A patient in the ICU with acute respiratory failure demonstrates dyspnea, headache, tachypnea, and tachycardia
Which of these symptoms distinguishes this patient's condition as acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, as opposed to acute hypoxemic respiratory failure?
A) Dyspnea
B) Headache
C) Tachycardia
D) Tachypnea
B
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a. Obtain an informed consent prior to the procedure. b. Ask whether the patient has an allergy to shellfish. c. Check laboratory results for serum BUN and creatinine. d. Encourage increased fluid intake prior to the procedure. e. Determine whether the patient has had a barium enema in the past 4 days.
The nurse concludes that a patient's meningitis is improving when the patient can perform which of the following activities?
a. Maintain a side-lying position in bed. b. Sit up and drink water. c. Touch the chin to the chest. d. Dorsiflex both feet.
A man with severe mental illness has difficulty with boredom, feels that attending the day program does not challenge him, and wishes to earn money. Which of the following options would be most appropriate for addressing these issues?
a. Involve him in volunteer work at the consumer-run clubhouse program at the mental health center. b. Help the patient apply for services at the state's Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. c. Rapidly pace him in a competitive job of his choosing, accompanied by a coach on the job site. d. First involve the patient in prevocational training, then in employment in a sheltered workshop.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.