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ATI: Chapter 17 - Respiratory Diagnostic Procedures
Respiratory diagnostic procedures...,
Pulmonary function tests pfts det...,
Pfts measure lung volumes and cap...
109  cards
ATI: Chapter 18 - Chest Tube Insertion and Monitoring
Chest tubes are inserted into the...,
Chest tubes can be inserted in th...,
A disposable three chamber draina...
65  cards
ATI: Chapter 20 - Acute Respiratory Disorders
The airway structures permit air ...,
A nursing priority for clients wh...,
Acute respiratory disorders inclu...
191  cards
ATI: Chapter 21 - Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory ...,
Asthma can occur at any ____ the ...,
Manifestations of asthma include ...
97  cards
ATI: Chapter 22: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...,
Most clients who have emphysema a...,
______ is irreversible
142  cards
ATI: Chapter 76 - Endocrine Diagnostic Procedures
Disorders of the endocrine system...,
Lab tests for evaluating endocrin...,
Many of these tests are blood uri...
169  cards
ATI: Chapter 77 - Pituitary Disorders
The _____ gland hypophysis is kno...,
Located underneath the hypothalam...,
The hypothalamus is divided into ...
199  cards
ATI: Chapter 78 - Hyperthyroidism
The thyroid gland produces three ...,
Secretion of t3 and t4 is regulat...,
When serum t3 and t4 levels decre...
203  cards
ATI: Chapter 79 - Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a condition in ...,
Because hypothyroidism can have m...,
______ stems from dysfunction of ...
67  cards
ATI: Chapter 80 - Cushing's Disease/Syndrome
Cushings disease hypercortisolism...,
Cushings disease can be the resul...,
Adrenal cortex hormones
18  cards
ATI: Chapter 81: Addison's Disease and Acute Adrenal Insuffieciency (Addisonian Crisis)
0  cards
ATI: Chapter 82 - Diabetes Mellitus Management
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ATI: Chapter 83 - Complications of DIabetes Mellitus
0  cards
ATI: Chapter 23 - Tuberculosis
_______ is an infectious disease ...,
Tb is transmitted through _______...,
Once inside the lung the body enc...
114  cards
ATI: Chapter 24 - TB
A pulmonary embolism pe occurs wh...,
____ originating from venous thro...,
Tumors bone marrow amniotic fluid...
104  cards

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