Oxygen
From the lecture today, what are 2 reasons for using oxygen
What is decreased PaO2 levels and decreased 02 saturation
Two symptoms of head and neck cancer include:
What is pain, bloody discharge, nasal obstruction
Pulmonary artery hypertension can lead to what cardiac condition?
What is right-sided heart failure or cor pulmonale
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) primarily affects ___ between the ages of ___ to ___.
What is men, 50-70
Hospice care is recommended for patients with a prognosis of ________ of time or less left to live.
What is 6 months
In patients with COPD, the goal range for the Sao2 is what percentage?
What is 88-92%
The top 2 risks for head and neck cancer are:
What are smoking and alcohol use
3 manifestations of pulmonary artery hypertension are:
What is dyspnea, fatigue, and angina
The primary drug treatment of IPF is 3 things- name 2 of these
What are corticosteroids, oxygen, and immunosuppressants
Name one purpose of rehabilitation that we covered last week in class.
What is prevent further disability, maintain/strengthen functional ability, or restore as much function as possible
The primary theory re: to 02 induced hypoventilation is COPD patients is that they have chronic _____ and no longer respond to this stimulus.
What is hypercarbia or hypercapnea
In the lecture, we listed 5 complications of head and neck cancer. List 3 of these.
What are: altered gas exchange, loss of voice, disfigurement, social consequences, and alt. in nut.
Name one class of drug used to treat pulmonary artery hypertension
What is Ca+= channel blockers, bld thinners, guanylate cyclast stimulators, endothelin-receptor agnosists, or prostacyclin agents
Name 2 things that education for IPF focuses on.
What is energy conservation, the disease process, avoiding pulmonary infections, managing symptoms such as dyspnea and pain
In class, we discussed 6 of the top diseases leading to disability. Name 3 of these
What are stroke, CAD, cancer, COPD, asthma, arthritis
Oxygen toxicity is defined as:
What is lung damage that occurs when administering too much oxygen
This vaccination may prevent some head and neck cancers
What is the HPV vaccine.
Definitive treatment for pulmonary artery hypertension is a/an
What is heart or heart-lung transplant
The curative treatment of IPF is:
What is a lung transplant
Name 2 National patient safety goals
What are: ID patients correctly, improve staff communication, used medications safely, Prevent infection, ID patient safety risks, prevent mistakes in surgery,
Nitrogen normally prevents alveoli from collapsing. When diluted with too high levels of oxygen, this condition occurs.
What is absorptive atelectasis.
Nursing considerations after a radical neck surgery include several things. Name 3 of these.
What are pain, wound care, nutrition, communication, and psychosocial needs.
The primary issue with pulmonary artery hypertension is:
What is blood vessel constriction and increased pulmonary vascular resistance
What kind of IV therapy in the treatment of IPF must never be interrupted?
What is IV prostacyclin therapy
A clinical practice guideline is an official recommendation based on ____ to manage a health problem.
What is evidence