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A series of questions and answers related to pulmonary conditions, covering topics such as hypercapnia, sleep apnea, ards, tension pneumothorax, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, and lung cancer. It is a valuable resource for students studying respiratory medicine, offering insights into the diagnosis, treatment, and pathophysiology of various pulmonary disorders.
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NURS 6030 - exam 3 pulmonary review how is hypercapnia diagnosed? Correct Answers ABG how is sleep apnea treated? Correct Answers CPAP in primary pulmonary HTN, too many ____________ are present, while lacking _____________. Correct Answers vasoconstrictors, vasodilators it is difficult to give oxygen to a patient with ARDS. what can sometimes happen? Correct Answers patients do not respond too much of what types of medications cause hypercapnia? (2) Correct Answers narcotics, benzodiazepines transudative pleural effusion is the result of a decrease of what type of pressure? what happens to cause fluid to stay in periphery? Correct Answers oncotic pressure in lungs, fluid not drawn back into vessels what are characteristics of X-ray of individual with ARDS? (2) Correct Answers can see damage of capillary membranes, white/opaque what are four characteristics of latent TB? Correct Answers lives but doesn't grow in body, doesn't make person sick/have any symptoms, can't spread person to person, can advance to TB disease
what are four characteristics of TB disease? Correct Answers grows and is active in body, makes person sick/have symptoms, can spread person to person, can cause death if not treated what are the two characteristics of pneumonia pathology? Correct Answers mucus in alveoli, inflamed bronchioles causing constriction what are three hallmark symptoms of sleep apnea? Correct Answers daytime sleepiness, morning headaches, snoring what are three of body's natural defense mechanisms against pneumonia? Correct Answers IgA in nasopharynx, mucocilliary system, pulmonary macrophages what are two possible causes of ARDS? Correct Answers fluid overload, trauma what are two potential complications of tension pneumothorax? Correct Answers tracheal deviation, decrease venous return to heart what can secretions do that are problematic for a patient with cystic fibrosis? Correct Answers obstruct airway, cause infections what causes secretions to be thick in the lumen in a patient with cystic fibrosis? Correct Answers water has been sucked out what is an example of cause of tension pneumothorax? Correct Answers trauma
what is the typical demographic of those with sleep apnea? Correct Answers men, obese what is usually the cause of secondary pulmonary HTN? Correct Answers heart failure what type of lung cancer accounts for 80% of cases? what is the most common type of this? Correct Answers non-small cell, adenocarcinoma what type of transport mechanism is impaired in cystic fibrosis? Correct Answers chloride which type of lung cancer accounts for 20% of cases and is very malignant? Correct Answers small cell