The nurse explains to a family how the asthma attack progresses by using a progressive list of pathologic events (place the options in the correct sequence):
1.
2. Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
3. Production of mucous plug
4. Hypoxemia with compensatory hyperventilation
5. Triggering of inflammatory process
5, 1, 3, 2, 4
After the allergen has triggered the inflammatory response, bronchoconstriction occurs, which leads to the formation of mucous plugs in the bronchioles that block O2 from entering the alveoli, causing a ventilation-perfusion mismatch and resulting in hypoxemia and hy-perventilation.
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a. Hypoglycemia b. Flatulence c. Elevated iron levels in the blood d. Fluid retention e. Diarrhea
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A) Severe pain B) Somatic pain C) Visceral pain D) Mild pain
Which pain characteristic is usually indicative of cardiac pathology?
a. Fleeting c. Diffuse b. Moving d. Localized
Which option is a detailed graph of multiple tasks needing completion for a multitask project and that offers a diagram of projects needing completion before others can be started?
a. Decision tree c. PERT chart b. Gantt chart d. Venn diagram