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Beheh

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The management of COPD may include:
 
  1. annual influenza immunization.
  2. bronchopulmonary hygiene procedures.
  3. bronchodilators.
  4. smoking cessation.
  a. 1, 2
  b. 2, 3
  c. 2, 3, 4
  d. 1, 2, 3, 4

Question 2

The respiratory therapist is reviewing a patient's electronic medical record to try to verify if the patient has tissue hypoxia. Which of the following laboratory values is MOST likely to correlate with tissue hypoxia?
 
  a. Metabolic acidosis
  b. Thrombocytopenia
  c. Hypokalemia
  d. Bilirubinemia



nicoleclaire22

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Answer to Question 1

D
Because COPD is a mixture of emphysema and chronic bronchitis, all of the listed options may prove beneficial in the overall management of COPD. Additional therapeutic options are available but must be tailored to each patient.

Answer to Question 2

A
When hypoxia exists, alternate anaerobic mechanisms are activated in the tissues that produce dangerous metabolitessuch as lactic acidas waste products. Lactic acid is a nonvolatile acid and causes the pH to decrease, resulting in metabolic acidosis.



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