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Question 1 of 5

What is the relationship between the pressures at label '8'?

A. P outside = P inside

B. P outside > P inside

C. P outside < P inside

D. P outside + P inside

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: P outside < P inside

Question 2 of 5

Spirometry is used

A. To detect the amount of Hemoglobin

B. To detect the air flow through the respiratory system

C. To check the respiratory quotient

D. None of these

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: To detect the air flow through the respiratory system

Question 3 of 5

While assessing an acutely ill patient's respiratory rate, the nurse assesses four normal breaths followed by an episode of apnea lasting 20 seconds. How should the nurse document this finding?

A. Eupnea

B. Apnea

C. Biot's respiration

D. Cheyne-Stokes

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Biot's respiration

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following is NOT found in lung tissue?

A. blood capillaries

B. alveolar sacs

C. interstitial fluid

D. muscle

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: muscle

Question 5 of 5

The nurse on the intermediate care unit received a change-of-shift report on four patients with hypertension. Which patient should the nurse assess first?

A. 48-yr-old with a blood pressure of 160/92 mm Hg who reports chest pain

B. 52-yr-old with a blood pressure of 198/90 mm Hg who has leg cramping

C. 50-yr-old with a blood pressure of 190/104 mm Hg who has a creatinine of 1.1 mg/dL

D. 43-yr-old with a blood pressure of 172/98 mm Hg whose urine shows microalbuminuria.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 48-yr-old with a blood pressure of 160/92 mm Hg who reports chest pain

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