Your patient is a 68-year-old male complaining of difficulty breathing for two days. He is sitting up, conscious, alert, and oriented and appears to be in mild respiratory distress. Physical examination reveals cool, dry, pink skin; he is thin with well-defined accessory muscles, and you note diffuse wheezing to all lung fields. HR = 102, BP = 136/96, RR = 20, SaO2 = 92%. The patient gives a 20-pack-a-year history of smoking. These findings are most typical of:
A) emphysema.
B) asthma.
C) chronic bronchitis.
D) congestive heart failure.
A
Health Professions
You might also like to view...
Code for the transcervical catheterization of fallopian tube, radiological supervision and interpretation
A) 74740 B) 74742 C) 74775 D) 74710
Health Professions
Unfortunately, ____ is almost always reduced when wearing structural gloves.
A. dexterity B. thermal protection C. flame protection D. visibility
Health Professions
Muscle artifact can be minimized by monitoring the patient in Lead
A) aVR. B) I. C) II. D) V1 or MCL1.
Health Professions
The type of movement shown by the letter A is ____.
A. adduction
B. abduction
C. internal rotation
D. external rotation
E. left lateral flexion
Health Professions