A Young Patient Is Admitted to the Pediatric Unit with a Diagnosis

question 17

Multiple Choice

A young patient is admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) exacerbation.The nurse monitors the patient closely for which potentially fatal complication of CF?

• A) Airway rigidity
• B) Pulmonary edema
• C) Respiratory failure
• D) Asthma-like bronchospasms

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Definitions:

Gustav Fechner

A German philosopher, physicist, and experimental psychologist who founded psychophysics, studying the relationship between the physical properties of stimuli and the sensations they produce.

Psychological Sensation

The subjective experience or perception of a stimulus through the mind's interpretation of sensory information.

Physical Stimulus

A tangible or material factor that can prompt a physical reaction in an organism.

Just-Noticeable Difference

The smallest change in stimulus intensity that can be detected, underlining the threshold at which a change is perceptible.