Asthma
Constriction of the bronchi, inflamed tissue and ______ production cause difficulty breathing.
What is mucus
Type 1 diabetes?
What is an autoimmune disease where the pancreas does not produce any insulin
Name at least three reasons why a patient may have asthma.
Pollution, occupational environment, allergies, cold weather, exercise, foods, medications, fluids.
What is the gold standard to diagnose TB?
What is a sputum culture.
When working with older clients, which people are at higher risk of getting pneumonia?
What is people who are immobile, intubated, have prolonged surgery, or immunocompromised?
Medical emergency where the nurse gives a coherent patient 15 grams of a carbohydrate, waits 15 minutes and rechecks the patient's blood sugar.
What is the rule of 15
The two forms of puffers used for the treatment for asthma include...
What are rescue and maintenance?
The nutritional education you would provide a COPD patient.
Small frequent meals throughout the day.
True or false? A positive skin test means you have TB.
What is false
What is it called when a patient is in the hospital for 72 hours and is then diagnosed with pneumonia?
What is hospital-acquired pneumonia.
Under the advice from a doctor, the patient should check their blood sugar every 2-4 hours and may need more insulin during this time.
What is sick day management
Three symptoms of an asthma attack may be....
What are shortness of breath, tightening of the chest, coughing, wheezing, laboured breathing or gasping, rapid pulse, perspiration, cyanosis of the nails or lips
What phase of TB do you begin to feel sick?
What is active
What is the term for progressive or prolonged asthma attack?
What is status asthmaticus.
We teach patients with COPD to perform this type of breathing exercise to help exhale air.
What is pursed-lip breathing?
If you have a patient with TB, what is the appropriate precaution?
What is airborne
This is known as the first approach to treating pneumonia and the flu.
What is treat the fever, increase fluids, promote rest, treat pain, treat a cough, and good hygiene?
We use this test to assess if the patient's diabetes is well controlled.
What is an HA1C.