NEUROLOGY
SURGERY
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Question
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Copious sputum production
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Coughing
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Dyspnea
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Severe pain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pneumonia is generally characterized by symptoms of fever, cough, purulent sputum production, and dyspnea in a patient with a new or progressive lung infiltrate, with or without an associated pleural effusion. In nonventilated patients, cough is the most common finding.
Detailed explanation-2: -Respiratory assessment should further identify clinical manifestations such as pleuritic pain, bradycardia, tachypnea, and fatigue, use of accessory muscles for breathing, coughing, and purulent sputum.
Detailed explanation-3: -Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) This type of lung cancer tends to grow and spread faster than NSCLC. In most people with SCLC, the cancer has already spread beyond the lungs at the time it is diagnosed. Since this cancer grows quickly, it tends to respond well to chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Detailed explanation-4: -ANS: B, F Rationale: B-The nurse would assess for air bubbling in the water-seal chamber to determine whether the client’s pneumothorax is resolved.