A patient presents to the CCU with shortness of breath on exertion. Which diagnostic study would be best for ruling out pneumonia or COPD as the cause of the patient's symptoms?
A) Echocardiography
B) Radionuclide ventriculography
C) Pulse oximetry
D) Chest radiography
D
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______________ is characterized by periods of unexplained irritability and crying in a healthy, well-fed infant
ANS:
During the assessment of a client's respiratory system, the nurse determines that the client's expiration phase is the same length as the inspiration phase. The client's respiratory rate is 14 per minute
The nurse would document this finding as: 1. obstructive breathing. 2. bradypnea. 3. respiratory distress. 4. normal.
On inspecting a newborn's abdomen, which finding would you note as abnormal?
A) Abdomen slightly protuberant (rounded) B) Liver palpable 2 cm under the right costal margin C) Bowel sounds present at two to three per minute D) Clear drainage at the base of the umbilical cord
A nurse is required to apply antiembolism stockings to a client who has had surgery. What specific observations need to be completed when the nurse removes the stockings?
1 . Signs of redness 2 . Signs of pitting edema 3 . Signs of skin discoloration 4 . Signs of drainage A) 1, 2, 3 B) 1, 2, 4 C) 1, 3, 4 D) 2, 3, 4