Name that Disease
An inflammatory reactive airway disease that is chronic and the airway becomes edematous.
What is asthma?
You are educating a patient who has been prescribed Guaifenesin. To ensure effective use, you teach the patient to
A. Reduce the amount of fluids consumed.
B. Only take the medication with meals.
C. Increase fluid intake while on this medication.
D. Take an extra dose if the fever and cough continue.
What is increase fluid intake
Refers to rapid, shallow breathing that results from a lack of oxygen or too much carbon dioxide in the body.
What is tachypnea?
An oxygen delivery system that delivers 1-6L/min of oxygen.
What is nasal cannula?
Occurs when a thrombus forms, detaches, travels to the right side of the heart, and lodges in the pulmonary artery.
What is a pulmonary embolism (PE)?
Which of the following would be most concerning with the use of montelukast?
Ringing in the ears
Psychiatric changes
Excessive fatigue
Blood loss
What is Psychiatric changes
A chronic sign of inadequate oxygenation where the angle of the nails become extremely curved from front to back.
What is clubbing?
This test may be ordered which measure one of the breakdown products when a blood clot is suspected.
What is D-dimer?
Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and transmitted via the airborne route.
What is TB?
When administering inhaled medications to a patient with asthma, which includes Albuterol, 2 puffs and Budesonide, 2 puffs, how should you correctly sequence the administration?
A. Alternate puffs between the two inhalers, starting with Budesonide.
B. Alternate puffs between the two inhalers, starting with Albuterol.
C. Administer the Albuterol inhaler first, followed by Budesonide.
D. Administer the Budesonide inhaler first, followed by Albuterol.
What is administer the Albuterol inhaler first, followed by Budesonide.
The expectoration of blood or blood-tinged sputum from the lungs or tracheal-bronchial tree.
What is hemoptysis?
What is clear?
Inflammation of the lower respiratory tract commonly caused by infectious agents.
What is pneumonia?
A client with COPD is prescribed an inhaled corticosteroid. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when teaching the client about the medication?
A. "Rinse your mouth with water after each inhalation."
B. "Use the inhaler as needed during an acute exacerbation."
C. "Do not use a spacer device with the inhaler."
D. "Expect immediate relief of symptoms after using the inhaler."
What is rinse your mouth with water after each inhalation
Considered a "late" sign of decreased oxygenation.
What is cyanosis?
This device delivers fine mists of medication through a tube or a mask that fits over the nose and mouth.
What is a nebulizer?
Includes bronchitis and emphysema and characterized by bronchospasm and dyspnea with damage to the lungs that is not reversible.
What is COPD?
Expected change in this VS when a patients receives albuterol.
What is increased heart rate?
Occurs when the anteroposterior diameter is equal to or greater than its lateral diameter.
What is "barrel chest".
A patient presents with dyspnea. Upon auscultation, you suspect a right-sided pneumothorax. What finding did you hear?
What is absent breath sides on the right side?