Nurse 51 - COPD Flashcards
COPD - where on list of causes of death?
slow progression and obstructive 4th leading cause of death
patho COPD (sCar and Copd)
Airflow limitation is progressive, associated with abnormal inflammatory response to noxious particles or gases
Chronic inflammation damages tissue
Scar tissue in airways results in narrowing
Scar tissue in the parenchyma decreases elastic recoil (compliance)
Scar tissue in pulmonary vasculature causes thickened vessel lining and hypertrophy of smooth muscle (pulmonary hypertension)
cor pulmone - symptoms (my apple core is full and puffy)
puffy, edema in legs, abdominal congestion, can’t eat feel full all the time.
Anorexia
Right abdominal upper quadrant pain
chronic bronchitis definition
Cough and sputum production for at least 3 months in each of 2 consecutive years
Ciliary dont work, bronchial walls thicken, bronchial airways narrow, and mucous may plug airways
Alveoli become damaged, fibrosed, and alveolar macrophage function diminishes
The patient is more susceptible to respiratory infections
smaller airways it’s the bronchiole walls.
3 main symptoms of COPD (and emphysema) (C for cough the sputum, I can’t breathe)
Three primary symptoms
Chronic cough
Sputum production
Dyspnea
Weight loss due to dyspnea
“Barrel chest” (also happens with ocean swimmers)
assess and diagnosis of COPD (what about blood tests?)
Health history, refer to Chart 20-2
Pulmonary function tests
Spirometry
Arterial blood gas
Chest x-ray
complications of COPD
Respiratory insufficiency and failure
Pneumonia
Chronic atelectasis
Pneumothorax (from rupture of bleb) (sudden SOB and pain from where bleb ruptured. sense of impending doom)
Cor pulmonale
medical management of COPD - what about meals? and use inhalers before or after food?
Promote smoking cessation
Reducing risk factors
Managing exacerbations
Providing supplemental oxygen therapy
Pneumococcal vaccine
Influenza vaccine
Pulmonary rehabilitation (small meals, use inhalers before eating, don’t drink too much fluid. don’t get full too fast)
Managing exacerbations.
make them cough.
meds for COPD
Bronchodilators, MDIs
Beta-adrenergic agonists
Muscarinic antagonists (anticholinergics)
Combination agents
Refer to Figure 20-5 and Tables 20-3 and 20-4
Corticosteroids
Antibiotics
Mucolytics
Antitussives (coughing meds)
surgery for COPD (surgery for COPD is bull)
Bullectomy (gets rid of area of alveoli that are pouching out)
Lung volume reduction
Lung transplant (can’t have any comorbidities to be able to get transplant)
management of COPD - and nutrition?
Assessing the patient: obtain history, review diagnostic tests
Achieving airway clearance
Improving breathing patterns
Improving activity tolerance
MDI (meter dose inhaler) patient education
CBC - make surenot anemic
nutrition - albumin and protein
no infections white count
make sure not fluid volume overload -
air open and clear
bronchiectasis - causes - can be genetic or not?
Bronchiectasis is a chronic, irreversible dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles
Caused by:
Airway obstruction, pulmonary infections
Diffuse airway injury
Genetic disorders
Abnormal host defenses
Idiopathic causes
clinical manifestations of bronchiectasis (mucus has clubs too)
Chronic cough
Purulent sputum in copious amounts
Clubbing of the fingers
nursing management of bronchiectasis - and what about energy?
Focus is on alleviating symptoms and clearing pulmonary secretions
Patient teaching
Smoking cessation
Postural drainage
Early signs and symptoms of respiratory infections
Conserving energy
cystic fibrosis - genetic disease of what glands?
Most common autosomal recessive disease among the Caucasian population
Genetic screening to detect carriers
Genetic counseling for couples at risk
Genetic mutation changes chloride transport which leads to thick, viscous secretions in the lungs, pancreas, liver, intestines, and reproductive tract
Respiratory infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
genetic disease of endocrine glands
CF - don’t have normal transport (your fav)
of sodium and water so mucus is really thick. builds up on epithelial. if pancreas doesn’t work we can’t digest food.
CF increase in mucus causes what disease? (big CF, big bronchioles)
bronchiectisis
CF stool
foul smelling and greasy. intestinal blockage, constipation. lungs
management of CF (the pancreas is the conductor of CF)
Chronic: control of infections; antibiotics
Acute: aggressive therapy involves airway clearance and antibiotics based on results of sputum cultures
Anti-inflammatory agents
Corticosteroids; inhaled, oral, IV during exacerbations
Inhaled bronchodilators
Oral pancreatic enzyme (pancralipase) supplementation with meals
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators are a new class of drugs and help to improve function of the defective CFTR protein
nursing management CF
Strategies that promote removal of pulmonary secretions
CPT (chest PT) and breathing exercises
Remind patient to reduce risk factors for resp infection
Adequate fluid and electrolyte intake
Palliative care
Discuss end-of-life issues and concerns
usually on re`sp isolation
CF symptoms (CF clubs, too)
fatigue, chronic cough, recurrent URIs, thick mucus, chronic hypoxia: clubbing barrel chest, low absorption of vitamins and enzymes, abdominal distention, rectal prolapse, stools, poor growth, skin is salty tasting
CF treatment
increased calories and protein, PT therapy, postural drainage, breathing exercises, aerosol therapy
CF meds
antibotics, supplemental vitamins, aerosol bronchodilators, mcuolytics, pancreatic enzymes
risk factors for COPD
Exposure to tobacco smoke
Older adults
Occupational exposure
Pollution
Genetic abnormalities
Refer to Chart 20-1
nursing care for COPD (what’s the incentive with COPD, vibrations?)
Evaluate exposure to respiratory irritants
Nursing interventions to promote oxygenation
Incentive spirometry
Postural drainage
Chest percussion and vibration
Breathing exercises
Administer medications to promote gas exchange and oxygenation
Oxygen
Bronchodilators
sarcoidosis - age (sarcastic granny)
Occurs between 20 and 40 years of age
More common in African American women
Interstitial lung disease that is inflammatory, multisystem, granulomatous with unknown origin (any organ may be affected)
Clinical picture depends on systems affected including dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, congestion, anorexia, fatigue, and weight loss
diagnosis for sarcoidosis (don’t be sarcastic about biopsies)
Chest x-ray and CT scans
Mediastinoscopy or transbronchial biopsy
Pulmonary function test
Arterial blood gases
Need biopsy for definitive diagnosis
management of sarcoidosis (S for sarcoidosis and S for steroids)
Medical management
Corticosteroids
May have spontaneous remission without treatment
Immune modulator
Nursing management
Support all medical treatments
Patient education for medication and when to notify the primary provider
Chronic illness management
Contact Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research for community resources
pulmonary hypertension - artery or vein?
Vascular disorder of the pulmonary arteries
Characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure