Posted: January 10th, 2017

A nurse plans care for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, knowing that the client is most likely to experience what type of acid-base imbalance?

A client has started a new drug for hypertension. Thirty minutes after he takes the drug, he develops chest tightness and becomes short of breath and tachypneic. He has a decreased level of consciousness. These signs indicate which of the following conditions?

1. Asthma attack
2. Pulmonary embolism
3. respiratory failure
4. Rheumatoid arthritis

26.  Emergency treatment for a client with impending anaphylaxis secondary to hypersensitivity to a drug should include which of the following actions first?

1. Administering oxygen
2. Inserting an I.V. catheter
3. Obtaining a complete blood count (CBC)
4. Taking vital signs

27.  Following the initial care of a client with asthma and impending anaphylaxis from hypersensitivity to a drug, the nurse should take which of the following steps next?

1. Administer beta-adrenergic blockers
2. Administer bronchodilators
3. Obtain serum electrolyte levels
4. Have the client lie flat in the bed.

28.  A client’s ABG results are as follows: pH: 7.16; Pa_CO2 80 mm Hg; Pa_O2 46 mm Hg; HCO₃^– 24 mEq/L; Sa_O2 81%. This ABG result represents which of the following conditions?

1. Metabolic acidosis
2. Metabolic alkalosis
3. Respiratory acidosis
4. Respiratory alkalosis

29.  A nurse plans care for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, knowing that the client is most likely to experience what type of acid-base imbalance?

1. Respiratory acidosis
2. Respiratory alkalosis
3. Metabolic acidosis
4. Metabolic alkalosis