Bronchiectasis
This diagnostic test is considered the gold standard for diagnosing bronchiectasis.
What is a CT scan?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in this gene.
What is the CFTR gene?
Asthma is characterized by reversible limitation of this type of airflow.
What is expiratory airflow?
The primary cause of COPD is this lifestyle factor.
What is cigarette smoking?
Asthma patients are encouraged to use this plan with green, yellow, and red zones.
What is an asthma action plan?
Bronchiectasis involves permanent dilation of the bronchi due to this process.
What is chronic inflammation and infection?
The gold standard diagnostic test for CF is the measurement of this in sweat.
What is chloride (sweat chloride test)?
List two common triggers of asthma.
What are allergens, infections, smoke, GERD, exercise, or stress?
A diagnosis of COPD is confirmed when the post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio is less than this percentage.
What is 70%?
In bronchiectasis, patients should be positioned this way if bleeding is suspected.
What is side-lying with the bleeding side down?
Name one common microorganism often colonizing the lungs in bronchiectasis.
What is Pseudomonas?
Name one early clinical sign of CF in newborns.
What is meconium ileus?
This ominous finding in asthma, known as a “silent chest,” indicates impending failure.
What is severely decreased or absent breath sounds?
COPD patients often use this breathing technique to prolong exhalation.
What is pursed-lip breathing?
Nutrition recommendations for COPD patients include meals that are high in these two nutrients.
What are calories and protein?
A key symptom of bronchiectasis is production of this type of sputum.
What is thick, tenacious, purulent sputum?
Patients with CF require replacement of these substances to manage pancreatic insufficiency.
What are pancreatic enzymes?
This life-threatening form of asthma does not respond to bronchodilators or corticosteroids.
What is status asthmaticus?
A late complication of COPD involving right-sided heart failure is called this.
What is cor pulmonale?
In CF, patients require supplementation with these vitamins.
What are fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K?
Severe hemoptysis in bronchiectasis can result from this process where new blood vessels form.
What is neovascularization of bronchial arteries?
Most patients with CF die from complications of infections in this system.
What is the Respiratory System?
This device measures maximum airflow after forceful exhalation and helps monitor asthma.
What is a peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) meter?
This therapy is the only treatment proven to improve survival in advanced COPD.
What is long-term oxygen therapy?
This non-pharmacologic management strategy for COPD involves exercise, counseling, and education.
What is pulmonary rehabilitation?