Nursing 1160A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anemia, Health Promotion, Jaundice
8 Dec 2016
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The right lung has 3 lobes and the left has 2. Lungs should be auscultated from the apex to the base. Respirations are controlled by sensors in the brain and so can we: medulla, carotid artery and aorta (o2 and co2) )f your client is suddenly feeling short of breath (cid:523)dyspnea(cid:524), it"s important to stay and. The thoracic cavity contains the heart, lungs, thymus, distal part of the trachea and calm the patient most of the esophagus. The base refers to the very bottom of the lung fields; the apex refers to the top. The alveoli are the primary units in the lungs that absorb o2 and excrete co2. Surfactant production begins at 32 weeks gestation with function to keep alveoli open. Women who are pregnant: not necessarily the rate, but will change the effort, she"s carrying increased volume in circulatory system= more work in the heart and therefore more effort.
