Quizlet

Question 1

Upper respitory tract consists of…

Answer 1

nose
sinuses
pharynx
larynx

Question 2

What is the line of demarcation for the upper and lower respitory tract

Answer 2

Larynx

Question 3

Lower respitory tract consist of…

Answer 3

trachea
bronchi
bronchioles
alveoli
lungs

Question 4

what is the “gold standard” for diagnosing a PE?

Answer 4

Spiral CT

Question 5

what do pulmonary function tests tell us?

Answer 5

If there is an obstructive or restrictive problem

Question 6

30k cases each year
20k cases are men
8k cases die
accounts for about 2-3% of cancer malignancies

Answer 6

Laryngeal cancer incidents

Question 7

upon entering the room of a total laryngectomy patient who just returned from the OR, the nurse needs to intervene upon finding:

a) a gastronomy tube that is clamped
b) blood-tinged secretions from the trach
c) the patient is in a lateral position with the head of the bed flat
d) 200 mL of serosanguineous drainage in the JP

Answer 7

C

Question 8

cephalexin (Keflex)
cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol)

good for skin infections and gram positive

Which generation of cephlosporins?

Answer 8

1st

Question 9

cefotaxime (claforan)
ceftazidime (fortaz)
ceftriaxone (rocephin)

better used for gram negative

Which generation of cephlosporins

Answer 9

3rd

Question 10

cefepime (maxipime)

widely used for both gram negative and positive

Which generation of cephlosporins

Answer 10

4th

Question 11

-thromycin”

erythromycin

clarithromycin (biaxin)

azithromycin (zithromax) z-pack

This type of antibiotic

Answer 11

Macrolides

Question 12

interferes with DNA metabolism
bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal

SE:
-peripheral neuritis
-liver toxicity

education:
-increase vitamin b6

Answer 12

isoniazid

Combo therapy for TB

Question 13

bacteriocidal
inhibits RNA synthesis

SE:
-liver toxicity (possible)

education:
-urine and other body fluids will turn orange
-effectiveness of oral contraceptives decreases (need second type of contraceptives)

Answer 13

Rifampin

Question 14

bacteriocidal

SE:
-hepatitis
-hyperuricemia: elevated uric acid level in blood
-skin rash
-GI upset

monitor:
-uric acid
-AST (SGOT)
-ALT (SGPT)

education:
-drink 2 liters of fluid daily
-take with food

Answer 14

pyrazinamide (PZA)

Used in combo for TB

Question 15

bacteriostatic
inhibits the synthesis of RNA
used to treat multi-drug resistant organisms

SE:
-optic neuritis (reversible)
-GI irritation

education:
-check vision monthly
-take with food

Answer 15

PZA

Combo therapy for TB

Question 16

TB
primary drug therapy

bacteriocidal

disrupts protein synthesis

SE:

-think NO: nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity

-monitor hearing and renal function

-given parenterally

Answer 16

Streptomycin

Combo therapy for TB

Question 17

Causes of ARDS

Answer 17

ARDS
causes

pt with:
-shock
-trauma
-sepsis
-toxins
-hematologic conditions
-aspiration pneumonia

Question 18

which symptom or change in assessment in a client with 4 broken ribs on the right side, indicates to the nurse the possibility of a tension pneumothorax?

a. distended neck veins
b. mediastinal shift toward the left side
c. right-sided pain on deep inhalation
d. right side of chest is more prominent than the left

Answer 18

A. Distended neck veins

Question 19

a. placing a nasotracheal tube
b. assessing for bilateral breath sounds
c. assessing SpO2
d. applying oxygen a bag valve mask device

Answer 19

d. applying oxygen a bag valve mask device

Question 20

Le fort procedure is for…

Answer 20

Facial trauma