IT'S HARD TO BREATHE
ENERGY CONSERVATION & WORK SIMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT.
WHAT ARE THE INTERVENTIONS USED WHEN WORKING ON ADLS WITH A CLIENT WHO HAS PULMONARY DISEASE?
BARREL CHEST
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN AN EMPHYSEMA PATIENT IS UNABLE TO EXHALE CARBON MONOXIDE TRAPPED IN THE LUNGS?
Angina
What is the term for chest pain?
These items can keep prevent food from sliding off of a patient's plate.
What are plate guards and plate lips?
Increased temperature, lung congestion and poor intake are indicators of this.
What are the signs/symptoms of aspiration pneumonia?
PURSED LIP BREATHING & DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING
WHAT ARE TWO TYPES OF BREATHING USED WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE PULMONARY DISEASE?
CHRONIC COUGH AND SPUTUM PRODUCTION THAT PERSISTS FOR 3 MONTHS OUT OF A YEAR FOR A 2 YEAR PERIOD.
WHAT IS CHRONIC BRONCHITIS?
The term when systolic BP is less than 90 mm Hg
Hypotensive
A client with a limited or weak grasp would MOST benefit from this type of adaptive equipment?
What is a utensil with built-up handles?
This is the medical term used to describe any difficulty in swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ASTHMA AND ENVIRONMENTAL IRRITANTS
WHAT ARE THE PRECAUTIONS AN OTA SHOULD BE AWARE OF WHEN TREATING A CLIENT WITH PULMONARY DISEASE?
THESE ARE USED DURING ADLS TO AVOID BENDING AT THE WAIST TO PROMOTE PROPER BREATHING.
LONG-HANDLED ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT
REACHER, LHSH, DRESSING STICK, SPONGE, SOCK AID, ELASTIC LACES.
60-100 bpm
What is the normal heart rate range?
This helps an older adult to conserve energy while chopping vegetables for a salad.
What is a high stool used for?
A patient sitting symmetrically with normal alignment of head, neck, trunk, and pelvis.
What is the optimal position for a client during mealtimes?
WEAKNESS, FATIGUE AND SOCIAL ISOLATION IN OLDER ADULTS
WHAT ARE PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS OF PULMONARY DISEASE?
EXHALING THROUGH PARTIALLY CLOSED LIPS (MAKING THE FLAME OF A SMALL CANDLE FLICKER)
WHAT IS PURSED LIP BREATHING?
A pulmonary condition that has similar symptoms but is not included in the definition of COPD.
What is asthma?
ALLOWS PATIENT TO SIT DURING BATHING
BATH BENCH
During the oral preparatory and oral eating phases, these skills are often addressed as part of the intervention plan.
What are motor skills?
COMMON SYMPTOMS INCLUDE COUGH, WHEEZING, SPUTUM PRODUCTION AND DYSPNEA
WHAT IS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)?
PLAN, PACE, ENVIRONMENT, POSITION AND TECHNIQUES/EQUIPMENT.
WHAT ARE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ENERGY CONSERVATION AND WORK SIMPLICATION?
A tool used with cardiac rehabilitation patients that is also used with COPD patients to judge energy required for activities.
Metabolic equivalents (METs)
THIS IS USED TO PREVENT THE NEED TO BEND BEYOND 90 DEGREES FORWARD FLEXION IN TRUNK.
LONG-HANDLE REACHER
The approach to intervention during mealtime that focuses on remediation or returning a client to (or close to) a prior level of function.
What is grading?