Shallow respirations Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TNCC 9th Edition final exam test 100 questions with correct and verified answers. Graded A+ 1. You are caring for a patient who was thrown from a bike and was not wearing a helmet. While performing the head-to-toe assessment, you note clear drainage from the right ear. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step? A. Clean the ear with a cotton-tipped applicator. B. Pack the ear with gauze. C. Notify the physician D. Document and continue the exam. - Correct answer C. Not...

HESI: NSG122 / NSG 122 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Nursing Fundamental Concepts Exam | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Factors Affecting Risk for Infection Answer: Factors affecting the risk for infection include: integrity of mucous membranes, pH levels of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, immune response, age, sex, race, heredity, level of fatigue, nutritional status, stress level, use of invasive or indwelling medical devices and im...

Exam 1: NUR209/ NUR 209 (2024/ 2025 Update) Medical Surgical Nursing II| Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A – Fortis Q: NG tube and diarrhea patient is receiving Lasix and K+ is 3, what do you do? Answer: Hold Lasix Q: symptoms of hypervolemia Answer: Increased BP Bounding pulse Increased respirations and shallow Neck veins are distended Edema Pale cool skin Urine is dilute and increased volume rapidly gains weight Moist crackels in th...

AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support Exam / PALS Exam (answered)-A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infant's pulse. Which is the max time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infant's pulse before starting CPR? - 10 secs A 4 yr old child is brought to the emergency department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irreg...

Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers-A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as: A. Rhonchi B. Resonance C. Fremitus D. Crackles - C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable" Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24 respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing? A. hypoxemia B. tachypnea C. fremitus D. resonance - B. tachypnea Increased tactile fremitus would be ...

Exam 2: NUR201 / NUR 201 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis Question: causes of fluid volume deficit (hypovolemia) Answer: diarrhea, drainage, hemorrhage, polyuria -check I's & O's and daily weight Question: causes and risk factors of hypokalemia Answer: -abnormal losses from either the kidneys or the GI tract -can cause left ventricular dysrhythmias, skeletal muscle weakness and...

EMT Basic Exam 2 Actual Questions and Answers / Verified Answers 2023/2024 You and your partner are treating a 66-year-old man who experienced a sudden onset of respiratory distress. He is conscious but is unable to follow simple verbal commands. Further assessment reveals that his breathing is severely labored and his oxygen saturation is 80%. You should: A. attempt to insert an oropharyngeal airway. B. assist his ventilations with a bag-mask device. C. apply a continuous positi...

Exam 1: NSG123 / NSG 123 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing I | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Why is food and fluid withheld before surgery? Answer: The purpose of withholding food and fluid before surgery is to prevent aspiration. Q: Obese patients are at higher risk for what kind of postoperative complications? & why? Answer: Pulmonary Complications An obese patient tends to have shallow respirations when supine, increasing the risk of h...

JB Learning EMT Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024 A 20-year-old male was pulled from cold water by his friends. The length of his submersion is not known and was not witnessed. You perform a primary assessment and determine that the patient is apneic and has a slow, weak pulse. You should: - Answer-provide rescue breathing, remove his wet clothing, immobilize his entire spine, keep him warm, and transport carefully A 21-year-old male was thrown over the handlebars of his motorcycle whe...

the active, muscular part of breathing is called: correct answer: inhalation A 22-year-old man crashed his motorcycle into a tree. He is found approximately 20 feet away from his bike and is responsive to pain only. He is not wearing a helmet. You are unable to effectively open his airway using the jaw-thrust maneuver. What should you do? correct answer: Carefully tilt his head back and lift up on his chin. what is the function of pulmonary surfactant? correct answer: it lubricates the ...

PALS Post Test Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers)PALS Post Test Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers) 10 seconds - ANSWER-A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR? Disordered Control of Breathing - ANSWER-A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency de...