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[Exam 2] Chapter 24: Management of Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease (Page 634-665) Flashcards

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What is COPD?

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Respiratory disease of airflow obstruction involving the airways, pulmonary parenchyma or both

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Parenchyma includes what?

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Any form of lung tissue, including brochioles, blood vesels, alveoli

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COPD is characterized by

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airflow limitation that is not fully reversible (chronic bronchitis and emphysema)

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What is Asthma considered to be?

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Abnormal airway condition characterized by reversible inflammation

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COPD, what is airflow limitation?

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Progressive, associated with abnormal inflammatory respose to noxious particles or gases

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COPD: Chronic inflammation causes

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damage to tissues

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COPD: Scar tissue in airways results in

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narrowing

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COPD: Scar tissue in the parenchyma decreases

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elastic recoil (compliance)

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COPD: Scar tissue in pulmonary vasculature causes

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thickened vessel lining and hypertrophy of smooth muscle

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COPD: Alveolar wall destruction leads to

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loss of alveolar attachments and a decrease in elastic recoil

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Chronic Bronchitis: What is this?

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Disease of airway defined as presence of cough and sputum production for at least 3 months in each of 2 consecutive years.

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Chronic Bronchitis: What happens to the ciliary?

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Function is reduced, bronchial wall thicken, bronchial airway narrow and mucous may plug airways

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Chronic Bronchitis: What happens to alveoli?

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Become damaged, fibrosed, and alveolar macrophage function diminishes leading to more infections

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Chronic Bronchitis: Patient is more susceptible to

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respiratory infections due

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Emphysema: What is this?

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This describes abnormal distention of air spaces beyond the terminal bronchioles with destruction of the walls of the alveoli

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Emphysema: DEcreased alveolar surface area in direct contact with capillaries decreases causing

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an impaired oxygen diffusion which leads to hypoxemia

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Emphysema: Hypoxemia results with

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decreased carbon dioxide elimination

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Emphysema: What is Cor Pulmonate?

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One of the complications of emphysema, and is right-sided heart fialure brought on by long term high blood pressure in pulmonary arteries

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Emphysema: What happens in Panlobular Emphysema?

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Destruction of respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct.Creates an enlarged airspace , causing expiration to become active and requiring muscle effort

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Emphysema: What happens in Centrilobular Emphysema?

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Changes take place mainly in center of seconday lobule causing a derangement of ventilation-perfusion ratios.

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COPD, Risk Factors: Most important worldwide risk factor is

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cigarette smoking

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COPD,Clinical Manifestations: GEnerally a progressive disease characterized by what three primary symptoms?

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Chronic Cough

Sputum Production

Dyspnea

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COPD,Clinical Manifestations: Why is weight loss common?

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Dyspnea interferes with eating and work of breathing is energy depleting.

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COPD ,Clinical Manifestations: Why do some people deleveop “Barrel Chest”?

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Results from more fixed position of the ribs in inspiratory positoin and from loss of lung elasticity.

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COPD, Assessment and Diagnostic Findings: Pulmonary function studies help determine

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diagnosis of COPD

Disease SEverity

Monitor Disease Progression

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COPD, Assessment and Diagnostic Findings: Spirometry used to evaluate

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airflow obstruction, which is determined by ratio o fFEV1 to FVC

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COPD, Assessment and Diagnostic Findings: Why would arterial blood gas measures be obtained?

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To assess baseline oxygenation adn gas exchange and are especially important in advanced COPD

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COPD, Complications: What are the major life threatening complications of COPD?

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Respiratory insufficiency and failure

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COPD , Complications: What are some complications?

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Pneumonia, Chronic Atelectasis, Pneumothorax, and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (Cor Pulmonale)

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COPD , Medical Management: Therapeutic strategies include

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promoting smoking cesssation, prescribing medications like bronchodilators and managing exacerbations.

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COPD , Medical Management - Risk Reduction: Major RF with COPD is

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environmental exposure, and it is modifiable. Most chronic is smoking.

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy: What is use for Grade I (Mild) COPD?

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Short acting bronchodilator

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy: What is used for a Grade II /III COPD?

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Short acting bronchodilator and regular treatment with one or more long lasting bronchodilators

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy and Bronchodilators: Relieve bronchospasm by improving

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expiratory flow through widening of the airways and promoting lungs with each breath. Alter smooth muscle tone and reduce airway obstruction.

