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HESI Med Surg 1 Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers)
- thoracentesis?: the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain
fluid from the pleural cavity
- What should the nurse expect for a client who has unstable Angina who had
a cardiac catheter?: Thorocentesis
4. Metabolic Acidosis Respirations: Kussmaul respirations
5. Kussmaul breathing: gasping, labored breathing, also called air hunger
A sign of acidosis
1. *Thoracentesis. What position would you place them in?: Sea
leaning over table
Rationale: To increase lung expansion 1 / 3
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6. *Wheezing (expiratory): Wheezing is a short, high pitched sound made on
expiratory
7. *Abnormal Breathe sounds: used to describe bronchial or bronchovesicular
sounds heard in the peripheral lung fields.
8. *Adventitous sounds?: extra and abnormal breath sounds.
9. *Bronchoscopy nurse priority and aftercare?: Keep pt NPO until gag reflux
returns.
10. bronchoscopy?: A visual examination of the bronchi
11. Bronchoscopy procedure: Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows your doc-
tor to look at your airway through a thin viewing instrument called a bronchoscope.
During a bronchoscopy , your doctor will examine your throat, larynx , trachea , and lower airways. Can get a specifimen collection, do biopsy, suction mucous plugs and 2 / 3
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remove foreign objects.
- What to report with a Bronchoscopy?: monitor for: bloody sputum.
complications include: bronchospasm or bronchial perforation. (facial or neck crepi- tus, dysrhythmias, hemorrhage, hypoxemia, and pneumothorax)
(Saunders N-CLEX Review)
13. What test do you use to verify pulmonary embolus?: CT
14. Normal Arterial Blood Gases: pH 7.35-7.45,
PaO2 80-100mm Hg, SaO2 >95%, PaCO2 32-48 mm Hg, HCO3- 22-26 mEq/L
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