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What Disease Am I?
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100

The sudden onset of intense dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and tachypnea is usually the first indication

What is a pulmonary emboli (PE)

100

Increase liquids, steam showers, upright position, saline nasal sprays, decongestants

What are nursing interventions/teaching for sinusitis?

100

Dust mites, pet dander, mold, seasonal allergies

What are triggers for asthma?

100
  • Obesity
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Heart failure
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Male gender, 40-65
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Alcohol use
  • Atrial fibrillation

What are risk factors for sleep apnea?

100

Pneumonia is the major complication of this..

What is influenza?

200

After exposure to a trigger, 

  • wheezing
  • dyspnea
  • coughing
  • increased sputum
  • increased respiratory rate
  • chest tightness
  • tachycardia

What is asthma?

200

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)?

200

Small frequent, high caloric meals

What is a diet for respiratory disorders?

200

•Family history

•Frequent respiratory infections

•Eczema

•Allergies

What are risk factors for asthma?

200

Edema of the tissue lining the sinus cavity can lead to a bacterial infection, foul smelling  breath, pain, & headache

What is sinusitis?

300

↑ 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?

300

You are taking care of a pt with COPD and teach them to use this breathing....

What is pursed lip breathing?

300

Tripod position

What is the best position to decrease work of breathing (WOB) for a COPD client?

300

•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

300

A disease that has the symptoms of malaise, fatigue, night sweats, hemoptysis, wt loss, chronic cough

What is TB?

400
  • New cough that does not go away
  • Changes to chronic cough
  • Hemoptysis
  • Shortness of breath
  • Hoarseness
  • Weight Loss

What is lung cancer?

400

Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)

What is a test that should be monitored on all heart failure patients?

400

Smoking cessation

What would you teach any client with respiratory disorders?

400

•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?

400

Periods of apnea followed by periods of rapid breathing

What are Cheynes-Stokes respirations?

500

•Loud snoring

•Snorting

•Witnessed apnea

•Gasping during sleep

•Recurrent waking during sleep

•Choking 

What is sleep apnea?

500

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)?

500

Sp02 monitoring, 02 prn, respirations, lung assessment, use of accessory muscles, AP diameter

What are assessments a nurse should do on a respiratory client?

500

§Risk factors –

•Smoking (90% of cases)

•Second-hand smoke

•Radon

•Occupational pollutants

•Asbestos

What are risk factors for lung cancer?

500

Pts with an allergy to eggs or history of Guillain-Barre syndrome should not get his vaccine...

What is the influenza?