Increases expiratory flow rate and eases dyspnea

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy and Bronchodilators: Can be delievered by

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pMDI, nebulization, or via oral route

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy and Bronchodilators: What devices are available to allow medication to be inhaled

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pMDI

Powder Inhalers

Spacers

Nebulizers

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy and Bronchodilators: What is a pMDI?

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Pressurized device that contains an aerosolized powder of medication.

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy and Corticosteroids: Allow inhaled and systemic corticosteroids may improve symptoms of COPD, they do not slow down the decline of

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lung function

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy and Corticosteroids: Long term treatment with oral corticosteroids is not recommened in COPD and can cause

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steroid myopathy, leading to muscle weakness and decreased ability to function

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy and Other Medications: Vaccines are effective because they prevent

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exacerbations by preventing respiratory infections

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy Corticosteroids: Why do they help?

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Decrease inflammation

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COPD , Medical Management - Pharmacologic Therapy: What must you do with mucolytics?

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Increase fluid intake in order to thin secretions

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COPD , Medical Management - Management of Exacerbations: Exacerbation of COPD definied as

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event in the natural course of the disease characterized by acute changes in the pateints respiraotry system beyond the normal day-to-day variations

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COPD , Medical Management - Management of Exacerbations: Primary causes of acute exacerbation include

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infections and air pollutions

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COPD , Medical Management - Management of Exacerbations: Treatment of exacerbation requires what?

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Identifying primary cause and administering primary treamtnet

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COPD , Medical Management - Management of Exacerbations: OPtimization of bronchodilator medications is a first line therapy and involves

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identifying the best medication or combinations of medications tkane on a regular schedule for a specific patient

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COPD , Medical Management - Management of Exacerbations: When patient arrives to ED< first line of treatment is

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supplemental oxygen therapy and rapid assessment to determine if exacerbation is life threatening

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COPD , Medical Management - General Principles of Oxygen Therapy: Goal of oxygen supplmental therapy is to

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increase the baseline resting partial pressure of arterial oxygen to at least 90%

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COPD , Medical Management - General Principles of Oxygen Therapy: Administering too much oxygen can result in the retention of

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carbon dioxide.

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COPD , Medical Management - Surgical Management - Bullectomy: What is this?

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Surgical option selected for patients with bullous emphysema.

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COPD , Medical Management - Surgical Management - Bullectomy: What are bullae?

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Enlarged airspaces that do not contribute to ventilation but occupy space in thorax. Compress areas of the lung and may impair gas exchange.

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COPD , Medical Management - Surgical Management - Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: What is this surgery?

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Removal of portion of the diseased lung parenchyma . This reduces hyperinflation

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COPD , Medical Management - Surgical Management - Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: This surgery improves

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Life expectancy , decrease dyspnea, improve lung function, and exercise tolerance.

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COPD , Medical Management - Surgical Management - Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: What were Bronchoscopic lung lolvune reduction therapies designed to do?

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Collapse areas of emphysematous lung and this improve aeration of the functional lung tissue. One-way valve placed to allow air and mucus to exit treated area

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COPD , Medical Management - Surgical Management - Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: What is biologic lung volume reduction?

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Instillation of a sealant or gel, valves, or coils into the airway of the hyperinflated lung tissue

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COPD , Medical Management - Pulmonary Rehab Breathing Exercises: Piursed lip breathing helps do what?

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Slow expiraation, prevents collapse of small airway, and helps patient control the rate and depth of respirations

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COPD , Medical Management - Nursing Management : What is Huff coughing?

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One or two forced exhalations (Huffs) from low to medium lung volume with the glottis open

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Bronchiectasis: What is this

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Chronic, irreversible dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles that results from destruction of muscles and elastic connective tissue. Considered separate from COPD

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Bronchiectasis: Inflammatory processed associted with pulmonary infections damages teh

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inflammatory wall, causing loss of its support structure and thick sputum

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Bronchiectasis: What happens in saccular bronchiectasis?

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Each dilated peribronchial tube amounts to a lung abscess

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Bronchiectasis: Retention of secretions ultimately cause teth alveoli distal to obsturction to

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collapse (atelectasis)

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Bronchiectasis: What are some signs and symtpoms?

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Chronic cough and production of purulent sputum .

