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| In order to reduce irritation of the larynx in patients with laryngitis, the treatment of choice usually is |
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| Malignancies in the larynx tend to spread fairly early. The most common site of mestasis is the |
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| The primary/ priority nursing assmeement of a patient following a laryngectomy is |
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| evaluating the patients airway |
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| Following a laryngectomy the patient will breath through a |
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| Following a laryngectomy, which assessment is highest priority? |
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| signs of respiratory obstruction |
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| Nose breathing is important because the mucous membrane lining of the nose is responsible for |
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| warming and moistening inspired air |
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| Martin was hit in the face with a base ball. The nurse is applying ice to his nose and gave him pain medicine. He is pale and swallows frequently. This is related to |
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| It is common for a patient with sleep apnea to awaken in the morning |
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| still tired with a headache |
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| A person with laryngitis may have hoarsness or a complete loss of voice known as |
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| Influenza impacts which population more severly than others? |
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| How is influenza primarily transmitted from one person to another person? |
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| Inhaling an infected persons airborn respiratory secretions after they cough or sneeze |
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| Before administering an influenza vaccine, the nurse should inquire about the patients allergy to |
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| Symptoms of a common cold can include |
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Sneezing, nasal congestion and dryness
Rhinorrhea |
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| In addition to rest, fluids and proer diet, drugs used to treat allergic rhinitis are primarily |
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antihistamines
decongestants |
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| The two potentioal complications of bacterial pharyngitis that need to be assessed for include |
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-rheumatic fever
-acuteglomerulephritis |
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| The presenting symptoms of cancer of the larynx usualy include |
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| Procedure for deviated septum |
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| Procedure for cancer of the larynx |
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| Procedure for chronic sinusisis |
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Viral Pharyngitis of Bacterial?
Positive throat culture |
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Viral or bacterial pharyngitis?
Abrupt onset of symptoms |
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| acute (usually bacterial) |
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Viral or bacterial pharyngitis?
Mild elevation of temperatuer |
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Viral or bacterial pharyngitis?
Gradual onset of symptoms |
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| How is influenza primarily passed from person to person> |
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| Inhaling an infected persons airborne respiratory secretions after they cough or snwwze |
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| Signs of cerebral hypoxia often include |
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| Which diagnostic test would be used to confirm a diagnosis of tuberculosis? |
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| by inhaling droplets cointaing the disease organism |
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| The breathing difficulty in atelectasis is the result of por exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide because |
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| the alveoli are collapsed |
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| The pathophysiology of asthma is due to |
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| constriction and inflammation of the small airways |
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| The main asthma symptom usually is |
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| At a team conference a nurse asks why acute asthma may be treated with a beta-adrenergic agent. THe beta adrenergic agent reduces bronchospasm by |
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| relaxation of smooth muscles lining the bronchi and larger bronchioles |
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| The most frequently used short-acting beta-agonist medication for quick relief during an asthma attack is |
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| If uncorrected, severe persistant bronchospasm (status asthmaticus) could lead to |
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-Respiratory acidosis
-Respiratory failure
-Respiratory arrest |
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| The nurse hears wheezing from the chest of a patient with COPD. These breath sounds are caused by |
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| movement of air through narrowed airways |
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| The symptoms of emphysema include |
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| dyspnea, cough, limited excersize tolerance |
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| The patients symptoms of emphysema are caused by |
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| destruction of the alveolar walls |
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| A patient is treated with IV methylprednisolone (solu-medrol) for emphysema. What is the purpose of corticosteroid treatment in lung disease? |
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| to reduce airway inflammation |
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| What puts patients with COPD at high risk for infection? |
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| stasis of respiratory secretions |
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| What characteristic puts the patient with COPD at high risk for the nursing diagnosis: altered nutrition: less than body requirements |
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| increased work of breathing |
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| In COPD, ankle edema and respiratory problems should make the nurse suspect hypertrophy of the |
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| A patient is unable to exhale efficiently and becomes short of breath. The best intervention is to |
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| teach him pursed lip breathing |
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| Hans had hip replacement surgery 2 days ago. He is acutely anxious, has a feeling of impending doom, is dyspneic, and has pleuritic chest pain. He's hypotensive, sweaty, and tachycardic. His breath sounds reveal crackles in upper R lobe. Symptomatic of |
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| What intervention is the highest priority fir the patient with a pulmonary embolism? |
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| When a patient has a pneumothorax, what assessment finding is reported immediately? |
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| What can be seen on a chest h-xray of a patient with an occupational lung disease |
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| fibrotic changes in the lungs |
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| Restlessness confusin agitation and drowsiness is often an early sign of |
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| acute respiratory failure |
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| In the patient with chronic airway obstruction, the precipitating factor in acute respiratory failure is often |
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| acute respiratory infection |
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| Aminophyline and beta adrenergic bronchodialtors are often used in acute respiratory failure to |
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| dilate the bronchioles and promote ventilation |
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| Leading cause of lung cancer |
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| Oxygen therapy should be used with caution in patients with chronic respiratory conditions because it |
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| may remove the major stimulus to breath |
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| The nurse helps the client to optimize oxygenation by placing the client in what position? |
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| What clinical signs would the nurse expect to see in the patient with TB |
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-Hemoptysis
-Night sweats
-Chronic cough |
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| Tips for preventing atelectasis include |
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-Teach and reinforce the use of incentive spirometer
-encourage deep breathing and oughing |
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| What will assist the patient with order to maintain adequate nutrition? |
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-Providing small frequent meals
-Providing high calorie high protein supplements |
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| COPD is a category of diseases including |
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-Chronic bronchitis
-Emphysema
-Asthma |
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| Pulmonary embolism may start as |
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-DVT
-A-Fib
-valve replacement
-Prolonged imobility |
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| stenosis caused by fibrotic tissue that replaces granulation tissue |
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| prolonged inflammation of bronchi over many years |
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| Specific gravity of urine |
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| T/F: a delyed hypersensitivity response can happen over several hours or days |
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| T/F: Although symptoms can be bothersome there are no potential complications of sinusitis |
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| T/F: Only the frontal and maxillary sinuses are accessible during a physical assessment |
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| The common cold is also known as |
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| The common cold is most often caused by |
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| Pathophysiology of common cold |
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| A virus causes inflammation and edema of the nasal mucous membranes |
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| A common side effect of the drugs used to treat allergic reactions would be |
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| A substance capable of iniating an allergic/ hypersensitivity response is called an |
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| Desensitizing injectons or "allergy shots" are composed of a dilute solution of |
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| In order to help diagnose sinusitis, the dr will wish to view the accessible areas of the sinus drain pathways. He will accomplish this with the use of a |
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| David will be discharged home following sinus surgery. One of the key instructions that the discharge must include is for him to |
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| avoid blowing his nose for 7-10 days |
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| When the nasal cavity is packed following surgery, the patient breathes through his mouth. A measure that decreases dryness of the mucous membranes is |
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| Russ is having nasal packing placed for epistaxis of the posterior section of his nose. To assess that hypoxia is not occurring secondary to the packing, what should be performed on an ongoing basis? |
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| Pharyngitis is a term used to indicate |
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| inflammation of the surface of the pharynx |
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| The antibiotics that are drug of choice for pharyngitis that is bacterial in origin is |
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| It is necessary to obtain a throat culture from a patient with pharyngitis in order to |
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| rule out beta-hemolytic streptococcus |
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| Nasal polyps are grape-like growths of edematous mucous membrane which line the nose or paranasal sinuses and are usually |
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