A Student Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who Has

question 27

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is working with a patient who has asthma.The primary nurse tells the student that wheezes can be heard on auscultation.The student expects to hear:

• A)coarse crackles and bubbling.
• B)high-pitched musical sounds.
• C)dry,grating noises.
• D)loud,low-pitched rumbling.

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Definitions:

Hormones

Hormones are chemical messengers produced by endocrine glands that regulate various functions by traveling through the bloodstream to target organs.

Embryos

Early developmental stages of multicellular organisms following fertilization, characterized by cell division and differentiation.

Inhibin

A hormone that inhibits FSH secretion; produced by Sertoli cells in the testes and by granulosa cells in the ovaries.

FSH Production

The generation of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, a key hormone involved in regulating the reproductive processes of the body.