What is the most important intervention for the client with ARDS?
A. Antibiotic therapy
B. Bronchodilators
C. Oxygen therapy
D. Diuretic therapy
C
Although the client with ARDS may not respond to oxygen therapy to the same degree as clients who have other types of respiratory problems, oxygen is still the most important intervention. Without oxygen therapy, the client with ARDS will always die of respiratory failure.
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1. A weak heart. 2. Poor cardiac output. 3. Hypertension. 4. Patent ductus arteriosus.
As a component of a multidrug regimen for tuberculosis, a patient is taking pyrazinamide. The nurse would question this drug in the regimen if the patient has a history of:
1. cirrhosis. 2. migraine headaches. 3. contact lens use. 4. osteoarthritis.
Pain in the chest wall muscles aggravated by breathing is called pleur_____.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.
The nurse correlates which clinical manifestation with the diagnosis of polyhydramnios?
a. Difficulty palpating fetal parts b. Increased fetal movement c. Weight gain of less than estimated by gestational age d. 2 cm increase in fundal height in one week