A nurse can milk chest tube drain to maintain patency if drainage is thick.

The following are common manifestations of influenza: fever, headache, malaise, sore throat, nasal congestion, and body aches. 

Which of the following are expected manifestations of acute respiratory distress syndrome? 

Emphysema is due to hyperinflation of alveoli and destruction of alveoli while bronchitis is due to thickening and inflammation of bronchioles. 

Place the following steps for a client presenting to the emergency department with low oxygen saturation, shortness of breath, increased coughing, wheezing, and a history of asthma in order. 

Patients with COPD should be kept on high-flow oxygenation due to the chronic oxygenation issues resulting in drive to breath initiated by elevated carbon dioxide levels in blood. 

Anticoagulants are contraindicated in patients who bleeding risks such as previous hemorrhagic stroke, current bleeding, bleeding disorders, or ulcers. 

A patient with influenza should be placed on droplet precautions

Induration of 15 mm is a positve Tb test for everyone, 10 mm for those at high risk, and 5 mm for those who are immunocompromised or have had recent contact wiht a known positive case. 

The doctor shoudl immediately be notified if a client is on rifampin and has orange urine, saliva, sputum, sweat, teeth, or tears so that an alternate medication can be prescribed.