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- *Thoracentesis. What position would you place them in?: Sea leaning ovRationale: To increase lung expansion
HESI Med Surg 1 Final Exam Study Guide
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2.thoracentesis?: the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle toobtain
fluid from the pleural cavity
3.What should the nurse expect for a client who has unstable Angina who
had a cardiac catheter?: Thorocentesis
4.Metabolic Acidosis Respirations: Kussmaul respirations
5.Kussmaul breathing: gasping, labored breathing, also called air
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hunger A sign of acidosis
6.Wheezing (expiratory): Wheezing is a short, high pitched sound made on expiratory 7.Abnormal Breathe sounds: used to describe bronchial or
bronchovesicular sounds heard in the peripheral lung fields.
8.Adventitous sounds?: extra and abnormal breath sounds. 9.Bronchoscopy nurse priority and aftercare?: Keep pt NPO until gag
reflux returns.
10.bronchoscopy?: A visual examination of the bronchi
11.Bronchoscopy procedure: Bronchoscopy is a procedure that allows
your doc- tor to look at your airway through a thin viewing instrument
called a bronchoscope.
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During a bronchoscopy , your doctor will examine your throat, larynx ,trachea , and lower airways. Can get a specifimen collection, do biopsy,suction mucous plugs and remove foreign objects.
12.What to report with a Bronchoscopy?: monitor for: bloody sputum.
complications include: bronchospasm or bronchial perforation. (facial orneck crepi- tus, dysrhythmias, hemorrhage, hypoxemia, andpneumothorax)
(Saunders N-CLEX Review)
13.What test do you use to verify pulmonary embolus?: CT
14.Normal Arterial Blood Gases: pH 7.35-
7.45, PaO2 80-100mm Hg,
SaO2 >95%,
PaCO2 32-48 mm
Hg, HCO3- 22-26
mEq/L