE is a chronic inflammatory immune disorder affecting the skin and other body organs. Antibodies to DNA and RNA cause an autoimmune inflammatory response, resulting in swelling and pain. It is most common in young women, and has a strong genetic factor. The etiology is not known SLE characterized by periods of - remission and exacerbation autoantibody production resu...