Medical Terminology
Asthma #1
COPD #1
Asthma #1
COPD #2
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This refers to an inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs
What is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
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In asthma, it is believed to be caused from the environmental and genetic factors but the cause is _______________
What is UNKNOWN
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COPD is a combination of ___________ and ____________
What is BRONCHITIS and EMPHYSEMA
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This is a simple device that measures how hard you can breathe out
What is PEAK FLOW METER
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COPD is not curable, but the symptoms are _____________
What is MANAGEABLE
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This is referred to as a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucous
What is ASTHMA
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This is triggered by airborne substances such as pollen, mold spores, cockroach waste or particles of skin and dried saliva shed by pets
What is ALLERGY-INDUCED ASTHMA
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This is is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli
What is EMPHYSEMA
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This is a device used to help you keep your lungs healthy after surgery or when you have a lung illness, such as pneumonia.
What is INCENTIVE SPIROMETER
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This is the 1st sign of COPD which becomes progressively worse over time
What is DYSPNEA
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This refers to attacks of severe shortness of breath and coughing that generally occur at night
What is PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL DYSPNEA
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This type of asthma may be worse when the air is cold and dry
What is EXERCISE-INDUCED ASTHMA
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These are 5 common causes of COPD
What is CIGARETTE SMOKING, EXPOSURE TO OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY IRRITANTS, GENETICS, IV DRUG ABUSE AND AIR POLLUTION
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These are fast acting medications that give quick relief of asthma symptoms. They relax the muscle around the outside of the airway to open it up.
What is an ASTHMA DRUG THERAPY RELIEVER
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COPD client's have very little energy and become fatigued easily throughout the day. You should do what regarding their diet?
What is OFFER SMALL FREQUENT MEALS, SNACKS, ENCOURAGE HIGH CALORIE FOODS
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This is a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
What is HYPOXIA
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These are FOUR common signs and symptoms of asthma
What is SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST TIGHTNESS OR PAIN, TROUBLE SLEEPING CAUSED BY SOB, COUGHING OR WHEEZING, A WHISTLING OR WHEEZING SOUND WHEN EXHALING, COUGHING OR WHEEZING ATTACKS THAT ARE WORSE BY A RESPIRATORY VIRUS SUCH AS THE COLD OR FLU
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These are 4 symptoms that your patient will display when they have COPD
What is DYSPNEA, INCREASED MUCOUS PRODUCTION, CHRONIC COUGH, WHEEZING, EASY FATIGUE, HYPOXIA AND CYANOSIS, RIGHT SIDED HEART FAILURE-JUGULAR VEIN DISTENSION, ASCITES, HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY, EDEMA
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In this type of asthma, patients will display mild symptoms up to two days a week and up to two nights per month
What is MILD INTERMITTENT
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These are 2 relevant nursing diagnoses for a patient with COPD
What is INEFFECTIVE AIRWAY CLEARANCE, INEFFECTIVE BREATHING PATTERN, ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE, IMBALANCED NUTRITION; LESS THAN BODY REQUIREMENTS, RISK FOR INFECTION, DECISIONAL CONFLICT, KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT, ANXIETY, COMPROMISED FAMILY COPING
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This is a bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood
What is CYANOSIS
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These are 3 RISK FACTORS associated with asthma
What is GENETICS, OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT, SMOKING, EXPOSURE TO 2ND HAND SMOKE, EXPOSURE TO FUMES OR POLLUTION, EXPOSURE TO OCCUPATIONAL TRIGGERS SUCH AS CHEMICALS, HAVING AN ALLERGIC CONDITION SUCH AS HAY FEVER
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These are 2 common observations you will see in your patient who has COPD
What is CLUBBING FINGERS, BARREL CHEST, CYANOSIS OF LIPS, DIMINISHED BREATH SOUNDS
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In this type of asthma, patient symptoms occur throughout the day on most days and frequently at night
What is SEVERE PERSISTENT
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In patient's with COPD, this part of the nursing process is given the highest priority. (You will report any changes in oxygen saturation levels, report increased cyanosis, monitoring the response to oxygen therapy, teaching techniques to to control breathing patterns and elevating the head of the bed at least 30 degrees at all times)
What is IMPLEMENTATION
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