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Question 1 of 5

A nurse assesses a client after a thoracentesis. Which assessment finding warrants immediate action?

A. The client rates pain as a 5/10 at the site of the procedure.

B. A small amount of drainage from the site is noted.

C. Pulse oximetry is 93% on 2 L of oxygen.

D. The trachea is shifted toward the opposite side of the neck.

Correct Answer: The trachea is shifted toward the opposite side of the neck.

Question 2 of 5

Respiratory mechanism is controlled by

A. Central nervous system

B. Sympathetic nervous system

C. Parasympathetic nervous system

D. Autonomic nervous system

Correct Answer: Central nervous system

Question 3 of 5

Pulmonary ventilation also called

A. inhalation

B. exhalation

C. Breathing

D. all of these

Correct Answer: Breathing

Question 4 of 5

In which part of respiratory system gaseous exchange takes place?

A. alveoli

B. pharynx

C. larynx

D. Trachea

Correct Answer: alveoli

Question 5 of 5

Wall of Larynx is supported by the cartilage

A. Cricoid

B. Thyroid

C. Artynoid

D. All these

Correct Answer: All these

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