A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with a Restrictive Lung Disease

question 33

Multiple Choice

A patient has been diagnosed with a restrictive lung disease. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect?

• A) Cough that the patient describes as occasional for the last 2 weeks
• B) Bradycardia
• C) Patient report of increased shortness of breath when walking
• D) Clear lung sounds

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Definitions:

Mortality Statistics

Data related to the frequency, causes, and distribution of deaths in a population.

Secondary Diagnosis

Diagnosis other than the primary diagnosis for other conditions that are also affecting the patient at the time of the visit.

Primary Diagnosis

The main medical diagnosis determined after evaluation, representing the most serious or significant condition that prompted the medical encounter.

ICD-10

The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, a medical classification list by the World Health Organization, which codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, and external causes of injury or diseases.