Along with clubbing of fingers

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Bronchiectasis - Assessment adn Diagnostic Findings: Not really diagnosed because symptoms can be mistaken for

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signs of chronic bronchitis

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Bronchiectasis - Assessment adn Diagnostic Findings: DEfinitive sign of this is

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a prolonged history of productive, chronic cogh with sputum

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Bronchiectasis - Medical Management: Treatment objectives are to promote

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bronchial drainage, to clear excessive secretions form the affected portion of the lungs.

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Bronchiectasis - Medical Management: Postural drainage is included in all treatment plans because

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draining the bronchoiectatic area by gravity reduced amount of secretions

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Asthma: What is this?

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chracterized by chronic airway inflammation

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Asthma: Chronic inflammatory disease of the airway causes

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airway hyperresponsiveness, mucosal edema, and mucus production

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Asthma: Inflammation leads to what signs of asthma symptoms?

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Cough, Chest Tightness, Wheezing, Dyspnea

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Asthma: Over time, patient may have structural changes in response to chronic inflammation that causes a

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narrowing of teh airways

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Asthma: Simple definition of an acute exacerbation of asthma

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bronchial smooth muscle contraction or bronchoconstriction occurs quikcly to narrow the airway

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Asthma: Acute bronchoconstriction can be due to

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IgE mediated response or alpha-adrenergic receptor stimulation

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Asthma: Three common signs and symptoms are

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cough, dyspnea, and wheezing

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Asthma: If the exacerbation progresses, what signs and symptoms may occur?

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Diaphoresis, tachydria, and hypoxemia

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Asthma: What may happen if asthma does not get treated?

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Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, and Atelectasis

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Asthma - Medical Management: What are the two general classe of asthma medications?

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Quick-relief medications for immediate treatment of asthma symptoms

Exacerbations and long-acting medication to achieve and maintain control of persistent asthma

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Asthma - Medical Management, Quick-Relief MEdications: They are used to relax

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smooth muscle

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Asthma - Medical Management, Quick-Relief MEdications: What do Anticholinergics do?

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Inhibit muscarinic choliergic receptors and reduce intrinsic vagal tone of airway

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Asthma - Medical Management, Long-Acting Control MedicationS: What do these do?

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Alleviate symptoms

Improve airway function

Decrease peak flow variability

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Asthma - Medical Management, Long-Acting Control MedicationS: Why should you drink water after?

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To prevent thrush

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Asthma: What is status asthmaticus?

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Does not respond to treatment. Nurses thing pt getting better because cough/wheezing lears but this can be sign of impending respiratory failure

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Asthma: Treatment for status asthmaticus?

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Oxygen, IV fluids for dehydration, beta-adrenergic agonist, corticosteroids

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Asthma: Due to patient having low respirations they will have hypocapnia (low CO2) or respiratory alkalosis (low pPaCO2 due to breathing rapidly) IF normal or high PaCO2 seen, this indicates

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impending respiratory failure

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Asthma: What labs should be looked at?

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Eosinophils elevated

IgE elevated if allergen present

ABG = RespiratoryAlkalosis

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Asthma - Medical Management, Peak Flow Measuring: They measure the

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highest airflow during a forced expiration

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Asthma - Medical Management, Peak Flow Measuring: Daily peak flow monitoring recommended for those who have

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moderate to severe asthma

Poor perception of changes in airflow

Worsening symptoms

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Asthma - Medical Management, Peak Flow Measuring: This is done for how long?

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2-3 weeks, then the patients personal best value is measured

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Asthma - Assessment includes

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Breath Sounds

Use of Accessory Muscles

O2 Saturation

Pulse and RR

Triggers

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Asthma - Nursing Mmanagement: What is the stepwise method?

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Using short acting and long acting medications but increasing in medications and use

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Asthma - Nursing Mmanagement: What are soem quick-relief medications

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Beta2 Adrenergic Agonists

Anticholinergics

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Asthma - Nursing Mmanagement: What are some Long-Acting Medications

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Corticosteroids

Longacting Beta2 Adrenergic Agonists

Leukotriene Modifiers

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Asthma - Interventions: What to know about a dry pwoder inhaler?

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Exhale via pursed lips

Store in a dry place

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Asthma - Interventions: What to know about a multi-dose inhaler

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Inhale and exhale freely

Breathe deeply while compressing canister.

Hold 10 seconds and exhale.

rinse after administration

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