Which of the following clients is at risk for developing a preventable disorder related to prolonged immobility?
A) A middle-aged adult male diagnosed with bronchitis related to chronic smoking
B) A young adult female diagnosed with sarcoidosis requiring corticosteroids to return her to remission
C) A postsurgical client who is refusing to get out of bed and walk and will not wear those "uncomfortable elastic stocking"
D) A sleep apnea client related to a history of smoking who utilizes a C-PAP machine every night at bedtime to maintain airway
Ans: C
Feedback:
A lack of mobility can result in secondary atelectasis (through incomplete lung expansion) and pulmonary embolism (from deep vein thrombosis). This is not the case with the other listed disorders of ventilation and gas exchange.
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