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ATI MED SURG RESPIRATORY LATEST
2024 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED AND DETAILED
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
A nurse is providing teaching to a patient about pulmonary function
tests. Which of the following tests measures the volume of air the
lungs can hold at the end maximum inhalation: Total lung capacity
Vital lung capacity
Functional Residual capacity
Residual volume - ANSWER-1. Total lung capacity
Pulmonary function tests are used to examine the effectiveness of
the lungs and identify lung problems. Total lung capacity measures
the amount of air the lungs can hold after maximum inhalation.
Vital lung capacity - ANSWER-Measures amt of air the client can
exhale after maximum inhalation
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Residual volume - ANSWER-Measures amt of air in lungs after
forced expiration lungs after normal expiration
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A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a patient for a
closed pneumothorax and significant bruising of the left chest
following a MVA. The client reports severe left chest pain on
inspiration. The nurse should assess the patient for which of the
following manifestations of a pneumothorax:
absence of breath sounds
Expiratory wheezing
Inspiratory stridor
Rhonchi - ANSWER-1. Absence of breath sounds
A client who has pneumothorax experiences severely diminished or
absent breath sounds on the affected side.
Expiratory wheezing = asthma attack Inspiratory stridor = loud
crowning like sound,
= airway obstruction
rhonchi:
heard in pts with thick sputum production or obstruction from a
foreign body
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dry, low-pitched
snore like noises
produced in throat
Functional Residual Capacity - ANSWER-Measures amt of air in
A nurse in a clinic is providing teaching for a patient who is to have
a tuberculin skin test. Which of the following information should the
nurse include:
"If the test is positive, it means you have an active case of
tuberculosis."
"If the test is positive, you should have another tuberculin skin test
in 3 weeks."
"You must return to the clinic to have the test read in 2 or 3 days."
"A nurse will use a small lancet to scratch the skin of your forearm
before applying the tuberculin substance." - ANSWER-C. You must
return to the clinic to have the test read in 2 to 3 days.
The client should have the skin test read in 2 to 3 days. An area of
ATI MED SURG RESPIRATORY LATEST
2024 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED AND DETAILED
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
A nurse is providing teaching to a patient about pulmonary function
tests. Which of the following tests measures the volume of air the
lungs can hold at the end maximum inhalation: Total lung capacity
Vital lung capacity
Functional Residual capacity
Residual volume - ANSWER-1. Total lung capacity
Pulmonary function tests are used to examine the effectiveness of
the lungs and identify lung problems. Total lung capacity measures
the amount of air the lungs can hold after maximum inhalation.
Vital lung capacity - ANSWER-Measures amt of air the client can
exhale after maximum inhalation
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Residual volume - ANSWER-Measures amt of air in lungs after
forced expiration lungs after normal expiration
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A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a patient for a
closed pneumothorax and significant bruising of the left chest
following a MVA. The client reports severe left chest pain on
inspiration. The nurse should assess the patient for which of the
following manifestations of a pneumothorax:
absence of breath sounds
Expiratory wheezing
Inspiratory stridor
Rhonchi - ANSWER-1. Absence of breath sounds
A client who has pneumothorax experiences severely diminished or
absent breath sounds on the affected side.
Expiratory wheezing = asthma attack Inspiratory stridor = loud
crowning like sound,
= airway obstruction
rhonchi:
heard in pts with thick sputum production or obstruction from a
foreign body
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dry, low-pitched
snore like noises
produced in throat
Functional Residual Capacity - ANSWER-Measures amt of air in
A nurse in a clinic is providing teaching for a patient who is to have
a tuberculin skin test. Which of the following information should the
nurse include:
"If the test is positive, it means you have an active case of
tuberculosis."
"If the test is positive, you should have another tuberculin skin test
in 3 weeks."
"You must return to the clinic to have the test read in 2 or 3 days."
"A nurse will use a small lancet to scratch the skin of your forearm
before applying the tuberculin substance." - ANSWER-C. You must
return to the clinic to have the test read in 2 to 3 days.
The client should have the skin test read in 2 to 3 days. An area of
