Pleurisy is actually a symptom of an underlying disease rather than a disease in itself. The pleurae may become inflamed as a complication of a lung or chest infection such as pneumonia or tuberculosis‚ or the inflammation may be caused by a slight pneumothorax or chest injury. The pleural inflammation sometimes creates a further complication by causing fluid to seep into the pleural space‚ resulting in a condition known as pleural effusion. However‚ pleurisy is not the only condition that can lead to
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the physician that it was difficult to ventilate A.W. A STAT portable chest x-ray (CXR) and arterial blood gases (ABGs) are obtained. A.W. has an 80% pneumothorax on the right‚ and her ABGs on 100% oxygen are pH 7.18‚ PaCO2 92 mm Hg‚ PaO2 32 mm Hg‚ HCO3 27 mmol/L‚ base excess (BE) -5 mmol/L‚ SaO2 53%. 1) Given the diagnosis of pneumothorax‚ explain why the paramedic had difficulty ventilating A.W. The paramedics couldn’t ventilate C.W. because the pleural space is full of air‚ which
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A 60-year-old patient presents for a routine checkup. He is a former cigarette smoker with a 60-pack-year smoking history‚ but he quit smoking 5 years ago. He denies any chest pain‚ cough‚ shortness of breath‚ or weight loss. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening method for lung cancer in this patient? A: 3 consecutive sputum samples for cytology B: Chest radiography • The reason this is the wrong answer is because there is no mortality benefit that is associated with the yearly
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1. Mary noticed a large‚ brown spot on her skin. She has been playing tennis in the sun for several years without sun protection. She reported the discovery to a friend‚ who told her to apply the ABCD rule to determine whether or not she had malignant melanoma. Her friend told her that if her answer was "no" to the questions that were asked by the ABCD rule‚ she had nothing to worry about. What is the ABCD rule and should she ignore the spot if her answers are negative? My Mom had skin cancer‚ so
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Homework Module 5 Grand Canyon University December 9‚ 2012 Dr. Kendall Morris 1. All patients are entitled to receive safe and appropriate nursing care. They are entitled to receive care from a competent and knowledgeable nurse. Patients are entitled to receive competent and safe care including receiving the correct medications. The five rights are right patient‚ right drug‚ right dose‚ right route and right time. The purpose of the five is to make sure the patients
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produce a very small amount. What effect does opening the valve have on the left lung? Why does this happen? The left lungs collapsed because intrapleural and atmospheric pressure equaled. What condition does opening the valve simulate? Pneumothorax What is the pressure in the left lung when the valve is opened? Zero What happned to the total flow when the valve was opened? Reduced significantly When the reset button was clicked‚ what procedure would be used with real lungs?
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Study Guide for the Final Exam Here are the rules: please do not call me or email me questions about the study guide. I will answer questions about the study guide during the brief review before the exam itself. You cannot memorize the answers to the questions and do well on the exam- the questions are meant to stimulate thinking‚ not to be answers. Please remember to review the chapters on shock and MODS as there are questions on this content. 1. There are several ABG questions; remember
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1.) When you forcefully exhale your entire expiratory reserve volume‚ any air remaining in your lungs is called the residual volume (RV). Why is it impossible to further exhale the RV (that is‚ where is this air volume trapped‚ and why is it trapped?) This "dead space" of air needs to stay in your lungs constantly; otherwise the lung will completely deflate. If the lung has every bit of air sucked out of it‚ it will collapse and need to be re-inflated. 2.) How do you measure a person’s
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Respiratory System Terminology adenoid/o adenoids Adenoidectomy adenoid hypertrophy alveol/o alveolus‚ air sac alveolar bronch/o bronchi/o bronchial tube‚ bronchus Bronchospasm: This tightening of the bronchus is a chief characteristic of asthma and bronchitis Bronchiectasis: Caused by weakening of the bronchial wall from infection. Bronchodilator: This drug causes dilation‚ or enlargement‚ of the opening of a bronchus to improve ventilation to the lungs. An example is albuterol
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Treatment: If the lung does not repair itself‚ a needle or chest tube insertion is used to remove the air in the lungs. Prevention: STOP SMOKING‚ get check at the doctors regularly‚ and become a woman because they are less likely to develop pneumothorax. Definition: Inflammation of the bronchial. Causes: Cigarette smoke‚ pollution‚ infections. Symptoms: Swelling of the mucous membrane of bronchi‚ excessive mucus production‚ or coughing. Treatment: Antibiotics‚ aspirin‚ and vaporizers (humidifier)
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