A Patient Who Is Nonverbal from a Previous Stroke Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient who is nonverbal from a previous stroke is in severe respiratory distress. Family states that she has multiple medical problems including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) . When assessing the patient, which one of the following signs or symptoms should raise your suspicion that the patient is suffering from heart failure, as opposed to COPD or asthma?

• A) Pulmonary crackles
• B) Diaphoresis
• C) Edema to left foot
• D) Pursed lip breathing

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Definitions:

Good Behavior

Actions that are considered to be in accordance with societal or specific setting standards, often rewarded or looked upon favorably.

Fixed Interval Schedule

A type of reinforcement schedule in operant conditioning where rewards are provided after a specific fixed time has elapsed.

Reinforcement

A stimulus that follows a response and increases the frequency of the response.

Evolutionary Forces

Factors that contribute to the changes in gene frequencies within populations through processes such as natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift.