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renzo156

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Question 1

A patient is diagnosed with a pneumothorax and asks the healthcare professional to explain this condition. What statement by the professional is most accurate?

◦ Blood in your chest cavity
◦ Air in the pleural space
◦ Pus in the pleural space
◦ Collapse of small airways

Question 2

A patient has been diagnosed with an empyema. What does the healthcare professional tell the patient about this condition?

◦ We will have to drain the pus out of your pleural space.
◦ You will be given a long course of antiviral medication.
◦ These blebs in your lungs can rupture with exercise.
◦ We will watch you for respiratory muscle fatigue.
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Reply #1 on: Aug 28, 2021
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