Med Surg prepu, lower respiratory & chest
What is the usual duration of prophylactic isoniazid therapy?
6 to 12 months
What dietary recommendation should a nurse provide a client with a lung abscess?
A diet rich in protein
Which of the following is a potential complication of a low pressure in the endotracheal cuff?
Aspiration pneumonia
For a client with pleural effusion, what does chest percussion over the involved area reveal?
Dullness over the involved area
Which community acquired pneumonia demonstrates the highest occurrence during summer and fall?
Legionnaires disease
A client is brought to the emergency department following a car accident. Which of the following nursing assessments is significant in diagnosing this client with flail chest?
Paradoxical chest movement
Client suffered a penetrating injury to the chest wall in a car accident. The nurse assesses the client for which clinical manifestation that would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax?
Sucking sound at the site of injury
While caring for a client with a chest tube, which nursing assessment would alert the nurse to a possible complication?
The tissues give a crackling sensation when palpated
Which technique does the nurse suggest to a client with pleurisy while teaching about splinting the chest wall?
Turn onto the affected side
Which vitamin is usually administered with isoniazid (INH) to prevent INH associated peripheral neuropathy?
Vitamin B6
What does a positive Mantoux test indicate?
production of an immune response
