Exam 17: Diseases of the Respiratory System

Which of the following is NOT categorized with high-risk potential for contracting pneumonia?

A patient is admitted for suspected H1N1 influenza.

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Inhalers, nebulizers, and steroids

Patient is a 67-year-old female who presented to the ER with shortness of breath. She was in her usual state of health until 1 week ago, when she began to have chills, fever, and a cough. Patient was admitted and started on IV antibiotics for pneumonia. Her COPD exacerbation was treated with albuterol treatments and oxygen by nasal cannula. Sputum cultures grew Klebsiella pneumoniae.Final Diagnoses: Pneumonia due to Klebsiella Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute decompensation

Which of the following is a symptom of pneumonia?

Escherichia coli pneumonia: __________

A pneumothorax that occurs as a result of a procedure is a(n) ____ pneumothorax.

In relation to the respiratory system, what does RUL stand for?

A patient is admitted with hypoxemia and acute respiratory failure. The patient has COPD and is being treated for an acute exacerbation. The patient is intubated in the ER and is transferred to ICU and maintained on mechanical ventilation for 24 hours. The patient has a history of chronic diastolic congestive heart failure.

The condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs is called ____________________.

____ pneumonia refers to pneumonia contracted outside of the hospital or nursing home setting.

Patient is admitted for treatment of pneumonia. She has had a cough and fever for the past 3 days. Patient has mild COPD. She is treated with IV fluids for dehydration and antibiotics.Final Diagnoses: Fever due to pneumonia Dehydration COPD

A patient is admitted with SOB. The chest x-ray shows pneumonia with possible empyema formation in the left pleural cavity. A therapeutic thoracentesis of the left pleural cavity is performed to drain the empyema. Cultures are positive for Klebsiella.Discharge Diagnosis: Klebsiella pneumonia with empyema. What codes are applicable?

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Oxygen, mechanical ventilations, and treatment of underlying cause

Sometimes it is necessary to make an emergency artificial opening in a patient's neck into the trachea when the normal airway is blocked. This is called a(n) __________________.

A patient is admitted from a nursing home with cough and fever. The patient has a history of dysphagia and hemiparesis of right dominant side due to previous stroke. Sputum cultures reveal Pseudomonas. Patient went into acute respiratory failure after admission.Discharge Diagnosis: Pseudomonas pneumonia

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Bronchodilators, steroids, and antibiotics for acute infections

Match each definition to one of the following items. -Bronchodilators, steroids, oxygen therapy, and antibiotics for an acute infection

Asthmatic bronchitis refers to an underlying asthmatic problem in patients in whom asthma has become so persistent that clinically significant chronic airflow obstruction is present despite antiasthmatic therapy.

Retropharyngeal abscess: __________