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Np Test Prep: Respiratory Exam Questions With Complete Solutions!!

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12 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

EvaTee

A 57 yo female with an exacerbation of COPD is intubated and initially placed on the following ventilator settings: TV 750/SIMV 18/FiO2 60%/PEEP 5. The following morning her ABG results are as follows: pH 7.45/CO2 38/PaO2 88/HCO3 35. Which of the following actions by the AGACNP would be most appropriate? A. increase the FiO2 B. Increase the PEEP C. Decrease the rate of ventilation D. Add a nebulized bronchodilator - ANS C. Decrease the rate of the ventilator (Fitzgerald Review, 20...

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7 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

DocLaura

NP Respiratory Exam Questions With New Update Solutions The gold standard for diagnosing pneumonia on chest X-ray is the presence of: - Answer- infiltrates The finding of infiltrates on chest X-ray, in conjunction with clinical findings of fever, chest pain, dyspnea, and sputum production on clinical exam, should direct the examiner to consider pneumonia as the diagnosis A 75-year-old female with emphysema who has been treated with inhaled steroids for many years should - Answer- should...

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9 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

ScholarExams

An elderly male patient is complaining of shortness of breath on minimal exertion. He has a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hypertension. Respirations are 28 breaths/minute. Upon auscultation, lung and heart sounds are diminished. Which of the following will the nurse practitioner avoid when treating this patient? A. Anticholinergics B. Short-acting beta agonists C. Influenza vaccination D. Pneumococcal vaccination - ANS Solution: B Short-acting beta...

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10 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

DocLaura

NP Respiratory EXAM 2024,..

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14 pages

Written in 2023/2024

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NP Respiratory questions and answers ...

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11 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

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