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HESI Med-Surg V1 Test Bank Questions And Answers

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The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting:A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory patternD. The fingernail and its base

D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess of the end of the finger.

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