Monitoring, Treatment And Care Needs

Question 1

Inhalers??

Answer 1

Particularly used it asthma.
•preventer inhaler (blue) - reduce inflammation and sensitivity of airways.
•reliever inhaler (brown) - muscle relaxants for immediate relief or symptoms.
•purple inhalers are a mixture of both the blue and brown.

Question 2

Medication??

Answer 2

Antibiotics to treat infections; steroid treatments to relieve symptoms; anti-inflammatory medication reduces swelling and inflammation.

Question 3

Peak flow??

Answer 3

Used to measure the rate of exhalation.
For asthma, measurements are taken regularly over time and compared with Norms, to indicate dilation/construction of airways.

Question 4

Physiotherapy??

Answer 4

The treatment of injury, illness or disability by physical methods such as through massage and exercise.

Question 5

Spirometry??

Answer 5

A test that measures how well the lungs work by measuring how much air is inhaled and exhaled.

Question 6

Oxygen therapy(mainly for COPD)??

Answer 6

• pulmonary rehabilitation - a special programme of exercise and education.
• ambulatory oxygen therapy - the use of portable oxygen when walking or other activity.
• long-term oxygen therapy - the use of oxygen at home from a portable tank, taken through a mask or nasal tubes, should be used 16 hours a day.

Question 7

effects on lifestyle for respiratory malfunctions??

PIES

Answer 7

• give up smoking
• diet: well balanced(healthy weight)
• may need to move to a one-story house
• avoid pollution and infections/triggers for asthma
• having to move around with an oxygen cylinder to assist breathing
• emotion and social impacts of not being able to complete daily tasks or go out socially, for example may lead to depression, anxiety or stress.

Question 8

Care needs for respiratory malfunctions??

Answer 8

• regular checkups, e.g. asthma clinic
• vaccinations(cystic fibrosis) to avoid infections
• dietary supplements
• lack of energy and breathless on any activity
• install a stair lift as cannot walk up stairs
• may need to use a wheelchair
• oxygen cylinder to assist breathing
• home help for daily living tasks