COPD
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100

What are the two types of COPD?

Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema

100

A patient presents with a chronic cough with sputum, dyspnea, retractions, and a barrel chest.  What is their diagnosis?

COPD

100
What is the treatment for epistaxis?

Sit upright, pinch nose, and til head forward

100

This is the number one cancer in men and women.

Lung cancer

100

Hypoxemia is a pulse ox below what number?

90%

200

What type of oxygen delivery system is used for COPD, and what is their max flow rate?

Venturi mask (12 to 15 L) or nasal cannula (6 L)

200

A patient's presents with left tracheal deviation, tachypnea, hypotension, tachycardia, diaphoresis, and hypoxemia.  What is their diagnosis?

Pneumothorax

200

What is a potential treatment for a laryngeal obstruction?

Tracheostomy

200

Patient presents with a cough with purulent sputum, rising fever, central cyanosis, and crackles in their lungs.  What is their diagnosis?

Pneumonia

200

What sound will be heard upon auscultation in an asthmatic patient?

Wheezing

300

What is the diagnostic criteria for chronic bronchitis?

Cough and sputum production at least 3 months each year for 2 years

300

A patient presents with sudden dyspnea, rapid and weak pulses, shock, syncope, and eventual death.  What was their diagnosis?

Pulmonary Embolism

300

What does a high, low, and both V/Q mean?

high - PE

low - atelectasis

both - pneumothorax 

300

D-Dimer is a test used for which respiratory condition?

Pulmonary Embolism

300

What condition has "dead space" in the lungs?

Emphysema

400

What are 2 clinical findings with chronic bronchitis?

Thick broncial walls and excessive mucus production

400

Hemoptysis is a symptom of what condition?

Lung cancer

400

What condition does Cheyne-Stokes respirations occur with?

Heart failure

400

A silent chest is a symptom with which condition?

Asthma

400

What medication is used for COPD and asthma?

Albuterol

500

What kind of acid-base imbalance does emphysema cause?

Respiratory acidosis

500

A patient presents with dyspnea, orthopnea, coughing, fever, chills, and pleuritic pain.  What is their diagnosis?

Pleural Effusion

500

What part of a chest tube shouldn't bubble?

Water seal chamber

500

What does ICOUGH stand for?

I - incentive spirometer

C - coughing and deep breathing

O - oral care

U - understanding

G - getting out of bed

H - HOB elevation

500

What are 5 medication groups that should be prescribed with pneumonia?

Antibiotics

Antipyretics

Antitussives

Antihistamines

Oxygen

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