Exam 2: PRN 1409/ PRN1409 Client-Centered Care III Exam Review| Complete Guide with Verified Answers| Updated 2023/ 2024| Rasmussen

Exam 2: PRN 1409/ PRN1409 Client-Centered Care III Exam Review| Complete Guide with Verified Answers| Updated 2023/ 2024| Rasmussen Q: Diagnostic visual examination of nose, mouth, and throat what do you need? inspect nose for... how to assess hard and soft palate? how to assess pharynx? inspect pharynx for... inspect paranasal sinuses for... Answer: tongue blade and good light source redness, swelling, discharge, & lumps -nares: pallor, redness, swelling, & polyps -mucus: color, consistency, odor & amount patient says "ah" patient says "eh" inflammation, lesions, plaques, & exudates purulent drainage & palpate for tenderness Q: throat culture common reason to need this? risk for... how? identify... infection is harmful to... Answer: streptococcus pyogenes (strep throat) rheumatic heart disease and glomerulonephritis (if strep is not properly identified and treated) "rapid strep test" helps to identify pneumonia, tonsillitis, meningitis, or whopping cough harmful to: -older adults -debilitated -very young children Q: lung function tests pulmonary function tests (PFTs) include Answer: total lung capacity -volume of gas lungs can hold at end of a maximal inspiration Vital capacity -Volume of gas that a person can exhale after inhaling as much as as possible (maximal inspiration) Tidal volume -Volume of gas either inspired or exhaled during each breath Functional residual capacity -Volume of gas remaining in the lungs when the lungs and chest wall are at resting end-expiratory position (i.e. rest at end of normal expiration) Residual volume -Volume of gas remaining in lungs after a person has exhaled as much air as possible Q: Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) useful in... forced vital capacity forced expiratory volume in 1 sec. Answer: screening for gross abnormalities in respiratory sytem affected by disease that restrict lung motion gives estimate of the amount of obstruction to the airflow Q: Peak flow meter who? based on what? normal values how? why? Answer: asthma or COPD based on age, gender, height, and underlying lung disorder 300-700 L/min but assessed by comparison to their baseline values how? -sits upright -exhales into mouthpiece -small arrow points to maximum expiratory flow volume to know when additional medications are needed to prevent acute exacerbation of disease Q: Lung biopsy why? how? post-op care Answer: tumor is suspected bronchoscopy or during thoracotomy post-op care: -observing sputum for blood -monitor vital signs closely -NPO until gag reflex returns -open surgical biopsy requires: monitoring for bleeding, shortness of breath, and infection Q: Acute Bronchitis from causes symptoms Answer: usually starting as an upper respiratory viral illness (a cold) causes: -tracheobronchitis -inhaling physical or chemical agents (dust, automobile exhaust, industrial fumes, & tobacco smoke) symptoms: