What assessment finding would you expect to find as a result of increased residual volume in a client who has extensive, long-term chronic airflow limitation?
A. Copious amounts of thick sputum
B. Clubbed fingers
C. Hypercarbia
D. Barrel chest
D
The increased residual volume increases the anteroposterior diameter of the chest so that the cross-sectional shape is round (like a barrel) instead of the normal oval shape, with the lateral diameter greater than the anteroposterior diameter.
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A) left arm. B) jaw. C) neck. D) All of the above are correct.
Your patient is concerned about his inability to speak clearly due to an infection in the upper respiratory system. Which structure serves as the patient's resonating chamber in speech?
A) Trachea B) Pharynx C) Paranasal sinuses D) Larynx
What effect would an infusion of 200 mL of albumin have on a healthy client's plasma osmotic and hydrostatic pressures?
A. Increased osmotic pressure, increased hydrostatic pressure B. Increased osmotic pressure, decreased hydrostatic pressure C. Decreased osmotic pressure, increased hydrostatic pressure D. Decreased osmotic pressure, increased hydrostatic pressure
A patient who takes haloperidol (Haldol) 10 mg/day orally developed restlessness, agitation, and an inability to sit still
The nurse then administered a PRN dose of haloperidol 5 mg intramuscularly. One hour later the patient's symptoms were worse. What is the most likely explanation? a. The PRN medication has not yet taken effect. b. The patient needs an additional PRN dose of haloperidol to control the rising agitation. c. The patient was experiencing akathisia, which worsened after receiving the PRN medication. d. The nurse should consider an adjunctive dose of an antianxiety drug such as lorazepam (Ativan).