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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A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
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Respiratory system
Which of the following unit factors is not related to a 0.100 M NaBr solution? A