Lungs Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Know that the normal urinary output for an adult is o 30mL/hour unless kidney disease is present 2. Identify how to position a patient for a thoracentesis. o DR K.: On side table, have patient lean forward in semi fowler sitting, trying to get fluid out of peril cavity of lungs, sitting up so fluid can drain down which is part of the pretest, intratest is emotional support by keeping them still o Ours: Position a patient sitting forward, leaning over the table to draw fluid out from the b...

CNA CH 8 - Food & Fluids Advanced Practice Questions Rated A+ 2024. Aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER inhaling food or liquids into lungs (via trachea) instead of stomach (via esophagus). Most serious health risk from dysphagia (swallowing problems). Residents who aspirate may develop pneumonia, have difficulty breathing, or choke. Cold foods - CORRECT ANSWER 40 degrees or colder Hot foods - CORRECT ANSWER 150 degrees or warmer Food - CORRECT ANSWER Most elderly use less energy/calories bu...

Shock - define physiological process Progressively diminishing tissue perfusion resulting in oxygen deprivation at the cellular level, resulting in organ failure Shock - signs & symptoms extreme fatigue, anxiety, diminished responsiveness, pupil dilation, pale skin (poor perfusion), cool clammy skin, tachypnea, fetal distress (FHTs), tachycardia (progressing to bradycardia when severe), dropping BP Shock - treatment 1. Call for help 2. Ck for open airway and adjust prn 3. Give...

When would do not start CPR 1. Rigor mortis 2. decapitation of the head 3. DNR How to treat hypotension Lay them down supine and elevate the legs, call for ALS, rapid transport Signs and symptoms of a cardiac dysrhythmia Dyspnea, SVT (heart rate above 150), irregular heartbeat and atrial fibrillation, too slow 15-20 minutes no pulse/CPR start CPR and call medical directors to see when to terminate How can EMS reduce cardiovascular deaths? Encouraging healthy li...

A nontoxic afebrile 4 week old child appears with diffuse crackles and conjunctivitis and a prominent cough. On WBC there is prominent eosinophilia. Most likely etiological agent? - Answer- Chlamydia pneumoniae (atypical pneumonia) When do we use finesteride? - Answer- Only if PSA is above 1.5ng/mL and when there is evidence of BPH Recommended treatment for a mallet fracture? - Answer- splinting in extension Appropriate drugs to manage bipolarism - Answer- Lithium, valproate, lamotrigin...

• ARDS is an unexpected, catastrophic pulmonary complication occurring in a person with no previous pulmonary problems. The mortality rate is high (50%) • In ARDS, a common laboratory finding is lowered PO2. However, these clients are not very responsive to high concentrations of oxygen. • Think about the physiology of the lungs by remembering PEEP: Positive End Expiratory Pressure is the instillation and maintenance of small amounts of air into the alveolar sacs to prevent them from...

Portage Learning A&P 1 - Module 2 Question and answers already passed 2023Gross Anatomy Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye Gross Anatomy of the Lungs The right lung has three lobes while the left lung has two lobes. The both lungs have oblique fissures. The right lung also has a horizontal fissure separating the superior and middle lobes hilum the root where the pulmonary blood vessels and veins enter the lung. This is also where the trachea turns into the ...

CCTC NUR 210 UNIT 3 GU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 Functions of the Kidney: •Urine formation •Excretion of waste products •Regulation of electrolytes and acid-base balance •Control of water balance and BP •Renal clearance •Regulation of RBC production •Synthesis of vitamin D to active form •Secretion of prostaglandins nephron- located within the renal parenchyma. They are a structural and functional unit of the kidney responsible for urine formation glomeru...

Test Bank For Health Assessment for Nursing Practice 7th Edition By Susan Fickertt Wilson; Jean Foret Giddens 1195, X , 3196, 7 1. Introduction to health assessment 2. Obtaining a health history 3. Techniques and equipment for physical assessment 4. General inspection and measurement of vital signs 5. Culture competence 6. Pain assessment 7. Mental health assessment 8. Nutritional assessment 9. Skin, hair, and nails 10. Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat 11. Lung...

Aspiration -Definition -Radiographic Appearance -Exposure Adjustment correct answers Inhalation of some foreign material into airway Radiodense or radiopaque outline Soft-tissue technique for upper airway/Lateral upper airway, expiration and inspiration PA images Atelectasis -Definition -Radiographic Appearance -Exposure Adjustment correct answers Collapse of all or part of the lung Local increase in density, plate-like streaks; mediastinal shift with severe cases Increase techniqu...