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luminitza

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The nurse notes that a patient has difficulty breathing in the supine position, and the patient admits that he sleeps in a recliner at home. These are cardinal signs of ____________ disease.
 
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When auscultating the chest, a nurse hears crackles in both lower lobes. To further assess this finding, the nurse should ask the patient to ______________.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

COPD
pulmonary

Long-term pulmonary disease makes it difficult for the patient to breathe without distress in the supine position. These patients frequently sleep in a recliner chair.

Answer to Question 2

cough

It is a useful assessment to determine that the patient can clear the secretions by coughing.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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