A respiratory therapist is evaluating an x-ray and notices that the patient's liver is 2.5 cm below the rib cage. This patient is most likely experiencing which of the following?
A) nothing this is a normal finding.
B) left-sided heart failure
C) hepatitis
D) right-sided heart failure
Question 2
A respiratory therapist is evaluating an x-ray of a distressed patient. She finds a dark black band of air between the lung and chest wall. There are no lung markings in this area. Which of the following likely describe the condition she is seeing?
A) pneumomediastinum
B) pneumothorax
C) pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE)
D) pneumopericardium
Nurses possess a wide variety of experiences which they take into each patient encounter.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication
Fatty liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
Patient Teaching
Scheduling patient appointments by telephone.
Jaundice seen in the eyes and the skin of a patient with hepatitis A.