A Client Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Has the Complication

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has the complication of cor pulmonale. Which of the following instructions will be included in the client's discharge teaching?

• A) Adjust oxygen higher depending on activity level.
• B) Increase sodium in the diet.
• C) Maintain bed rest.
• D) Weigh self daily, and call the physician with a weight gain of 2 pounds

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Definitions:

Missense Mutation

A type of base-pair substitution mutation that causes one amino acid to be substituted for another in the resulting protein product. Compare with nonsense mutation.

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that serve as the building blocks of proteins, essential for various metabolic processes.

Protein

Large biomolecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acid residues, crucial for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.

One Gene - One Enzyme Hypothesis

A concept that proposes that each gene encodes a single enzyme, which facilitates a specific biochemical reaction.