Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing a client with cor pulmonale? quizlet

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Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing a client with cor pulmonale?
Which assessment finding should you expect in the client with COPD?
What symptoms would the nurse expect to see in a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Which finding would confirm a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD in a patient with dyspnea and a history of tobacco use?

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Because the patient with COPD needs to use greater energy to breathe, there often is decreased oral intake because of dyspnea. A full stomach also impairs the ability of the diaphragm to descend during inspiration, thus interfering with the work of breathing. For these reasons, the patient with COPD should eat six small meals per day, taking in a high-calorie, high-protein diet, with non-protein calories divided evenly between fat and carbohydrate. Prescribing fruits and fruit juices, teaching the patient to use frozen meals at home, and providing a high-calorie, high-carbohydrate, nonirritating, frequent feeding diet will not increase the patient's caloric intake.

Because of the CF, the presence of bullae and blebs in the lungs can also be observed. The symptoms the patient is experiencing, specifically a body temperature of 102° F, shortness of breath, sore throat, and purulent mucus, are indicative of a chronic lung infection. The patient with advanced lung disease (versus a lung infection) has digital clubbing. A patient with bloody sputum and dyspnea, fever, chills, and chest pain is experiencing bronchiectasis. A patient with an accumulation of mucus in the liver experiences chronic elevation of liver enzymes, which leads to cirrhosis.

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A nurse caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) anticipates which arterial blood gas (ABG) findings?
1. pH, 7.40; Pao2, 90 mm Hg; CO2, 39 mEq/L; HCO3, 23 mEq/L
2. pH, 7.32; Pao2, 85 mm Hg; CO2, 57 mEq/L; HCO3, 26 mEq/L
3. pH, 7.47; Pao2, 82 mm Hg; CO2, 30 mEq/L; HCO3, 31 mEq/L
4. pH, 7.31; Pao2, 95 mm Hg; CO2, 22 mEq/L; HCO3, 19 mEq/L

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Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing a client with cor pulmonale?

Shortness of breath or lightheadedness during activity is often the first symptom of cor pulmonale. You may also have a fast heartbeat and feel like your heart is pounding.

Which assessment finding should you expect in the client with COPD?

In a patient with COPD, assessment of symptoms should include the following? Assessment of symptoms: Severity of breathlessness, cough, sputum production, wheezing, chest tightness, weight loss/anorexia. Change in alertness or mental status, fatigue, confusion, anxiety, dizziness, pallor or cyanosis.