TheDFnurseDFisDFtakingDFtheDFhealthDFhistoryDFofDFaDFpatientDFbeingDFtreatedDF
forDFEmphysemaDFandDFChronicDFBronchitis.DFAfterDFbeingDFtoldDFtheDFpati
entDFhasDFbeenDFsmokingDFcigarettesDFforDF30DFyears,DFtheDFnurseDFexpectsDFt
oDFnoteDFwhichDFassessmentDFfinding?
1.DFIncreaseDFinDFForcedDFVitalDFCapacityDF(FVC)
2.DFADFnarrowedDFchestDFcavity
3.DFClubbedDFfingersDF
4.DFAnDFincreasedDFriskDFofDFcardiacDFfailureDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔
1.DFIncreaseDFinDFForcedDFVitalDFCapacityDF(FVC)
ForcedDFVitalDFCapacityDFisDFtheDFvolumeDFofDFairDFexhaledDFfromDFfullDFinh
alationDFtoDFfullDFexhalation.DFADFpatientDFwithDFCOPDDFwouldDFhaveDFaDFde
creaseDFinDFFVC.DFIncorrect.
2.DFADFnarrowedDFchestDFcavity
ADFpatientDFwithDFCOPDDFoftenDFpresentsDFwithDFaDF'barrelDFchest,'DFwhichDF
isDFseenDFasDFaDFwidenedDFchestDFcavity.DFIncorrect.
3.DFClubbedDFfingersDF-DFCORRECT
ClubbedDFfingersDFareDFaDFsignDFofDFaDFlong-
term,DForDFchronic,DFdecreaseDFinDFoxygenDFlevels.
,4.DFAnDFincreasedDFriskDFofDFcardiacDFfailure
AlthoughDFaDFpatientDFwithDFtheseDFconditionsDFwouldDFindeedDFbeDFatDFanDFi
ncreasedDFriskDFforDFcardiacDFfailure,DFthisDFisDFaDFpotentialDFcomplicationDFa
ndDFnotDFanDFassessmentDFfinding.DFIncorrect.
TheDFnurseDFisDFtakingDFtheDFhealthDFhistoryDFofDFaDF70-year-
oldDFpatientDFbeingDFtreatedDFforDFaDFDuodenalDFUlcer.DFAfterDFbeingDFtoldDFt
heDFpatientDFisDFcomplainingDFofDFepigastricDFpain,DFtheDFnurseDFexpectsDFtoD
FnoteDFwhichDFassessmentDFfinding?
1.DFMelena
2.DFNausea
3.DFHernia
4.DFHyperthermiaDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 1.DFMelenaDF-DFCORRECT
MelenaDFisDFtheDFfindingDFthatDFthereDFareDFtracesDFofDFbloodDFinDFtheDFstoolDF
whichDFpresentsDFasDFblack,DFtarryDFfeces.DFThisDFisDFaDFcommonDFmanifesta
tionDFofDFDuodenalDFUlcers,DFsinceDFtheDFDuodenumDFisDFfurtherDFdownDFth
eDFgastricDFanatomy.
2.DFNausea
NauseaDFmayDFbeDFpresent,DFbutDFisDFaDFgeneralizedDFsymptomDFandDFbyDFits
elfDFdoesn'tDFindicateDFaDFDuodenalDFUlcer.DFIncorrect.
,3.DFHernia
ADFHerniaDFisDFaDFprotrusionDFofDFaDFsegmentDFofDFtheDFabdomenDFthroughDF
anotherDFabdominalDFstructure.DFItDFisDFnotDFassociatedDFwithDFanDFUlcerDFan
dDFisDFaDFcondition,DFnotDFanDFassessmentDFfinding.DFIncorrect.
4.DFHyperthermia
Hyperthermia,DFaDFhighDFtemperature,DFisDFnotDFanDFassessmentDFfindingDFof
DFaDFDuodenalDFUlcer.DFIncorrect
ADFnurseDFisDFprovidingDFdischargeDFteachingDFforDFaDFpatientDFwithDFsevereD
FGastroesophogealDFRefluxDFDisease.DFWhichDFofDFtheseDFstatementsDFbyDFt
heDFpatientDFindicatesDFaDFneedDFforDFmoreDFteaching?
1.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFlimitDFmyDFmealsDFtoDF2-
3DFperDFdayDFtoDFreduceDFacidDFsecretion."
2.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFmakeDFsureDFtoDFremainDFuprightDFafterDFmealsDFandDFel
evateDFmyDFheadDFwhenDFIDFsleep"
3.DF"IDFwon'tDFbeDFdrinkingDFteaDForDFcoffeeDForDFeatingDFchocolateDFanyDFmo
re."
, 4.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFstartDFtryingDFtoDFloseDFsomeDFweight."DF-
DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 1.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFlimitDFmyDFmealsDFtoDF2-
3DFperDFdayDFtoDFreduceDFacidDFsecretion."
CORRECTDF-
DFLargeDFmealsDFincreaseDFtheDFvolumeDFandDFpressureDFinDFtheDFstomachDFa
ndDFdelayDFgastricDFemptying.DFIt'sDFrecommendedDFinsteadDFtoDFeatDF4-
6DFsmallDFmealsDFaDFday.
2.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFmakeDFsureDFtoDFremainDFuprightDFafterDFmealsDFandDFel
evateDFmyDFheadDFwhenDFIDFsleep"
IncorrectDF-
DFThisDFisDFaDFcorrectDFverbalizationDFofDFhealthDFpromotionDFforDFGERD.
3.DF"IDFwon'tDFbeDFdrinkingDFteaDForDFcoffeeDForDFeatingDFchocolateDFanyDFmo
re."
IncorrectDF-
DFThisDFisDFaDFcorrectDFverbalizationDFofDFhealthDFpromotionDFforDFGERD.
4.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFstartDFtryingDFtoDFloseDFsomeDFweight."
IncorrectDF-
DFThisDFisDFaDFcorrectDFverbalizationDFofDFhealthDFpromotionDFforDFGERD.
TheDFnurseDFinDFtheDFEmergencyDFRoomDFisDFtreatingDFaDFpatientDFsuspected
DFtoDFhaveDFaDFPepticDFUlcer.DFOnDFassessingDFlabDFresults,DFtheDFnurseDFfinds