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Disease/Disorders I
Diseases Disorders II
Nsg Interventions
Misc I
Misc II
100
Nasal flaring, substernal retractions, asymmeterical chest wall expansion.
What is respiratory distress?
100
Another name for increased anteroposterior diameter of the chest.
What is "barrel chest"?
100
The use of a paper or pencil for impaired communication after surgery.
What is laryngectomy?
100
A quick reliable way to diagnosis TB.
What is a PPD skin test?
100
Nursing diagnosis for thick, copious secretions.
What is ineffective airway
200
Fever, no breath sounds over affected area, dyspnea, decreased oxygen saturations.
What is pneumonia?
200
Fever and purulent exudate noted from chest drainage after a thoracentesis.
What is empyema?
200
With increased nutritional needs with this respiratory disorder, have the patient rest 30 minutes before eating.
What is COPD?
200
Diagnostic test that checks for the presence of a pulmonary embolism.
What is a V/Q scan?
200
Nursing diagnosis for imbalance between oxygen supply and oxygen demand.
What is activity tolerance?
300
The use of diuretics, analgesics, and a decrease IV flow rate is used to treat this problem.
What is pulmonary edema?
300
Epinepherine promotes local vasoconstriction and is used nasally to treat this disorder.
What is epistaxis?
300
This hands on process or use a machine promotes airway clearance of thick respiratory secretions.
What is postural drainage?
300
A bacterium that enters the body via the skin, intestines, or the lungs.
What is anthrax?
300
Bilateral unequal breath sounds with no breath sounds over the affected area.
What is a pneuothorax?
400
Persistent hoarseness is one of the first symptoms.
What is laryngeal cancer?
400
AFB isolation is used for this disease.
What is tuberculosis?
400
Teach the patient to breath in through their nose and then out through pressed lips.
What is pursed lip breathing?
400
The amount of fluid that can be removed safely with a thoracentesis.
What is 1300 to 1500 mL?
400
These specimens should be collected before meals to avoid the possibility of emesis with coughing after eating.
What is a sputum specimen?
500
Vomitus that goes into the lungs.
What is aspiration pneumonia?
500
Dyspnea, pallor, increased heart rate are signs of:
What is hypoxia?
500
Place patient in a Fowler's position with the head forward is used to stop this.
What is epistaxis?
500
Drains air or blood, restores positive pressure in the chest cavity, and is used as a route for medications.
What is chest drainage?
500
This position is used post-op for a tracheostomy patient.
What is Mid Fowler's?