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A 23-year-old patient enters the emergency room complaining of dyspnea.
 
  The RT places the patient on oxygen as per hospital protocol and begins to interview the patient about her symptoms. She states that she is having difficulty taking a breath with chest tightness. Patient has a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min with a loose productive cough. During ausculta-tion, the RT hears bilateral wheezing in the lungs. What is the most likely cause of the patient's symptoms?
  a. Asthma
  b. Bronchitis
  c. Congestive heart failure
  d. Emphysema

Question 2

Which of the following are formed elements in the blood? 1. Leukocytes 2. Erythrocytes 3. Thrombocytes 4. Electrolytes
 
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 1, 2, and 3 only
  c. 2, 3, and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, and 4 only


chreslie

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
A patient with asthma would suffer from dyspnea caused by the airway obstruction. Usually a patient with asthma will complain of chest tightness and difficulty to take a breath. Bilateral wheezing and a loose, productive cough are also signs of an asthma attack.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The complete blood count (CBC) is routinely performed from a venous blood sample and exam-ines the formed elements in the blood. It provides a detailed description of the number of circu-lating white blood cells (WBCs), called leukocytes, red blood cells (RBCs), called erythrocytes, and platelets, called thrombocytes.


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