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NUR 314 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
VERSION THIS YEAR
tachypnea is __________ vs hyperventilation which is _____
shallow, deep
Cheyna-Stokes
regular irregular rhythm that cycles from deep and fast to shallow and slow
cheyne stokes are
normal in children and older adults, renal failure, drug overdose
Biot respirations
irregular respirations varying in depth and interrupted by intervals of apnea that lacks repetitive
pattern
agonal respirations
Slow, shallow, irregular respirations or occasional gasping breaths; sometimes seen in dying
patients.
Abnormal chest shapes
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pectus excavatum, barrel chest, pectus carinatum
pectus excavatum (funnel chest)
depression of the sternum
most common congenital deformity of ant. wall of chest; several ribs & sternum grow
abnormally; caved-in appearance
pectus carinatum
pigeon chest
barrel chest
a condition characterized by increased anterior-posterior chest diameter
asthma
A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing,
and wheezing.
atelectasis
collapsed lung
emphysema
A serious disease that destroys lung tissue and causes breathing difficulties.
bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchi
pneumonia
Bacterial infection of the lungs
pleural effusion
accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
pneumothorax
air in the pleural cavity
diagnostic test for pneumonia
sputum culture
diagnose atelectasis and bronchitis by
chest x ray
organs within the right upper quadrant
liver, gallbladder, duodenum, head of pancreas, right kidney and adrenal gland, ascending/part
of transverse colon
organs within the right lower quadrant
appendix, cecum, right ovary, right ureter, right spermatic cord
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organs within the left upper quadrant
stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, pancreas, left kidney and adrenal gland, part of
transverse/descending colon
organs within the left lower quadrant
part of descneding colon, sigmoid colon, left ovary and tube, left ureter, spermatic cord
Name the 9 regions of the abdomen
right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right
iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
the stomach is the site for ___________ and __________ digestion
chemical, mechanical
Most chemical digestion occurs in the
duodenum
the large intestine helps in synthesizing these two things
b12 and potassium
the kidneys control bp through ______ and RBC production through ______________; they
also remove __________ through filtration
renin, erythropoeitin; waste
NUR 314 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
VERSION THIS YEAR
tachypnea is __________ vs hyperventilation which is _____
shallow, deep
Cheyna-Stokes
regular irregular rhythm that cycles from deep and fast to shallow and slow
cheyne stokes are
normal in children and older adults, renal failure, drug overdose
Biot respirations
irregular respirations varying in depth and interrupted by intervals of apnea that lacks repetitive
pattern
agonal respirations
Slow, shallow, irregular respirations or occasional gasping breaths; sometimes seen in dying
patients.
Abnormal chest shapes
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pectus excavatum, barrel chest, pectus carinatum
pectus excavatum (funnel chest)
depression of the sternum
most common congenital deformity of ant. wall of chest; several ribs & sternum grow
abnormally; caved-in appearance
pectus carinatum
pigeon chest
barrel chest
a condition characterized by increased anterior-posterior chest diameter
asthma
A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing,
and wheezing.
atelectasis
collapsed lung
emphysema
A serious disease that destroys lung tissue and causes breathing difficulties.
bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchi
pneumonia
Bacterial infection of the lungs
pleural effusion
accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
pneumothorax
air in the pleural cavity
diagnostic test for pneumonia
sputum culture
diagnose atelectasis and bronchitis by
chest x ray
organs within the right upper quadrant
liver, gallbladder, duodenum, head of pancreas, right kidney and adrenal gland, ascending/part
of transverse colon
organs within the right lower quadrant
appendix, cecum, right ovary, right ureter, right spermatic cord
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organs within the left upper quadrant
stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, pancreas, left kidney and adrenal gland, part of
transverse/descending colon
organs within the left lower quadrant
part of descneding colon, sigmoid colon, left ovary and tube, left ureter, spermatic cord
Name the 9 regions of the abdomen
right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right
iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
the stomach is the site for ___________ and __________ digestion
chemical, mechanical
Most chemical digestion occurs in the
duodenum
the large intestine helps in synthesizing these two things
b12 and potassium
the kidneys control bp through ______ and RBC production through ______________; they
also remove __________ through filtration
renin, erythropoeitin; waste
