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The nurse is assessing the lungs of an older adult. Which of these changes are normal in the respiratory system of the older adult?Lungs are less elastic and distensible, which decreases their ability to collapse and recoil.
A 35-year-old recent immigrant is being seen in the clinic for complaints of a cough that is associated with rust-colored sputum, low-grade afternoon fevers, and night sweats for the past 2 months. The nurses preliminary analysis, based on this history, is that this patient may be
suffering from:
Tuberculosis
A 70-year-old patient is being seen in the clinic for severe exacerbation of his heart failure. Which of these findings is the nurse most likely to observe in this patient? 1 / 4
2 Shortness of breath, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and ankle edema
A person with Heart failure often exhibits increased respiratory rate, shortness of breath on exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, nocturia, ankle edema, and pallor in light-skinned individuals.
A patient comes to the clinic complaining of a cough that is worse at night but not as bad during the day. The nurse recognizes that this cough
may indicate:
Postnasal drip or sinusitis.
During a morning assessment, the nurse notices that the patients sputum is frothy and pink. Which condition could this finding indicate?Pulmonary edema
During auscultation of breath sounds, the nurse should correctly use the stethoscope in which of the following ways?Listening to at least one full respiration in each location 2 / 4
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A patient has been admitted to the emergency department with a possible medical diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The nurse expects to see which assessment findings related to this condition?Chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration and dyspnea
During palpation of the anterior chest wall, the nurse notices a coarse, crackling sensation over the skin Crepitus
The nurse is auscultating the lungs of a patient who had been sleeping and notices short, popping, crackling sounds that stop after a few
breaths. The nurse recognizes that these breath sounds are:
Atelectatic crackles that do not have a pathologic cause.
A patient has been admitted to the emergency department for a suspected drug overdose. His respirations are shallow, with an irregular pattern, with a rate of 12 respirations per minute. The nurse interprets this respiration pattern as which of the following?Hypoventilation 3 / 4
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Hypoventilation is characterized irregular, shallow pattern, and can be caused by an overdose of narcotics or anesthetics
Bradypnea is slow breathing, with a rate less than 10 respirations per minute.
A patient with pleuritis has been admitted to the hospital and complains of pain with breathing. What other key assessment finding would the nurse expect to find upon auscultation?Friction rub
Normal respiratory sounds during a respiratory assessment?-Voice sounds are faint, muffled, and almost inaudible when the patient whispers one, two, three in a very soft voice.-When the patient speaks in a normal voice, the examiner can hear a sound but cannot exactly distinguish what is being said.-As the patient says a long ee-ee-ee sound, the examiner also hears a long ee-ee-ee sound.
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