A patient arrives in the ED after an automobile accident. Which ...

[mrsjacobs44]

A patient arrives in the ED after an automobile accident. Which of the following clinical manifestations lead the nurse to suspect a pneumothorax? Select all that apply.
 
  A)
  Respiratory rate 34
  B)
  Asymmetrical chest movements, especially on inspiration
  C)
  Diminished breath sounds over the painful chest area
  D)
  Pulse oximetry 98
  E)
  ABG pH level of 7.38

Question 2

At which of the following locations in the nephron would a health care professional first expect blood to be largely free of plasma proteins?
 
  A)
  Proximal convoluted tubule
  B)
  Bowman space
  C)
  Loop of Henle
  D)
  Afferent arteriole

[yasmina]

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
A, B, C

Feedback:

Manifestations of pneumothorax include increase in respiratory rate, dyspnea, asymmetrical movements of the chest wall, especially during inspiration, hyperresonant sound on percussion, and decreased or absent breath sounds over the area of pneumothorax. The pulse oximetry reading is normal. ABG pH level of 7.38 is a normal finding.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
B

Feedback:

Active filtration occurs when the whole blood enters via the afferent arteriole in to the glomerular capillaries, and the blood is then filtered into the Bowman space, removing plasma proteins. The filtrate that enters the proximal convoluted tubule and the loop of Henle is already free of plasma proteins.

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