Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^119 Mediastinal shift and tracheal deviation toward the unaffected side with ten- sion pneumothora ...
(^120) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Monitor respirations for rate, effort, use of accessory muscles, skin color, and br ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^121 Confusion and restlessness due to hypoxemia Irritability due to hypoxemia INTERPRETING TEST R ...
(^122) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Explain to the patient: How to administer oxygen therapy. How to perform turning, c ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^123 TB disease is confirmed when a person has signs and symptoms of tuberculo- sis. The chest x-ray ...
(^124) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified of drug-resistant organisms. Initial treatment times generally range from 6 to 12 mo ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^125 rate into acute respiratory failure. Central nervous system depression (due to trauma or medica ...
(^126) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified elevated carbon dioxide (PaCO 2 ) >50 mmHg without underlying lung disease arter ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^127 NURSING DIAGNOSES Ineffective breathing pattern Ineffective airway clearance Anxiety NURSING ...
(^128) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified it lodges in one of the arteries. Depending on the size of the artery that the embo- ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^129 TREATMENT Treatment is aimed at meeting the body’s oxygen needs, preventing the clot from enlar ...
(^130) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Explain to the patient: To avoid sitting and standing for too long to decrease chan ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^131 Fever over 101°F Headache Muscle aches (myalgia) Watery, nasal discharge Sore throat INTERPRE ...
(^132) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Monitor respiratory status for rate, effort, use of accessory muscles, skin color, ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^133 Chest X-ray WHY IS IT DONE? Used to detect the size and position of the heart and structural ab ...
(^134) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified WHAT TO DO? Before the procedure: Verify that the patient is not allergic to contra ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^135 Collect sputum only and not saliva—there are bacteria naturally found in the mouth, so saliva ...
(^136) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) WHY IS IT DONE? This test assesses the lungs’ ability ...
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System^137 HOW DOES THE TEST WORK? Three to five milliliters of blood is sampled from an artery in a hepar ...
(^138) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified HOW DOES THE TEST WORK? The patient inhales radioactive gas mixed with oxygen for th ...
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