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Respiratory System Questions and Answers (Q&A)

Which action by the nurse takes the highest priority? A client with suspected inhalation anthrax is admitted to the emergency department.
John Smith
Answered: Sep 18, 2020
1. monitor vital signs and oxygen saturation every 15 to 30 minutes. -rationale: monitoring vital signs and oxygen saturation every 15 to 30 minutes takes priority. suctioning the client as...Read More

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What is the voicebox known as?
L. Brett, Sales Manager
Answered: Jun 07, 2019
The correct answer to this question is the larynx. It is an organ at the top of the neck. It is called the voicebox because it is what produces sound. The larynx is home to the vocal folds and it...Read More

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How do you know that a client who has started therapy for drug-resistant tuberculosis demonstrates an understanding of its transmission?
John Smith
Answered: Sep 18, 2020
\"i\ ll stop being contagious when i have a negative acid-fast bacilli test.\"-rationale: a client with drug-resistant tuberculosis isnt contagious when hes had a negative acid-fast test. a client...Read More

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Which cells are the main sites of gas exchange?
C. Marcus, Content Developer
Answered: Sep 26, 2018
The alveoli consists of different types of cell. It is here that gas exchange occurs. However, only certain special cells in the alveoli are thin enough to allow gas exchange. The two types of...Read More

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Which of these is the job of the respiratory system?
Lou
Answered: Sep 15, 2019

Gas exchange between the external environment and the body's circulatory system

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Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching? Theophylline (Theo-Dur) tablets are prescribed for a client with chronic airflow limitation. and the nurse instructs the client...
E. Austin
Answered: Feb 28, 2019
The answer to this is A. When the patient says that he/she will be taking the medication on an empty stomach, this means that the patient does not know a lot of details about this medication just...Read More

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What is a large muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps with breathing known as?
M. Porter, Senior Executive
Answered: May 30, 2019
The diaphragm is the primary muscle used in respiration during the process of breathing. It is a thin, skeletal muscle that sits at the base of the chest. It contracts and flattens when you...Read More

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What is the name of the tube that carries air down to the windpipe?
Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive
Answered: Mar 27, 2019
The trachea is a cartilaginous tube that connects the pharynx and the larynx to the lungs. The trachea allows the flow of air and is present in almost all mammals with lungs. When you inhale air...Read More

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What should be the priority nursing diagnosis for the following client? A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with pneumonia, has a history of falls, and has skin lesions resulting from...
John Smith
Answered: Sep 18, 2020
Ineffective airway clearance.-rationale: ineffective airway clearanceis the priority nursing diagnosis for this client. pneumonia involves excess secretions in the respiratory tract and inhibits air...Read More

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What will be the diagnosis of the patient in the following case? A client who has just had a triple-lumen catheter placed in his right subclavian vein complains of chest pain and shortness of...
John Smith
Answered: Sep 18, 2020
Pneumothorax-rationale: pneumothorax(air in the pleural space) is a potential complication of all central venous access devices. signs and symptoms include chest pain,dyspnea, shoulder or neck pain,...Read More

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What muscular passageway serves as a common passageway for both food and air?
W. Mocroft, Philanthropist
Answered: Mar 28, 2019
The correct answer to this question is A, the pharynx. Most people refer to the pharynx as the throat. The pharynx is divided into three parts: the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx....Read More

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Which type of breath sound should be expected by the nurse when auscultating his lower lung lobes? A healthy client comes to the clinic for a routine examination.
John Smith
Answered: Sep 18, 2020
Vesicular-rationale: vesicular breath sounds are soft, low-pitched sounds normally heard over the lower lobes of the lung. theyre prolonged on inhalation and shortened on exhalation. bronchial...Read More

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Which is not correct about what lungs excrete?
E. Stanley, Technical writer
Answered: Apr 24, 2019
The correct answer to this question is D, energy. Excretion of the lungs helps clean up after respiration. During this processing of respiration glucose and oxygen work together to create carbon...Read More

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Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this client? An elderly client is diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. Upset and tearful, he asks the nurse how long he must be separated from...
John Smith
Answered: Sep 18, 2020
Deficient knowledge (disease process and treatment regimen)-rationale: this client is exhibiting deficient knowledgeabout the disease process and treatment regimen; treatment of tuberculosis no...Read More

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Which step should the nurse anticipate based on her knowledge of palliative care? A physician orders a palliative care consult for a client with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
John Smith
Answered: Sep 18, 2020
Increasing the need for antianxiety agents-rationale: the nurse should anticipate that the physician will increase antianxiety agents during treatment to maintain comfort throughout the dying...Read More

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