What Disease Am I?
The sudden onset of intense dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and tachypnea is usually the first indication
What is a pulmonary emboli (PE)
Increase liquids, steam showers, upright position, saline nasal sprays, decongestants
What are nursing interventions/teaching for sinusitis?
Dust mites, pet dander, mold, seasonal allergies
What are triggers for asthma?
What are risk factors for sleep apnea?
Pneumonia is the major complication of this..
What is influenza?
After exposure to a trigger,
What is asthma?
You are a public health nurse and get a referral about a homeless man who has TB and is prescribed a 3 drug regimen. Your plans for this client include...
What is direct observation therapy (DOT)?
Small frequent, high caloric meals
What is a diet for respiratory disorders?
•Family history
•Frequent respiratory infections
•Eczema
•Allergies
What are risk factors for asthma?
Edema of the tissue lining the sinus cavity can lead to a bacterial infection, foul smelling breath, pain, & headache
What is sinusitis?
↑ work of breathing and shortness of breath
Accessory muscle use
Tripod position
↑ A P diameter (barrel chest)
Cough
↑ sputum production
Pursed lip breathing
Skin color changes (red or blue/cyanotic)
Anxiety
Sp O2 <90
What is COPD?
You are taking care of a pt with COPD and teach them to use this breathing....
What is pursed lip breathing?
Tripod position
What is the best position to decrease work of breathing (WOB) for a COPD client?
•Smoking (80-90% of C O P D deaths)
•Occupational dust and chemicals
•Outdoor air pollution
•Second-hand smoke
•Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A A T) deficiency (<5%)
What are risk factors for COPD
A disease that has the symptoms of malaise, fatigue, night sweats, hemoptysis, wt loss, chronic cough
What is TB?
What is lung cancer?
Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
What is a test that should be monitored on all heart failure patients?
Smoking cessation
What would you teach any client with respiratory disorders?
•Presence of D V T
‒Obesity
‒Smoking
‒Chronic heart disease
‒Fracture
‒Hip or knee replacement
‒Major surgery
‒Major trauma
‒Spinal cord injury
‒History of previous V T E
‒Malignancy
What are risk factors for COPD?
Periods of apnea followed by periods of rapid breathing
What are Cheynes-Stokes respirations?
•Loud snoring
•Snorting
•Witnessed apnea
•Gasping during sleep
•Recurrent waking during sleep
•Choking
What is sleep apnea?
Your pt with asthma is achieving (usually 80% to 100% of her personal best) you know that....
What is considered the 'green zone' and the pt should remain on their usual meds, (no changes)?
Sp02 monitoring, 02 prn, respirations, lung assessment, use of accessory muscles, AP diameter
What are assessments a nurse should do on a respiratory client?
§Risk factors –
•Smoking (90% of cases)
•Second-hand smoke
•Radon
•Occupational pollutants
•Asbestos
What are risk factors for lung cancer?
Pts with an allergy to eggs or history of Guillain-Barre syndrome should not get his vaccine...
What is the influenza?