ATELECTASIS

Atelectasis is defined as “____ volume affecting all or part of a lung, which may or may not include loss of normal lucency

• diminished volume

• excessive volume

• no changes

• tidal volume

draw a chest X-ray of golden S sign in Atelectasis

_________is often the result of a surfactant deficiency or dysfunction

• obstructive atelectasis

• adhesive atelectasis

• relaxation atelectasis

• passive atelectasis

_________ atelectasis secondary to increased pressure exerted on the lung causing the alveoli to collapse.

______functions to decrease alveolar surface tension and prevent alveolar collapse

Obstructive atelectasis is often referred to as resorptive atelectasis

• true

• false

• partially true

• wrong statement

draw the chest xray changes of atelectasis

On chest X-ray, atelectasis will result in the displacement of interlobar fissures, pulmonary opacification, and/or tracheal shift______the affected side

An arterial blood gas may reveal arterial hypoxemia and respiratory ____

draw the normal alveoli and collapsed alveoli