The nurse working on the respiratory intensive care unit is aware that several respiratory conditions can affect the compliance of the lung tissue. Which condition leads to an increase in lung compliance?
A) Emphysema
B) Pulmonary fibrosis
C) Pleural effusion
D) Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Question 2
A patient, age 41, has had a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometriosis. She asks the nurse if she will have hot flashes. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that
a. only the uterus was removed, and the ovaries are still producing estrogen.
b. the patient is too young to have hot flashes associated with menopause.
c. the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes were removed, and she will have surgically induced menopause.
d. the uterus and fallopian tubes were removed, and she will not experience hot flashes.
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B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Structures of the respiratory tract.
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Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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