NSG 207 Test 2 (Complete And Verified Study material) (15pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. Hyperventilation: Answer rapid respirations, sighing breaths, numbness and tingling ofhands/feet, lightheadedness, and loss of consciousness 2. Hypoventilation: Answer mental status changes, dysrhythmias, and potential cardiacarrest. If untreated, the patient's status rapidly declines, leading to convulsions, unconsciousness, and death 3. Hypoxemia: Answer deficient amount of oxygen in the blood. The clinicalsigns and symptoms of this include apprehension, restlessness (often an early sign), inability to concentrate, decreased level of consciousness, dizziness, and behavioral changes. The patient with this is unable to lie flat and appears both fatigued and agitated. Vital sign changes include an increased pulse rate and increased rate and depth of respiration. 4. Altered cardiac output- left side: Answer Clinical findings include crackles in the basesof the lungs on auscultation, hypoxia, shortness of breath on exertion, cough, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea 5. Altered cardiac output- rightside: Answer Clinically the patient hassystemic symptoms,such as weight gain, distended neck veins, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly, and dependent peripheral edema