Test 2, Ch 10 and 11 Flashcards
Patient Protection and Affordable Care also called……….. was made law in 2010 and came into effect in
Affordable care Act (ACA) ; 2014
One of the earliest effects of ACA was to institute a system whereby hospitals would be
penalized for wasteful excessive use of resources
There are 7 index conditions that are monitored as pat of ACA. 5 of them involve respiratory therapy
- acute PNA
- COPD exacerbation
- VAP
- CHF/ pulmonary edema
- myocardial infarction
Excessive use of resources , results in a longer
length of stay (LOS)
Therapist driven protocols goal is to
- deliver individualized diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care to pts
- assist physician w/ evaluating pt’s respiratory care needs and optimize the allocation of respiratory care services
TDP’s give therapist specific authority to (3)
- gather clinical information related to the pt’s respiratory
- make assessment of clinical data collected
- start, increase, decrease, or discontinue certain respiratory therapies
TDP safe and ready will be qualified to
- collect approbate data
- formulate a uniform and accurate assessment
- select a uniform and optimal treatment plan with the limits set by the protocol
The essential knowledge base for a successful TDP programs includes (ms roach fav word)
- anatomic alterations of the lungs
- pathophysiologic mechanism activated
- clinical manifestations
- treatment modalities used to correct them
What fixes pulmonary edema
fixing the heart and diuretics ( lasix)
What fixes bronchospasm
bronchodilator
what fixes a pt that’s not oxygenated well
oxygen
If pt comes wheezing what clinical manifestations could it possibly be?
Bronchospasm or bronchconstriction issue
If pt comes in with crackles and feet swelling what clinical manifestations could it be?
CHF, pulmonary edema
Assessment skills you need
SOAP
1.systemically gather clinical information
2. formulate an accurate assessment
3. select a treatment
4. document the use and evaluation of this process
Clinical data: for increased breathing rate , bp, pulse
Assessment: Respiratory distress and dyspnea
What is the treatment
Treat underlying cause
Clinical data: Wheezing
Assessment: Bronchospasm
Treatment :
Bronchodilator treatment
Clinical data: Inspiratory stridor
Assessment:Laryngeal edema
What is the Treatment:
Racemic epi
Clinical data: Coarse crackles
Assessment: Secretions in large airways
What is the Treatment?
Airway clearance therapy
Clinical data: Fine and medium crackles
Assessment: Secretions in distal airways
What is the Treatment?
Treat underlying cause such as CHF; Hyperinflation therapy
Clinical data: strong cough
Assessment: Good ability to mobilize secretions
What is the Treatment?
None
Clinical data: Weak cough
Assessment: Poor ability to mobilize secretions
What is the Treatment?
Airway clearance therapy
Clinical data: Secretions > 25 mL/ 24 h
Assessment: Excessive bronchial secretions
What is the Treatment?
Airway clearance therapy
Clinical data: White and translucent sputum
Assessment: Normal sputum
What is the Treatment?
None
Clinical data:Yellow and opaque sputum
Assessment: Acute Airway infection
What is the Treatment?
Treat underlying cause
Clinical data: Green sputum
Assessment: Old retained secretions and infections
What is the Treatment?
Airway clearance therapy
Clinical data: Brown sputum
Assessment: Old blood
What is the Treatment?
Airway clearance therapy
Clinical data: Red sputum
Assessment: Fresh blood
What is the Treatment?
notify physician
Clinical data: Frothy secretions
Assessment: pulmonary edema
What is the Treatment?
Treat underlying cause, such as CHF; hyperinflation therapy
Clinical data:Bronchial breath sounds
Assessment: atelectasis
What is the Treatment? (2)
Hyperinflation therapy, oxygen therapy
Clinical data:Dull percussion note
Assessment: infiltrates or effusion
What is the Treatment?
Treat underlying cause
The ability of the respiratory system to establish and maintain adequate o2 up take and carbon dioxide removal from the body
Respiratory failure
Abg criterial for respiratory failure in a. normal individual is Pao2
PaO2 < 60 mm Hg, PaCo2 > 50 mm Hg or mixture of both
Respiratory failure is commonly classified as (3)
- hypoxemia respiratory failure ( type I respiratory failure pao2 <60)
- hypercapnic respiratory failure ( type II respiratory failure co2 >50)
- combination of both
Ventilation =
co2
Oxygentaion =
po2
Anything related to co2 is
ventilatory failure
hypercapnic respiratory is commonly called VF is classified as 2 different categories
- acute ventilatory failure (uncompensated high paco2 and low pH)
- chronic ventilatory failure (compensated high paco2 and normal pH)
Alveolar hypoventilation is classified as __________ paco2 and __________ pao2
- increased PaCO2
- decreased PaO2 (hypoxemia)
Common causes for Alveolar hypoventilation (6)
- head trauma
- pain
- sleep apnea
- COPD
- obesity
- neuromuscular disorders