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The nurse is taking the health history of a patient
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being treated for Emphysema and Chronic ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
note which assessment finding? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
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2. A narrowed chest cavity
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3. Clubbed fingers
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4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - correct
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answers ✔✔1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
(FVC)
,Forced Vital Capacity is the volume of air exhaled ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
from full inhalation to full exhalation. A patient with
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COPD would have a decrease in FVC. Incorrect. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
2. A narrowed chest cavity
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A patient with COPD often presents with a 'barrel
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chest,' which is seen as a widened chest cavity. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Incorrect.
3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT
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Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
decrease in oxygen levels. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
4. An increased risk of cardiac failure
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Although a patient with these conditions would ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
indeed be at an increased risk for cardiac failure, this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
is a potential complication and not an assessment
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finding. Incorrect. ||\\||\\
,The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old
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patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After
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being told the patient is complaining of epigastric ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
pain, the nurse expects to note which assessment ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
finding?
1. Melena ||\\||\\
2. Nausea ||\\||\\
3. Hernia ||\\||\\
4. Hyperthermia - correct answers ✔✔1. Melena -
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CORRECT
Melena is the finding that there are traces of blood in ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the stool which presents as black, tarry feces. This is
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a common manifestation of Duodenal Ulcers, since
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the Duodenum is further down the gastric anatomy.
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2. Nausea ||\\||\\
, Nausea may be present, but is a generalized ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
symptom and by itself doesn't indicate a Duodenal ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Ulcer. Incorrect. ||\\||\\
3. Hernia ||\\||\\
A Hernia is a protrusion of a segment of the abdomen
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through another abdominal structure. It is not
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associated with an Ulcer and is a condition, not an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
assessment finding. Incorrect. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
4. Hyperthermia ||\\||\\
Hyperthermia, a high temperature, is not an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
assessment finding of a Duodenal Ulcer. Incorrect ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient
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with severe Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Which ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
of these statements by the patient indicates a need
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for more teaching? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
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BrilliantNurse.com exam with correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
answers
The nurse is taking the health history of a patient
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being treated for Emphysema and Chronic ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
note which assessment finding? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)
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2. A narrowed chest cavity
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3. Clubbed fingers
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4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - correct
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answers ✔✔1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
(FVC)
,Forced Vital Capacity is the volume of air exhaled ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
from full inhalation to full exhalation. A patient with
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
COPD would have a decrease in FVC. Incorrect. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
2. A narrowed chest cavity
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A patient with COPD often presents with a 'barrel
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chest,' which is seen as a widened chest cavity. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Incorrect.
3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT
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Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
decrease in oxygen levels. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
4. An increased risk of cardiac failure
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Although a patient with these conditions would ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
indeed be at an increased risk for cardiac failure, this ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
is a potential complication and not an assessment
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
finding. Incorrect. ||\\||\\
,The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
being told the patient is complaining of epigastric ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
pain, the nurse expects to note which assessment ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
finding?
1. Melena ||\\||\\
2. Nausea ||\\||\\
3. Hernia ||\\||\\
4. Hyperthermia - correct answers ✔✔1. Melena -
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CORRECT
Melena is the finding that there are traces of blood in ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the stool which presents as black, tarry feces. This is
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
a common manifestation of Duodenal Ulcers, since
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
the Duodenum is further down the gastric anatomy.
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2. Nausea ||\\||\\
, Nausea may be present, but is a generalized ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
symptom and by itself doesn't indicate a Duodenal ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Ulcer. Incorrect. ||\\||\\
3. Hernia ||\\||\\
A Hernia is a protrusion of a segment of the abdomen
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
through another abdominal structure. It is not
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
associated with an Ulcer and is a condition, not an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
assessment finding. Incorrect. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
4. Hyperthermia ||\\||\\
Hyperthermia, a high temperature, is not an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
assessment finding of a Duodenal Ulcer. Incorrect ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
with severe Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Which ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
of these statements by the patient indicates a need
||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
for more teaching? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
