The medical assistant should instruct the patient not to use a nebulizer or bronchodilator for six hours before spirometry testing.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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You have sealed the open chest wound of a 40-year-old male who was stabbed in the anterior chest. Your reassessment reveals that he is experiencing increasing respiratory distress and tachycardia, and is developing cyanosis. You should:
A. begin ventilatory assistance. B. partially remove the dressing. C. begin rapid transport at once. D. call for a paramedic ambulance.
The revised food guide pyramid for older persons includes eight glasses of water daily and four or more servings of bread, fortified cereal, and rice and pasta.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
As hygroscopic aerosol particles enter the respiratory tract, what do they tend to do?
a. Decrease in size because of the absorption of molecular water. b. Increase in size because of the absorption of molecular water. c. Increase in size because of the evaporation of molecular water. d. Decrease in size because of the evapora-tion of molecular water.
Which pathologic condition involves a collapse of part or the entire lung?
a. atelectasis b. pleural effusions c. hemothorax d. hydrothorax