A nurse in the postanesthesia care unit is caring for a 77-year-old male patient after hip replacement surgery. While assessing the patient, the nurse notes crackles, dyspnea, cough, and changes in movement of the chest wall
The nurse would suspect the patient has developed what? A) Pneumonia
B) Atelectasis
C) Bronchitis
D) Emphysema
B
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Patients may present with crackles, dyspnea, fever, cough, hypoxia, and changes in chest wall movement. Treatment may involve clearing the airways, delivering oxygen, and assisting ventilation. In the case of pneumothorax, treatment would also involve insertion of a chest tube to restore the negative pressure to the space between the pleura. These signs and symptoms are not the presentation of pneumonia, bronchitis, or emphysema.
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