Nurs 8022 Exam 3 Exams Questions And Answers 100% Verifed Answers A+

open pneumothorax {Ans: An open wound to the chest that allows air to enter the pleural space and cause lung collapse. Air is not trapped}A person has a pulmonary embolism. What will the NP find upon assessment? {Ans: Sudden pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, unexplained anxiety}Which nerve innervates the diaphragm? {Ans: Phrenic nerve}Chronic bronchitis {Ans: hypersecretion of mucus and chronic productive cough that lasts for at least 3 months of the year and for at least 2 consecutive years}Steps of atherosclerosis {Ans: Ulceration of vessel Fatty streak Fibrous plaque Thrombosis Thrombus to embolus}The most common cause of hypoxemia is: {Ans: ventilation-perfusion mismatch (V/Q)}Acinus contains 1. Ciliated cells 2. Goblet cells 3. Alveolar ducts {Ans: 3. Alveolar ducts}Minute ventilation {Ans: total volume of air inhaled and exhaled each minute MV=TVxRR}Which conditions will cause a shift to the left in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve? 1. Acidosis and increased PaCO2 2. High pH and hypocapnia 3. Hyperthermia and increased 2,3DPG 4. Decreased hila and gluconeogenesis {Ans: 2. High pH and hypocapnia}Why do we give patient's ACE inhibitors if they have had an MI? {Ans: To stop the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II