A Patient Has Been Admitted to the Emergency Department for a Suspected

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted to the emergency department for a suspected drug overdose. His respirations are shallow, with an irregular pattern, at a rate of 12 respirations per minute. The nurse interprets this respiration pattern as which of the following?

• A) Bradypnea
• B) Hypoventilation
• C) Cheyne-Stokes respirations
• D) Chronic obstructive breathing

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Definitions:

Capillaries

Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins, facilitating the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and tissues.

Veins

Tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood towards the heart.

Axillary Artery

An artery that carries oxygenated blood to the axilla (armpit) area and to the upper limb.

Brachium

The upper arm area between the shoulder and the elbow.