NUR 2092 Pharm Ch 53 Respiratory system

NUR 2092 Pharm Ch 53 Respiratory system
1. Please answer the following statement as true or false.The purpose of the cough and sneeze
reflexes are to clear the airways.
Answer
True
2. Sympathetic stimulation of the respiratory system leadsto what?
Answer
Increased respiratory rate Rationale
Sympathetic stimulation leads to increased rate and depth of respiration and dilation of the
bronchi to allow free flow of air through the system.
3. An elderly Native American woman has tested positive for tuberculosis. The woman refers
toTB by another name.What is that name?
Answer
Consumption Rationale
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection. Once known as consumption, this disease has been
responsible formany respiratory deathsthroughout the centuries.
4. Which cells are responsible for producing surfactant?
Answer
Type 2 cells
5. The nurse would expect which clinical manifestations to be documented in the history of the
patient with bronchiectasis? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
Produc- tive cough
Arthralgia Fever