The Nurse Working in an Intensive Care Unit Is Alert

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse working in an intensive care unit is alert to the development of acute lung injury (ALI) /acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) .The nurse would monitor which patients most closely for this complication? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)A patient who sustained a severe chest contusion.
• B)A patient hospitalized for treatment of drug overdose.
• C)A patient who sustained severe head trauma.
• D)A patient hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia.
• E)A patient diagnosed with sepsis.

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Definitions:

Concentration

In chemistry, the measure of the amount of a given substance contained in a unit volume of a liquid or solid material.

Dissolved

The process by which a solid becomes incorporated into a liquid to form a solution.

Conjugated Bilirubin

A form of bilirubin that is water soluble and has been processed by the liver, making it a useful measure of liver function and health.

Red Blood Cell

A type of blood cell that is responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body.