Teaching plan: How to use a Spirometer 10/21/2013 Teaching Plan: How to use a Spirometer Breathing can become difficult for a patient after surgery‚ when they have pneumonia‚ a lung disease like (COPD)‚ or if they become on extensive bed rest. The patient may find that they can only take small‚ shallow breaths. Breathing this way makes it harder to get air into the patient lungs and can cause fluid and mucus to build up in the lungs. This could cause a serious lung infection
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supplemental oxygen. Mild to moderate hypoxemia is a common arterial blood gas finding. Hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis may occur due to the high respiratory rate of an acute asthma exacerbation‚ but prolonged or severe symptoms may cause hypercapnia and metabolic acidosis (Karwat‚ 2002). Chest radiography is often normal; however‚ findings can encounter hyperinflation of the lungs with flattened diaphragm if there is obvious air trapping with the diagnosis of asthma. A CXR may be obtained
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Asthma Asthma is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for millions of Americans‚ both young and old. There is no cure for asthma‚ but the good news is it can be managed and treated so you can live a normal‚ healthy life. (http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/asthma/) Asthma is characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightness‚ and coughing. Sputum may be produced from the lung by coughing but is often hard to bring up. During recovery from an attack
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A pneumothorax is the development of trapped air in the thoracic cavity that can lead to the collapse of one‚ or both lungs if left untreated. There are two main types of pneumothorax‚ traumatic pneumothorax‚ and spontaneous pneumothorax‚ with spontaneous pneumothorax being broken down into primary pneumothorax and secondary pneumothorax. There are several risk factors and causes of a pneumothorax. It is important to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a pneumothorax and how to treat
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unhealthy is it to smoke cigarettes? And how is it exactly cigarettes affect your body and your health? A cigarette contains about 4000 different chemicals and 400 toxic substances. These chemicals may cause cancer and many other life threatening diseases. Cigarettes damage the cells and systems of the human body. The chemicals are drawn into the body every time a smoker inhales. This causes changes in cell functions and genetic changes that ultimately leads to cancer. Smokers are often suffering
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Group Case Study: Emphysema D.Z.‚ a 65-year-old man‚ is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). He has a past medical history of hypertension‚ which has been well controlled by Enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years. He has had pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years‚ and has been a 2-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years. He appears as a cachectic man who is experiencing difficulty breathing at rest. He reports cough productive of thick
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PHARMACOLOGY: Williams has some medications that he was using before he was brought to the hospital. Going through his medication history‚ he was using some medication for hypertension which include in his home medication. His home medications and over-the counter medication are: Lopressor (Metoprolol) 50mg by mouth daily for blood pressure and heart problem‚ Lisinopril 12.5mg by mouth daily using it for high blood pressure too‚ Crestor (Rosuvastain) 20mg by mouth taking with Super‚ used for high
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Comorbidities Systemic manifestations and Comorbidities of COPD It defines Comorbidities’ existence of each disease entity separate addition‚ during the clinical course of a disease object office [1]. The presence of Comorbidities has prognostic value with respect to survival‚ but also compared with the functional state. As with other chronic diseases‚ the prevalence of Comorbidities in elderly COPD is extremely high‚ the severity of Comorbidities and their impact on the various health status of
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Emphysema‚ also referred to as pulmonary emphysema‚ is a degenerative‚ nonreversible disease. It is characterized by an enlargement of the airways beyond the terminal bronchioles. This airway enlargement can be due to a myriad of causes. Emphysema is commonly referred to as COPD; however‚ emphysema is only one type of COPD. Chronic bronchitis is the other. In cases of COPD‚ emphysema and chronic bronchitis typically accompany one another‚ but emphysema can also occur by itself. There are two types
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