EXTRA'S Flashcards

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Pulmonary Disease

-S/S

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  1. Dyspnea
  2. Orthopnea
    - Dyspnea when lying down
    - Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
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Respiratory System

-Changes with aging

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  1. Decreased lung compliance

2. Increased risk for infection

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Respiratory System

-Orthopnea

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  1. Dyspnea that occurs when an individual lies flat and is common in individuals w/ HF
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Respiratory System

-Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea

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  1. Some of the individuals w/ pulmonary or cardiac disease awake at night gasping for air and have to sit or stand to relieve dyspnea
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Kussmaul Respirations (Hyperpnea)

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Caused by strenuous exercise & Metabolic Acidosis

  1. Characterized by a:
    - Slightly increased ventilatory rate
    - Very large tidal volume
    - No expiratory pause
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Cheyne-Stokes Respirations

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  1. Characterized by alternating periods of deep and shallow breathing
  2. APnea lasting from 15-60 seconds is followed by ventilations that increase in volume until peak is reached
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Virchow Triad

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3 Factors that promote venous thrombosis

  1. Venous stasis
  2. Venous endothelial damage
  3. Hyper-coagulable states
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DVT

-Things that Cause Venous Stasis

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  1. Immobility

2. CHF

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DVT

-Things that Cause Venous Endothelial Damage

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  1. Trauma

2. IV meds

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DVT

-Things that cause hypercoagulable states

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  1. Inherited disorders
  2. malignancy
  3. Pregnancy & Use of Oral contraceptives
  4. Hormone replacement
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Endothelium Book

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Pg 570 Box 22-4 **

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