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-atrial fibrillation is caused
when electrical impulses
start outside of the SA
node
stroke volume
smoke inhalation
nasal cannula
crackles in the lungs
-left sided heart failure
causes the blood to back
up into the pulmonary
circulation, causing crackles
in the lungs
-SA node what is the correct sequence of transmission of
-AV node electrical impulses of the heart?
-Bundle of His
-right and left bundle
branches
-Purkinje fibers
, A nurse is assessing a client for COPD. The nurse should
identify that which of the following is an expected
finding?
clubbing of the fingers
-this is expected for COPD -jugular vein distension
-clubbing of the fingers
-heart murmur
-paradoxical breathing
fluid overload what does jugular vein distension usually suggest?
aortic stenosis what does heart murmur usually suggest?
fractured ribs or some kind what does paradoxical breathing usually suggest?
of chest trauma
hyperventilation in an what might be seen as a manifestation of diabetic
attempt to blow off extra ketoacidosis in a patient?
CO2
benzodiazepines, opiates, what kinds of medications can suppress ventilation and
barbiturates lead to hypoxia?
what is a common manifestation of right-sided heart
peripheral edema
failure?
cardiac output = heart rate how is cardiac output calculated?
x stroke volume
measurement of the what is cardiac output?
volume of blood pumped
by the left ventricle in one
minute
-use the incentive
spirometer every hour
while awake
how long should the breath be held during incentive
3-5 seconds
spirometry?
do you inhale or exhale into the mouthpiece of the
inhale
incentive spirometer?
how many times should the incentive spirometer be
10 times every session
used every session?