EXTRA'S Flashcards
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Pulmonary Disease
-S/S
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- Dyspnea
- Orthopnea
- Dyspnea when lying down
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
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Respiratory System
-Changes with aging
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- Decreased lung compliance
2. Increased risk for infection
2
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Respiratory System
-Orthopnea
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- Dyspnea that occurs when an individual lies flat and is common in individuals w/ HF
3
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Respiratory System
-Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
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- 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
- 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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- Characterized by alternating periods of deep and shallow breathing
- 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
- Venous stasis
- Venous endothelial damage
- Hyper-coagulable states
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DVT
-Things that Cause Venous Stasis
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- Immobility
2. CHF
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DVT
-Things that Cause Venous Endothelial Damage
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- Trauma
2. IV meds
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DVT
-Things that cause hypercoagulable states
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- Inherited disorders
- malignancy
- Pregnancy & Use of Oral contraceptives
- Hormone replacement
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Endothelium Book
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Pg 570 Box 22-4 **