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sabina

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on: Jul 11, 2018
Which important precaution should the nurse include when instructing an emphysema patient on the use of home oxygen?
 
  a. Use oxygen only when extremely short of breath
  b. Keep the home oxygen regulator set on 6 L
  c. Use home oxygen at night while sleeping
  d. Limit to 1 to 2 L oxygen flow

Question 2

The older adult patient with long-term emphysema complains of a sharp pleuritic pain after a severe period of coughing.
 
  The patient's heart rate and respiratory rate have increased. Auscultation reveals no breath sounds on the left side. These are signs and symptoms of what condition?
  a.
  Pulmonary embolus
  b.
  Spontaneous pneumothorax
  c.
  Early signs of unilateral pneumonia
  d.
  An attack of asthma


cswans24

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

ANS: D
Low-flow oxygen therapy is required for patients with COPD, because higher oxygen concentrations depress the body's own respiratory regulatory centers and can cause respiratory failure.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Spontaneous pneumothorax can be caused by a ruptured bleb in a patient with long-term emphysema. The disorder causes chest pain, dyspnea, and anxiety associated with air hunger.


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sabina

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Reply #2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 11, 2018
No problemo


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