What might cause ventilation to be impaired?
What will be an ideal response?
Ventilation is impaired if the nerve supply to the respiratory muscles is damaged by disease or if the respiratory muscles undergo atrophy and degeneration. Ventilation is also impaired if the thoracic cage is immobile.
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A) "The medication may cause diabetes." B) "The medication will cause liver necrosis." C) "The medication may cause kidney damage." D) "The medication will cause pancreatitis."
The nurse knows that a serum osmolality of 378 mOsm/kg indicates a patient who is
a. overhydrated. c. dehydrated. b. normal. d. hypokalemic.
The safe-dosage range for acetaminophen (Tylenol) is 650–3,250 mg per day. The client is taking 650 mg as needed for pain every four hours. What is the maximum number of dosages per day the client can take safely?
1. 3 doses 2. 5 doses 3. 6 doses 4. 2 doses
A nurse is reviewing a mashup that depicts a blueprint of the rooms on the unit along with an overlay of data about infections on the unit. The nurse identifies this type of mashup as which of the following?
A) Mapping B) Video C) News D) Shopping