Author Question: You are having a hard time getting the medical history of a patient who is short of breath. Which ... (Read 18 times)

colton · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are having a hard time getting the medical history of a patient who is short of breath. Which one of the following pieces of information would lead you to believe that the patient has a history of a chronic lung disease such as chronic emphysema?

a. She takes one aspirin every day.
b. Her chest is barrel shaped.
c. Her respirations are tachypneic.
d. She has a frequent cough.

Question 2

Which of the following signs would you recognize as an early sign of respiratory distress in a 7-year-old boy who complains of difficulty breathing?

a. Barrel chest
b. Nasal flaring
c. Tremors of his hands
d. Ecchymosis on his chest