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on: Jul 11, 2018
Sjgren's syndrome is associated with which eye disorder?
 
  a. Keratoconjunctiviti s sicca
  b. Conjunctivitis
  c. Blepharitis
  d. Opaque lens disorder

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to perform tracheal suction for a patient who has had a tracheostomy for several months following a traumatic brain injury.
 
  After securing the end of the suction tubing to the suction device, the nurse should turn on suction source at a pressure that should not exceed:
  A) 100 mm Hg
  B) 125 mm Hg
  C) 150 mm Hg
  D) 175 mm Hg


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
If the patient with keratoconjunctiviti s sicca has associated dry mouth, the patient has Sjgren's syndrome (an immunologic disorder characterized by deficient fluid production by the lacrimal, salivary, and other glands, resulting in abnormal dryness of the mouth, eyes, and other mucous membranes). Complaints of dry eye are caused by a variety of ocular disorders characterized by decreased tear secretion or increased tear film evaporation.

Answer to Question 2

C


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