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NUR 209 Unit 4 Exam with correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




answers
air embolism - correct answer✔✔a large bunch of air travels in the venous system, comes into
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the right atrium, through the right ventricle, and the large bubble of air goes toward the
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pulmonary artery and blocks it so that no blood can travel to the lungs for oxygenation |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




place patient in trendenlenburg on their left side with head lowered so air goes to the apex and
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right ventricle - correct answer✔✔treatment for air embolism
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adventitious - correct answer✔✔abnormal breath sound heard over the lungs |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




alveoli - correct answer✔✔small air sacs at the end of the terminal bronchioles that are the
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site of gas exchange|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




angina - correct answer✔✔a temporary imbalance between the amount of oxygen needed by
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the heart and the amount delivered to the heart muscles
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atelactasis - correct answer✔✔incomplete expansion of the lung |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




atria - correct answer✔✔upper chambers of the heart
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bradypnea - correct answer✔✔slow breathing |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




bronchial - correct answer✔✔those heard over the larynx and trachea are high-pitched, harsh
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"blowing" sounds, with sound on expiration being longer than inspiration
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, bronchodilator - correct answer✔✔a medication that relaxes and expands the bronchial |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




passages into the lungs |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Bronchovesicular - correct answer✔✔the normal breath sound heard over major bronchi, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




characterized by moderate pitch and an equal duration of inspiration and expiration |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




crackles - correct answer✔✔fine, crackling sounds made as air moves through wet secretions
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in the lungs
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diffusion - correct answer✔✔tendency of solutes to move freely throughout a solvent from an
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area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until equilibrium is established
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dyspnea - correct answer✔✔difficult or labored breathing |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




endotracheal tube - correct answer✔✔polyvinyl-chloride airway that is inserted through the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




nose or the mouth into the trachea, using a laryngoscope as a guide. cuffed is most common to
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prevent air leackage. can't speak. short term |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Hyperventilation - correct answer✔✔condition in which there is more than the normal amount |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




of air entering and leaving the lungs
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hypoxemia - correct answer✔✔deficient amount of oxygen in the blood |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




hypoxia - correct answer✔✔inadequate amount of oxygen available to the cells
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ischemia - correct answer✔✔deficiency of blood in a particular area |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




nasal cannula - correct answer✔✔disposable, plastic device that delivers oxygen via two
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protruding prongs for insertion into the nostrils. most common. 1-6 L/min; 10 or 15 L/min |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

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