Pfts respiratory Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: NR511 / NR 511 Differential Diagnosis and Primary Care Final Exam Review (2023-2024) | Already Rated A |Questions and Verified Answers | Chamberlain Q: Discuss an appropriate treatment for prophylaxis or treatment of traveler's diarrhea Answer: -empirical antimicrobial therapy: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) 1 PO BID ×3d -ciprofloxacin (Cipro) 500 mg -norfloxacin (Noroxin) 400 mg -ofloxacin (Floxin) 300 mg Q: Identify at least one effective treatment fo...

Module 1 - Health History Ms. Jones is a pleasant, 28-year-old obese African American single woman who presents to establish care and with a recent right foot injury. She is the primary source of the history. Ms. Jones offers information freely and without contradiction. Speech is clear and coherent. She maintains eye contact throughout the interview. Timeframe: 1 week after fall (Age: 28) Reason for visit: Patient presents for an initial primary care visit today complaining of an infected fo...

You are doing a cerumen extraction and touch the external meatus of your pt's ear. He winces and starts coughing. What is the name of this reflex?, Sam, age 78, presents to the clinic w/respiratory symptoms. His PFTs are as follows: normal total lung capacity, decreased PaO2, increased PaCO2. On assessment, you auscultate course crackles and forced expiratory wheezes. What is your dx?, George has COPD and an 80% forced expiratory volume in 1 second. How would you classify the severity of his CO...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a thoracentesis. Prior to the procedure, which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Position the client in an upright position, leaning over the bedside table. B. Explain the procedure. C. Obtain ABGs. D. Administer benzocaine spray. Correct Answer-A. CORRECT: Positioning the client in an upright position and bent over the bedside table widens the intercostal space for the provider to access the pleural fluid. B. I t is ...

Pulmonar Disease - Answer *classified into 2 broad categories -restrictive vs obstructive - infectious vs non-infectious Restrictive disorders - Answer *unable to breath air in * these ppl have low lung volumes on PFTs *lung volumes are the amount of air the lungs contain at a given time during ventilation. *Examples= aspirations, pulmonary fibrosis, atelectasis, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, and pulmonar edema Obstructive disorders - Answer *unable to exhale the air that has been inhaled ...

EXAM 3 NURS 5315 UTA with Correct Solutions 2024 Pulmonar Disease - Answer -*classified into 2 broad categories -restrictive vs obstructive - infectious vs non-infectious Restrictive disorders - Answer -*unable to breath air in * these ppl have low lung volumes on PFTs *lung volumes are the amount of air the lungs contain at a given time during ventilation. *Examples= aspirations, pulmonary fibrosis, atelectasis, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, and pulmonar edema Obstructive disorders - Ans...

A patient is admitted to the ED following a vehicle accident. On physical exam, the RT discovers that breath sounds are absent in the left chest with a hyper resonant percussion note. The trachea is shifted to the right. The patient's heart rate is 45/min, RR is 30/min and BP is 60/40 mmHg. What action should the therapist reccomend first? correct answer: Needle aspirate the 2nd left intercostal space A 65kg spinal cord injured patient has developed atelectasis. His inspiratory capacity is ...

Pulmonar Disease - Answer *classified into 2 broad categories -restrictive vs obstructive - infectious vs non-infectious Restrictive disorders - Answer *unable to breath air in * these ppl have low lung volumes on PFTs *lung volumes are the amount of air the lungs contain at a given time during ventilation. *Examples= aspirations, pulmonary fibrosis, atelectasis, bronchiectasis, bronchitis, and pulmonar edema Obstructive disorders - Answer *unable to exhale the air that has been inhaled ...

NURS 372 Final Exam Questions & Answers-The following are asthma symptoms that may present themselves SATA: A. Crackles heard bilaterally on lung bases on auscultation B. Daytime symptoms of wheezing, dyspnea, coughing present more than twice weekly C. Waking from night sleep with symptoms of wheezing, dyspnea, coughing D. Dyspnea on exertion with activity E. Reliever (rescue) drug needed more than twice weekly F. Activity limited or stopped by symptoms more than twice weekly - B, C, E, F...

LAND OF ABG RULE #1 -7.40 AND LESS IS ACIDOSIS -ANYTHING MORE THAN 7.40 IS ALKALOSIS LAND OF ABG RULE #2 - BETWEEN 7.35 AND 7.45 IS COMPENSATED -IF IT'S LESS THAN 7.35 OR MORE THAN 7.45 IT WILL BE UNCOMPENSATED LAND OF ABG RULE #3 -CHECK HCO3 AND CO2 HCO3 IS 22-26 METABOLIC CO2 IS 35-45 RESPIRATORY pulmonary function tests (PFTs) tests that measure the ventilation mechanics of the lungs: airway function, lung volume, and the capacity of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxi...