Question: Scenario #5 (Respiratory) Mr. Jones Is A 35 Year Old And Had A Bowel Resection 3 Days Ago. He Is On GSU In Room 221. Yesterday Morning It Was Noted That Mr. Jones Required 50% Oxygen To Maintain SaO2 Of 92%. His Lung Sounds Were Decreased In The Bases, His Cough Was Weak And Ineffective. He Required Much Coaching To Use His Incentive Spirometer, And …

Scenario #5 (Respiratory) Mr. Jones is a 35 year old and had a bowel resection 3 days ago. He is on GSU in room 221. Yesterday morning it was noted that Mr. Jones required 50% Oxygen to maintain SaO2 of 92%. His lung sounds were decreased in the bases, his cough was weak and ineffective. He required much coaching to use his incentive spirometer, and was only able to generate inspiratory volumes of 400 ml. Mr. Jones was started on IPPB therapy for lung volume recruitment. Today Mr. Jones states his pain is greatly reduced. He is able to use his incentive spirometer, and generate inspiratory volumes of greater than 1500 ml. His SaO2 is 94% on room air. He is able to produce a strong cough on command, and his lung sounds are clear in all lung fields.