The nurse caring for a male child with respiratory problems is ...

[bobbie]

The nurse caring for a male child with respiratory problems is concerned he may be developing respiratory failure.
 
  Upon assessment, the nurse knows that which of the following are clinical manifestations of respiratory failure? Select all that apply.
  A)
  Severe accessory muscle retractions
  B)
  Nasal flaring
  C)
  Grunting on expiration
  D)
  Inspiratory wheezes heard
  E)
  Swollen glottis

Question 2

During a period of extreme excess fluid volume, a renal dialysis patient may be administered which type of IV solution to shrink the swollen cells by pulling water out of the cell?
 
  A)
  0.9 sodium chloride
  B)
  5 dextrose and water
  C)
  3 sodium chloride
  D)
  Lactated Ringer solution

[raenoj]

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
A, B, C

Feedback:

Children with impending respiratory failure due to airway or lung disease have rapid breathing; exaggerated use of the accessory muscles; retractions, which are more pronounced in the child than in an adult because of more compliant chest; nasal flaring; and grunting during expiration. Inspiratory wheezes are usually associated with asthma. Swollen glottis can occur with strep throat.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
C

Feedback:

When cells are placed in a hypotonic solution, which has a lower effective osmolality than the ICF, they swell as water moves into the cell, and when they are placed in a hypertonic solution, which has a greater effective osmolality than the ICF, they shrink as water is pulled out of the cell.

[bobbie]

Correct answers!

[raenoj]

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