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A nurse is assessing a patient who started to have severe pain 3 days ago.When the nurse asks the patient to describe the pain,the patient states,"The pain feels like it is in my stomach.It is a burning pain,and it spreads out in a circle around the spot where it hurts the most." What type of pain does the nurse document that the patient is having at this time?
Oxygen Saturation
A measure of the amount of oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in the blood relative to the amount of hemoglobin not carrying oxygen, usually expressed as a percentage.
Decreased pH
A condition indicating that a solution has become more acidic, with a lower concentration of hydroxide ions or a higher concentration of hydrogen ions than before.
Atelectasis
The complete or partial collapse of a lung or a section (lobe) of a lung.
Breathing Exercises
Techniques that encourage deeper or more effective breaths to improve lung function and overall health.
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