Exam 3: COPD, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema Questions With Complete Solutions.

True/false: COPD is reversible and tends to happen gradually. - False A patient is presenting with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient has a chronic productive cough with dyspnea on excretion. Arterial blood gases show a low oxygen level and high carbon dioxide level in the blood. On assessment, the patient has cyanosis in the lips and edema in the abdomen and legs. Based on your nursing knowledge and the patient's symptoms, you suspect the patient suffers from what type of COPD? A. Emphysema B. Pneumonia C. Chronic bronchitis D. Pneumothorax - C, Chronic Bronchitis A patient with emphysema may present with all of the following symptoms EXCEPT? A. Barrel chest B. Hyperinflation of the lungs C. Hypoventilation D. Hypercapnia - C, hypoventilation The term" blue bloaters" is used to describe patients with? A. Pulmonary hypertension B. Left-sided heart failure C. Chronic Bronchitis D. Emphysema - C, chronic bronchitisA patient is newly diagnosed with COPD due to chronic bronchitis. You're providing education to the patient about this disease process. Which statement by the patient indicates they understood your teaching about this condition? A. "If I stop smoking, it will cure my condition." B. "Complications from this condition can lead to pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure." C. "I'm at risk for low levels of red blood cells due to hypoxia and may require blood transfusions during acute illnesses." D. "My respiratory system is stimulated to breathe due to high carbon dioxide levels rather than low oxygen levels. - B, complications from this condition can lead to pulmonary hypertension and right-sided failure. An alarm beeps notifying you that one of your patient's oxygen saturation is reading 89%. You arrive to the patient's room, and see the patient comfortably resting in bed watching television. The patient is already on 2 L of oxygen via nasal cannula. The patient is admitted for COPD exacerbation. Your next nursing action would be:* A. Continue to monitor the patient B. Increase the patient's oxygen level to 3 L C. Notify the doctor for further orders D. Turn off the alarm settings - A, continue to monitor the patient