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1. *Thoracentesis. What position Seated Upright, leaning over table
would you place them in?
Rationale: To increase lung expansion
2. thoracentesis? the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to
obtain fluid from the pleural cavity
3. What should the nurse expect Thorocentesis
for a client who has unsta-
ble Angina who had a cardiac
catheter?
4. Metabolic Acidosis Respirations Kussmaul respirations
5. Kussmaul breathing gasping, labored breathing, also called air hunger
A sign of acidosis
6. *Wheezing (expiratory) Wheezing is a short, high pitched sound made on expiratory
7. *Abnormal Breathe sounds used to describe bronchial or bronchovesicular sounds
heard in the peripheral lung fields.
8. *Adventitous sounds? extra and abnormal breath sounds.
9. *Bronchoscopy nurse priority Keep pt NPO until gag reflux returns.
and aftercare?
10. bronchoscopy? A visual examination of the bronchi
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11. Bronchoscopy procedure Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to look
at your airway through a thin viewing instrument called a
bronchoscope.
During a bronchoscopy , your doctor will examine your
throat, larynx , trachea , and lower airways. Can get a speci-
fimen collection, do biopsy, suction mucous plugs and re-
move foreign objects.
12. What to report with a Bron- monitor for: bloody sputum.
choscopy?
complications include: bronchospasm or bronchial perfo-
ration. (facial or neck crepitus, dysrhythmias, hemorrhage,
hypoxemia, and pneumothorax)
(Saunders N-CLEX Review)
13. What test do you use to verify CT
pulmonary embolus?
14. Normal Arterial Blood Gases pH 7.35-7.45,
PaO2 80-100mm Hg,
SaO2 >95%,
PaCO2 32-48 mm Hg,
HCO3- 22-26 mEq/L
15. To determine when the patient has the patient drink a small amount of blue-colored water,
with a tracheostomy tube can observing for coughing and colored secretions.
be effectively swallow, the nurse
deflates the cuff and?
16. When obtaining a health histo- Heavy tobacco and alcohol use.
ry from a patient with possible
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6hdx26
1. *Thoracentesis. What position Seated Upright, leaning over table
would you place them in?
Rationale: To increase lung expansion
2. thoracentesis? the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to
obtain fluid from the pleural cavity
3. What should the nurse expect Thorocentesis
for a client who has unsta-
ble Angina who had a cardiac
catheter?
4. Metabolic Acidosis Respirations Kussmaul respirations
5. Kussmaul breathing gasping, labored breathing, also called air hunger
A sign of acidosis
6. *Wheezing (expiratory) Wheezing is a short, high pitched sound made on expiratory
7. *Abnormal Breathe sounds used to describe bronchial or bronchovesicular sounds
heard in the peripheral lung fields.
8. *Adventitous sounds? extra and abnormal breath sounds.
9. *Bronchoscopy nurse priority Keep pt NPO until gag reflux returns.
and aftercare?
10. bronchoscopy? A visual examination of the bronchi
1 of 13
, HESI Med Surg Final
HESI Med Surg Final
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6hdx26
11. Bronchoscopy procedure Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows your doctor to look
at your airway through a thin viewing instrument called a
bronchoscope.
During a bronchoscopy , your doctor will examine your
throat, larynx , trachea , and lower airways. Can get a speci-
fimen collection, do biopsy, suction mucous plugs and re-
move foreign objects.
12. What to report with a Bron- monitor for: bloody sputum.
choscopy?
complications include: bronchospasm or bronchial perfo-
ration. (facial or neck crepitus, dysrhythmias, hemorrhage,
hypoxemia, and pneumothorax)
(Saunders N-CLEX Review)
13. What test do you use to verify CT
pulmonary embolus?
14. Normal Arterial Blood Gases pH 7.35-7.45,
PaO2 80-100mm Hg,
SaO2 >95%,
PaCO2 32-48 mm Hg,
HCO3- 22-26 mEq/L
15. To determine when the patient has the patient drink a small amount of blue-colored water,
with a tracheostomy tube can observing for coughing and colored secretions.
be effectively swallow, the nurse
deflates the cuff and?
16. When obtaining a health histo- Heavy tobacco and alcohol use.
ry from a patient with possible
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