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@Brianna17 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Joan is a nursing student who has been studying the cardiopulmonary system. She has been explaining to a patient with chronic obstructive lung disease about how the gasses in the lungs move between the airspaces and the bloodstream.

This is best described as which of the follow-ing? A. Ventilation
B. Diffusion
C. Respiration
D. Perfusion

Question 2

Which of the following patients is most in need of discharge planning?

A. 29-year-old mother with a healthy newborn
B. 59-year-old patient after appendectomy
C. 43-year-old patient with heart failure
D. 56-year-old patient after hysterectomy

jliusyl · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The lungs assist with ventilation, the movement of air in and out of the lungs, and diffusion, the movement of gases between air spaces and the bloodstream. Respiration is the exchange of oxy-gen and carbon dioxide during cellular metabolism. The heart supports perfusion, the movement of blood into and out of the lungs to the body's organs and tissues.

Answer to Question 2

C
Some patients are more in need of discharge planning because of the risks they have. For example, some patients have limited financial resources or limited family support;
others may have long-term disabilities or chronic illnesses. Early discharge teaching is especially important as a way to decrease readmission to the hospital.