[Verified Answer]: Thinking Exercise 18-2 An 84-year-old male…

Thinking Exercise 18-2 An 84-year-old male client lives in a long-term care facility for assistance managing health issues associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a history of lung cancer. The client is a widower and has an adult child who lives out of state. He has no history of dementia, performs ADLs with moderate assistance, and has a body mass index (BMI) of 19. He smokes cigarettes, uses a wheelchair to move around the facility, and refuses to participate in group activities because of chronic dyspnea. 139 140 PART 3 Clinical Judgment to Coordinate Care for OIder Clients A nurse completes the client’s daily assessment and notices that the client has new-onset confusion and stabbing pain in his right lateral chest. The client’s vital signs are: temperature, 102.1F(38.9C) ; heart rate (HR), 102 beats/min; blood pressure (BP), 128/63 mm Hg; respirations, 24 breaths/min; oxygen saturation, 86% (on 2(L)/(m)in oxygen via nasal cannula [NC]). Additional client findings are visible shaking chills, dyspnea, and productive cough with dark-red sputum. For each client finding below, determine if the finding is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, and/or lung cancer. Any client finding may be associated with more than one disease process. [[Client Finding,COPD,Pneumonia,Lung Cancer],[Productive cough,,,],[Dark-red sputum,,,],[Dyspnea,,,],[Wheezing,,,],[Acute confusion,,,]]