A Postoperative Patient Complaining of Dyspnea Is Found to Have

question 11

Multiple Choice

A postoperative patient complaining of dyspnea is found to have tachypnea and tachycardia,and is somewhat confused.Breath sounds reveal end inspiratory crackles in both lung bases.An arterial blood gas (ABG) is drawn and reveals the following: pH 7.49; P_aCO₂ 33 mm Hg; P_aO₂ 51 mm Hg; S_aO₂ 87%; HCO₃⁻ 25 mEq/L while on a 30% air entrainment mask.The most appropriate respiratory therapy intervention includes which of the following?

• A) Initiate noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV).
• B) Initiate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) by mask.
• C) Administer bronchodilator therapy.
• D) Intubate and mechanically ventilate.

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Definitions:

Extended Contact Effect

The reduction of prejudice through indirect relationships, wherein knowing a member of an in-group has a friends in an out-group can lead to more positive attitudes towards that out-group.

Ingroup Favouritism

Behaviour that favours one’s own group over other groups.

Generalisation

The act or process of forming conclusions based on broad patterns, observations, or experiences that apply beyond specific instances.

Contact Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that under certain conditions, interpersonal contact is one of the most effective ways to reduce prejudice between majority and minority group members.