Asthma
This chronic respiratory disease is characterized by inflammation, airway sensitivity, and bronchoconstriction.
What is asthma?
This is the greatest risk factor for COPD.
What is cigarette smoking?
This inherited disease causes thick, sticky mucus due to abnormal chloride transport.
What is cystic fibrosis?
This is the major risk factor for lung cancer.
What is cigarette smoking?
This chamber should show tidaling with inhalation and exhalation.
What is the water-seal chamber?
These medications are used to stop an acute asthma attack.
What are reliever drugs (bronchodilators)?
COPD includes these two major disease processes.
What are emphysema and chronic bronchitis?
The inheritance pattern of cystic fibrosis is this.
What is autosomal recessive inheritance?
These are the two major classifications of lung cancer.
What are small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)?
A loose dressing around this device requires immediate nursing intervention.
What is a chest tube?
FEV1, FVC, and Peak Expiratory Flow are examples of these diagnostic tests.
What are pulmonary function tests (PFTs)?
A patient with COPD commonly presents with this characteristic chest appearance.
What is a barrel chest?
Steatorrhea, GERD, and rectal prolapse are examples of these manifestations
What are non-pulmonary manifestations?
Hemoptysis, hoarseness, cough, and chest pain are common symptoms of this disease.
What is lung cancer?
A peak flow reading in this zone indicates severe airway obstruction.
What is the red zone?
This life-threatening asthma complication often does not respond to standard therapy.
What is status asthmaticus?
Name four complications associated with COPD.
What are hypoxemia, respiratory infection, respiratory failure, dysrhythmias, acidosis, cardiac failure? (any four)
This surgical treatment may extend life but does not cure cystic fibrosis.
What is lung transplantation?
PET scans, CT scans, biopsies, and thoracoscopy are used to diagnose this condition.
What is lung cancer?
The first intervention for a patient in acute respiratory distress with an oxygen saturation of 82% on prescribed oxygen.
What is increasing oxygen as prescribed and activating rapid response for severe distress?
Name four common triggers of asthma.
What are allergens, irritants, microorganisms, aspirin, NSAIDs, smoke, exercise, cold air? (any four)
The priority collaborative problem for COPD patients is this impairment.
What is decreased gas exchange?
Name four non-pulmonary manifestations of cystic fibrosis.
What are GERD, abdominal distention, diabetes, osteoporosis, osteopenia, vitamin deficiencies, malnutrition, rectal prolapse, steatorrhea? (any four)
Name four treatment modalities used for lung cancer.
What are chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy, photodynamic therapy, surgery? (any four)
Status asthmaticus may progress to these two life-threatening outcomes.
What are respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest?