Question

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) states, "I have had steady weight loss, and I am often too tired to eat." Which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for this client?

A. Fatigue related to weight loss secondary to COPD
B. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, related to fatigue
C. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, related to COPD
D. Ineffective breathing pattern, related to alveolar hypoventilation

Answer 1

Answer:D. Ineffective breathing pattern, related to alveolar hypoventilation

Explanation:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases  is a respiratory disorder of the lungs with difficulty with breathing , if an individual has either emphysema, refractory asthma, chronic bronchitis.

If the alveolar is damaged as in emphysema,oxygen can not be absorbed from the lungs, and it , stretched  to take in oxygen. The lungs lost it elastic recoil  and air  is  trapped in  it

This   leads  to  shortness of breath, and weakness. The weight  loss  is due to  apoptosis of skeletal muscles, in  limited oxygen supply.