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What is asthma?
Can be triggered by the environment and causes brochioconstriction
Can cause difficulty speaking
Epiglottitis
Purpose of Blood Cultures with Pneumonia
To Dx Sepsis
Administer Antibiotics as ordered with:
Pneumonia
The best practice when taking a Multiple-choice exam
Process of Elimination
The alveoli spaces are filled with fluid from inflammation
What is Pneumonia
On auscultation the breath sounds could be crackling or diminished
Pneumonia
Promoting hydration is very important with this illness:
What is RSV?
This virus can be mild and cause cold-like symptoms
RSV
Can cause swelling of the airway especially around the larynx
Croup
What are some symptoms of asthma?
Wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
A rescue inhaler used to treat Asthma
What is Bronchodilators?
What is most important intervention with a Rhinoplasty?
Encourage patient to sit up to reduce swelling
Wheezing is a common sound with this illness.
Asthma
Highly contagious Virus that can spread easily by droplet
What is Influenza?
Trouble sleeping, restlessness, and tense
What is anxiety?
A long tube that slows the delivery of medication from inhalers, they can make it easier for medication to reach the lungs
What is a spacer?
A long qtip medicine stick used to treat Epistaxis
What is Silver Nitrate?
A crisis that is a disaster to a family or community
Tertiary Crisis
What causes Sinusitis?
Sinuses do not drain properly and mucus builds up and causes infection.
Can have fever, muscle aches, and even n/v and diarrhea
What is Influenza?
An electric or battery-powered machine that turns liquid asthma medications into a fine mist that's inhaled into the lungs.
What is a nebulizer?
Important to monitor for cerebrospinal leakage with this injury.
What is a Nasal Fracture?
The main difference in Anxiety vs. Worry
Anxiety affects the thoughts and then starts to affect the body becoming irrational