NUR 265 Advanced Concepts of Medical–Surgical Nursing
Exam 2
Question:
What are the S/S of a pneumothorax?
Answer:
SOB Tachy shallow resp asymmetrical raise & fall of chest nagging cough cyanosis trachea slanted air hungry
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Question:
What is a bronchoscopy?
Answer:
Insertion of a tube in the airways to view structures and obtain tissue samples
Question:
What is a pulmonary embolism?
Answer:
blood clot in the lungs
Question:
What are risk factors for PEs?
Answer:
DVT Immobility Estrogen Therapy Surg Obesity HF Stroke smoking
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Question:
What teaching should you do for PE?
Answer:
Prevention is key lifestyle changes decrease weight stop smoking reposition car longer than 2hrs get out & walk
Question:
What would PE benefit from?
Answer:
interprofessional team
Question:
What are PE s/s?
Answer:
JVD SOB Chest pain Hypotension 3 / 4
feeling of impending doom pleural friction rub petechiae
Question:
What will PE ABGs be?
Answer:
Resp alkalosis CO2 will be <35 pH will be >7.45
Question:
What is used to dx a PE?
Answer:
abgs bnp d-dimer xray CT (best)
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