1. A postoperative abdominal surgery patient is receiving incentive
spirometry in an attempt to prevent postoperative respiratory failure.
The patient is 25 years old and weighs 70kg. The following data were
collected from the patient record:
1400
Incenti 0800 1000 1200
ve 1600 2500 2100 1500 1200 1000
Spirom ml
ml
ml
ml
ml
eter
volume
Provide responses for the following:
1. Why is this patient’s lung volume decreasing?
2. What would you expect to hear when you auscultate this patient’s
lungs?
3. Discuss what has occurred with the patient.
4. What would you recommend to the physician?
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