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Stack #117619
NCLEX-PN Respiration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| incentive spirometer-How? | inhale slowly & deeply thru mouthpiece |
| Cheyne-Stokes respirations: | Progressively deeper breaths followed by shallower breaths with apneic periods |
| Biot's respirations are | rapid, deep breathing w/abrupt pauses between breaths & equal depth between each breath |
| Kussmaul's respirations | rapid, deep breathing without pauses |
| Tachypnea is | shallow breathing with increased respiration rate |
| bacterial pneumonia | dyspnea & wheezing also a productive cough and fever |
| Sign of difficulty breathing is | use of accessory muscles |
| Diaphragmatic & Pursed-lip breathing is: | two controlled breathing techniques that help pt conserve energy |
| Deep Breathing & cough:order is | cough, deep breathe, cough, deep breathe |
| Pulmonary embolism ss | chest pain & dyspnea; typical sign is: a cough with productive blood tinged sputum |
| Diaphragmatic breathing helps: | to strengthen and maximize ventilation |
| What helps to maximize lung expansion: | diaphragmatic breathing |
| Diaphragmatic breathing exhalation should be | longer than inhalation to prevent collapse of bronchioles. |
| In diaphragmatic breathing pt should exhale thru: | pursed lips to keep bronchioles open and prevent air trapping |
| Chronic bronchitis-use | diaphragmatic breathing (diaphragm is flat and weak) |
| epiglottiditis | an emergency-pt needs a tracheostomy or intubation |
| acute epiglottiditis SS? | drooling, severe sore throat, hoarseness, pt often leans foreward w/head hyper extended, hi fever & severe inspiratory stridor |
| bacterial meningitis use | (gown, gloves & mask)respiratory insulation bc transmitted by drops from nose |
| asthma - important to | take meds regularly |
| sinus infection | pain in upper molars & tan or green discharge in the oropharynx |
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