Question

1. your asthma patient presents with \dyspnea\ and \tachypnea.\ these two terms describe that the patient has:

long, full breathing interrupted by pauses
normal breathing with a normal rate
difficult breathing with a rapid rate
difficult breathing with a slow rate

1. a diagnosis of \pleurisy\ means that the patient has an inflammation between which layers of the pleura?

pectoral/parietal
serofibrinous/fibrinous
thoracic/diaphragmatic
visceral/parietal

Explanation:

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• "Dyspnea" means difficult or labored breathing.
• "Tachypnea" means a rapid rate of breathing. So combining these, the patient has difficult breathing with a rapid rate.

• Pleurisy is the inflammation of the pleura. The pleura has two layers: the visceral pleura (covering the lungs) and the parietal pleura (lining the chest wall). Inflammation in pleurisy occurs between these two layers.

Answer:

difficult breathing with a rapid rate (the third option)

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