MODULE 12: ALTERATIONS OF PULMONARY FUNCTION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022

Chronic bronchitis - ANS-A nurse is caring for a patient who smokes and has a chronic cough. What does the nurse suspect? coughing up blood. - ANS-A patient has hemoptysis. What did the nurse observe? The patient is: Eupnea - ANS-A patient's breathing pattern is 12 breaths a minute that are effortless and rhythmic. What term should the nurse use to document this finding? Hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis Feedback: Hypocapnia from hyperventilation results in a respiratory alkalosis that also can interfere with tissue function. - ANS-A patient is hyperventilating. While checking the laboratory results, which findings will the nurse find? inadequate ventilation of well-perfused areas of the lung. Feedback: Hypoxemia can be caused by inadequate ventilation of well-perfused areas of the lung (low V/Q). - ANS-A primary care provider states that the patient has a low V/Q ratio. What does the nurse interpret this to mean? The patient has: pH is 7.21 Feedback: Respiratory failure is defined as inadequate gas exchange such that PaO2 2 = 50 mm Hg with pH. - ANS-A patient has acute respiratory failure. Which laboratory result will the nurse observe? Monitoring the chest tube Feedback: Pneumothorax is treated with insertion of a chest tube that is attached to a water-seal drainage system with suction. - ANS-A patient has a pneumothorax. Which action by the nurse is most important for this patient?