NURS 122 Exam #2 Complete Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions 2024/2025
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NURS 122 Exam #2 Complete Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions
What happens as you age?
Changes in the chest ANS diminished chest expansion
What happens as you age? Bones ANS become thinner & osteoporosis
What happens as you age?
Alveoli ANS lose their shape
What hap...
NURS 122 Exam #2 Complete Questions And Answers
With Verified Study Solutions
What happens as you age?
Changes in the chest ANS diminished chest expansion
What happens as you age? Bones ANS become thinner & osteoporosis
What happens as you age?
Alveoli ANS lose their shape
What happens as you age?
Cough ANS Diminished cough reflex
What happens as you age?
Brain ANS less sensitive to hypoxia and hypercapnia
Hypercapnia ANS excessive carbon dioxide in blood
Common significant deviations of the chest for older adults include ANS -marked dorsal
curvature
-kyphosis
-increased AP diameter of chest [barrel chest]
,-diminished chest expansion
As we age, bones become ANS -thinner
-more rigid
-change shape
-muscles may become weakened
As we age, bones become thinner, more rigid, change shape and muscles may become weakened
ANS this results in lower oxygen level w less CO2 removed from body & decreased ability to
cough
Osteoporosis causes ANS decreased thoracic vertebrae height
Aging also causes the ANS alveoli to lose shape causing SOB
As we age,
Due to diminished cough reflex with ANS decreased sensitivity, large amounts of particles that
are more difficult to expectorate can collect in lungs
Expectorate ANS to spit
In addition, as we age
The brain ANS less sensitive to hypoxia [low oxygen & hypercapnia [higher than normal CO2]
& higher residual volume
,As we age,
the brain is less sensitive to hypoxia [low oxygen & hypercapnia [higher than normal CO2] & higher
residual volume ANS as a result, older persons are at increased risk for pneumonia and bronchitis
Lung ANS two cone-shaped, elastic structure suspended within thoracic cavity
Lung are ANS paired; not completely symmetric
Right lung ANS 3 lobes [upper, middle, lower]
Left lung ANS 2 lobes [upper and lower]
The apex of each lung ANS extended slightly above clavicle
The base of each lung ANS at level of diaphragm
The thoracic cavity contains ANS -nasopharynx
-larynx
-trachea
-bronchi
-bronchioles
-alveoli
, The thoracic cavity is ANS lined by thin, double-layered serous membrane collectively called
pleural membrane
Assessment of respiratory system:
Subjective data: the nurse must ask the client about ANS -Coughing
-Sputum
-Allergies, dyspnea, SOB
-Chest pain, Hx of asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, tuberculosis
-Cyanosis, pallor
-Exposure to environmental inhalants
-History of smoking
Assessment of respiratory system:
Subjective data: the nurse must ask the client about
Coughing ANS productive, nonproductive
Assessment of respiratory system:
Subjective data: the nurse must ask the client about
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