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NURS 405 (UNIT 6) |COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS &ANSWERS.
EXCELLENCE GUARANTEED.
1. Nose

2. Pharynx

3. Larynx

4. Upper trachea Answer: Upper respiratory tract (4)

1. Lower trachea

2. Bronchi

3. Bronchioles

4. Alveoli Answer: Lower respiratory tract (4)

Croup syndromes Answer: Infections of the epiglottis or larynx

1. Age

2. Size

3. Defenses/exposures

4. Seasonal variations Answer: Factors impacting infectious course

0-3 months= maternal antibodies

3-6 months= infection rate increases Answer: Age

0-3 months=




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,3-6 months=

1. Small airway diameter

2. Short eustachian tube

3. Small distance between structures Answer: Size (3)

1. Allergy, asthma, cardiac anomalies, CF

2. Daycare, preschool, second hand smoke Answer: Defenses/exposures (2)

Infection related to asthma occur more frequently during the cold weather. In the
winter, children are indoors more which means they have closer contact with other
children making it more likely to spread infections Answer: Seasonal variation
examples

1. Nasal congestion

2. Cough

3. Abnormal respiratory sounds

4. Sore throat Answer: Specific s/s (4)

1. Fever

2. Meningismus

3. Anorexia

4. Vomiting/diarrhea

5. abd pain Answer: Nonspecific (5)




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, 1. Breathing: rate and rhythm, ease, and s/s of infection

2. Cough characteristics

3. Pain assessment Answer: Nursing assessment (3) page 877

1. Improve oxygenation

2. Facilitate secretion removal

3. Infection treatment and prevention

4. Promote comfort Answer: Nursing management (4)

1. Otitis media

2. Epiglottis

3. Tonsillitis/pharyngitis

4. Croup syndromes

5. Foreign body aspirstion Answer: Upper respiratory tract infections (5)

Otitis media Answer: Fluid in middle ear with signs of inflammation and acute
illness symptoms

Nonworking eustachian tube Answer: Cause of otitis media

1. Upper respiratory infection

2. Smoke inhalation

3. Age less than 2




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