(c) hypomagnesemia.
(d) hypocalcemia.- A patient is diagnosed with Bell’s palsy and has signs of unilateral facial
paralysis and is unable to close his right eye. What eye care is required?
(a) The patient will need to instill artificial teardrops and use an eye patch.
(b) None, since the symptoms will go away in a few weeks.
(c) Increase fluid intake to prevent dryness of the eye.
(d) Wear sunglasses. - Upon hearing that he has acute pericarditis, the patient asks how he could
have contracted the disease. The best response is:
(a) The upper respiratory viral infection that you experienced a couple of
weeks ago could have led to acute pericarditis.
(b) It is a genetic condition that you received from your father.
(c) It is a genetic condition that you received from your mother.
(d) It is the weakening of the left side of your heart. - Bob presents with emphysema. He has difficulty breathing and has a barrel
chest. He asks why increasing oxygen therapy doesn’t relieve his difficulty
breathing. You respond by saying:
(a) You must lie on your right side for oxygen therapy to work properly.
(b) Your barrel chest has decreased, causing your lungs to overly expand.
(c) You must take deeper breaths when receiving oxygen therapy.
(d) Your difficulty in breathing is due to air trapped in your lungs, reduc-
ing the lungs’ ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. Increasing
oxygen does not resolve the trapped air. - Mary asks how the pulmonary function test ordered by her physician is per-
formed. You respond by saying:
(a) You breathe into a spirometer to measure your lung capacity.
(b) You breathe through a mouthpiece into a spirometer until all air in
your lungs is expelled; then you take a deep breath through the mouth-
piece. This is done three times and a computer calculates the capacity
of your lungs.
(c) A computer is used to measure your volume and vital capacity.
(d) A tube is inserted into your lungs while you’re asleep to expand your
lungs to their full capacity.
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