Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)

Which term best describes the condition of a patient with the above medical history and evidence of alveolar destruction?

When assessing a patient with acute respiratory failure resulting from impaired ventilation, the nurse would initially expect to note:

The nurse knows that chronic bronchitis is classified as COPD because of which pathogenic occurrence?

Chronic cough is common in COPD. When planning the discharge instructions for a patient with COPD, the nurse should remember to advise the patient to avoid:

The nurse would suspect dyspnea in a patient with a stab wound in the left upper abdominal quadrant to result from:

When assessing a patient with cor pulmonale resulting from COPD:

Nursing assessment of a patient with emphysema typically reveals barrel chest, which results from:

Which nursing intervention would be appropriate for a patient with respiratory distress secondary to COPD?

The nurse assesses a patient at risk for respiratory failure. All of the following are early signs of respiratory failure except:

A 69-year-old man is admitted to the ED with difficulty breathing. He has a 50-pack-year history of smoking. Upon examination, the nurse notes the patient’s reliance on accessory muscles for breathing and his barrel chest. Which history finding is the most significant factor contributing to this patient’s condition?