SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).Your patient is a 78-year-old woman whose breathing is labored and audible. She is pale but conscious. Her son tells you that she went to the doctor that morning, was diagnosed with pneumonia, and has a prescription for antibiotics, but that a few hours later she appeared to take a turn for the worse.Pneumonia is caused by an infection causing an accumulation of pus in the lungs. This ________ and results in respiratory compromise.
A. prevents the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
B. is caused by bleeding in the chest cavity
C. prevents hypercarbonia from reaching the brachioles
D. is called pulmonary edema
Answer: A
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A) place the patient in a supine position and prepare for transtracheal ventilation. B) administer an induction agent and a paralytic and perform endotracheal intubation. C) administer 0.4 mg of 1:1000 epinephrine SQ and 50 mg diphenhydramine IV. D) administer 2.5 mg albuterol by nebulizer.
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An Order is tracked with a unique identifier (usually a number) and often referred to as an ____________________.
A. order set B. accession C. open order D. Ask at Order Entry (AOE)
Instead of the normal 46 chromosomes, the Down syndrome patient will have ____ chromosomes.
A. 45 B. 47 C. 48 D. 50