The nursing instructor is talking with senior nursing students about diagnostic procedures used in respiratory diseases
The instructor discusses thoracentesis, defining it as a procedure performed for diagnostic purposes or to aspirate accumulated excess fluid or air from the pleural space. What would the instructor tell the students purulent fluid indicates? A) Cancer
B) Infection
C) Inflammation
D) Heart failure
B
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Purulent fluid is the recommended diagnosis for infection. Serous fluid may be associated with cancer, inflammatory conditions, or heart failure.
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A patient is complaining of being unable to get to sleep. There is a PRN order for temazepam. What should the nurse do? Select all that apply
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A patient who stops taking an ACE inhibitor because of its side effects will begin taking an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medication. Which side effect of ACE inhibitors will not occur with an ARB medication?
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