IN The Respiratory System

You Are Caring For A Client Who Is In Respiratory Distress. The Physician Orders Arterial Blood Gases (Abgs) To Determine Various Factors Related To Blood Oxygenation. Whatsite Can Abgs Be Obtained From?

• A Puncture At The Radial Artery

• The Trachea And Bronchi

• The Pleural Surfaces

• A Catheter In The Arm Vein

The Nurse Working In The Radiology Clinic Is Assisting With A Pulmonary Angiography. The Nurse Knows That When Monitoring Clients After A Pulmonary Angiography, What Should The Physician Be Notified About?

• Raised Temperature In The Affected Limb

• Excessive Capillary Refill

• Absent Distal Pulses

• Flushed Feeling In The Client

You Are A Nurse In The Radiology Unit Of Your Hospital. You Are Caring For A Client Who Is Scheduled For A Lung Scan. You Know That Lung Scans Need The Use Of Radioisotopes And A Scanning Machine. Before The Perfusion Scan, What Must The Client Be Assessed For?

• Bleeding

• Iodine Allergy

• Dysrhythmias

• Inflammation

The Nursing Instructor Is Talking With Senior Nursing Students About Diagnostic Procedures Used In Respiratory Diseases. The Instructor Discusses Thoracentesis, Defining It As A Procedure Performed For Diagnostic Purposes Or To Aspirate Accumulated Excess Fluid Or Air From The Pleural Space. What Would The Instructor Tell The Students Purulent Fluid Indicates?

• Cancer

• Infection

• Inflammation

• Heart Failure

Your Client Has Just Had An Invasive Procedure To Assess The Respiratory System. What Do You Know Should Be Assessed On This Client?

• Watery Sputum

• Loss Of Consciousness

• Respiratory Distress

• Masses In Pleural Space

An 18-Month-Old Child Is Brought To The Emergency Department By His Parents Who Explain That Their Child Swallowed A Watch Battery. Radiologic Studies Show That The Battery Is In The Lungs. Which Area Of Lung Is The Battery Most Likely To Be In?

• Right Upper Lung

• Left Upper Lung

• Right Lower Lung

• Left Lower Lung

What Happens To The Diaphragm During Inspiration?

• It Relaxes And Raises.

• It Contracts And Flattens.

• It Relaxes And Flattens.

• It Contracts And Raises.

You Are Studying For A Physiology Test Over The Respiratory System. What Should You Know About Central Chemoreceptors In The Medulla?

• They Respond To Changes In Co2 Levels And Hydrogen Ion Concentrations (Ph) In The Cerebrospinal Fluid.

• They Respond To Changes In The O2 Levels In The Brain.

• They Respond To Changes In Co2 Levels In The Brain.

• They Respond To Changes In O2 Levels And Bicarbonate Levels In The Cerebrospinal Fluid.

. What Is The Difference Between Respiration And Ventilation?

• Ventilation Is The Process Of Gas Exchange.

• Ventilation Is The Movement Of Air In And Out Of The Respiratory Tract.

• Ventilation Is The Process Of Getting Oxygen To The Cells.

• Ventilation Is The Exchange Of Gases In The Lung.

Perfusion Refers To Blood Supply To The Lungs, Through Which The Lungs Receive Nutrients And Oxygen. What Are The Two Methods Of Perfusion?

• The Two Methods Of Perfusion Are The Bronchial And Alveolar Circulation.

• The Two Methods Of Perfusion Are The Bronchial And Capillary Circulation.

• The Two Methods Of Perfusion Are The Bronchial And Pulmonary Circulation.

• The Two Methods Of Perfusion Are The Alveolar And Pulmonary Circulation.