An Older Client Is Scheduled for Diagnostic Testing

question 19

Multiple Choice

An older client is scheduled for diagnostic testing. What is the best indication for the client to undergo pulmonary function tests?

• A) Chest x-ray demonstrating bilateral infiltrates
• B) Abnormal arterial blood gas analysis results
• C) The presence of hemoptysis and fatigue
• D) Chronic wheezing with an undiagnosed cause

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Definitions:

Motor Cortex

A region in the cerebral cortex, located just behind the frontal lobes, that processes information about voluntary movement.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain involved in various higher brain functions such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Voluntary Muscle Movement

Muscle movements that are under conscious control, involving skeletal muscles and used in performing deliberate actions.

Aphasia

A disorder characterized by the loss of the ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.