Nurs 211 Exam 5 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Nurs 211 Exam 5 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Define gas exchange - Process by which oxygen is transported to cells and carbon dioxide is transported from cells Dyspnea - shortness of breath Orthopnea - difficulty breathing when lying down Nocturnal dyspnea - difficulty breathing at night Ischemia - lack of blood supply to organ or part of body especially heart muscles Hypoxia- - not enough o2 in the blood Anoxia- - absence of 02 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Diffusion- - spreading of blood throughout the body ( o2 moving from areas of high to low concentrations) Process of gas exchange - Medulla- Nose- Trachea- Bronchi- Alveoli- bronchi- trachea- nose Assessment for gas exchange - Health history Examination 1.Vital signs 2.Inspection ( breath effort, skin r, cap refill) 3.Auscultate lungs Identify the lungs and thorax - Crackles - right & left bases ( bronchovesicular) brief crackles / popping sounds Ronchi- - trachea & bronchi( bronchial) low wheezing heard during inspiration & expiration clears w/ cough 3 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Wheezing- - all lung fields- high pitched whistling sounds both with inspiration & expiration Stridor- - Tracheal- high pitched continuous wheeze Pleural rub- - thorax- low pitched creaking not cleared w/cough Nursing interventions - Cough & deep breath Incentive spirometer Smoking cessation Immunization Infection control Steps of incentive spirometer - Exhale normal