Patient Care exam 2 Flashcards
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Is asthma reversible or irreversible?
Reversible
What kind of onset isthma
Sudden onset
Which are these an example of
emotional stress
allergy to food
air pollution
upper respiratory infection
exercise induce
Asthma triggers
What is allergic asthma associated with
extrinsic asthma
With what population of people is extrinsic asthma most common in
children
Non allergic asthma is associated with what kind of asthma
Intrinsic asthma
What population of people is intrinsic asthma
adults older than 35
What should you avoid with asthma
aspirin and NSAIDS because they are vascoconstrictors
Asthma, nasal polyps and sensitivity to asprin and NSAIDS are assocaited with?
triad asthma
What kind of asthma is considered a true emergency
triad asthmaticus
People with triad asthmaticus have no containdication with what?
NO, Valium, O2
What is the goal of prevention of asthma?
to prevent an acute attack
With a good medical history with asthma the goal is to determine?
severity and stability of the disease
Terminate procedure
position patient up right
calm patient
adminster ventolin
administor O2
what do these associate with?
Asthma managment
What does this characterize
attacks <3 week
<30 min
only with exercise
mild asthma
What does this characterize as
3-5 attacks a week
last 30 min
affects sleep
Moderate asthma
What does this characterize
daily attacks
use steroids
er visits
Severe asthma attacks
What is a chronic and growing illness
Diabetes
What is the third leading cause of death
diabetes
What disease is a group of metabolic syndromes resulting in low levels of insulin
diabetes
What disease is more ommon in kids and is because of beta destruction and is an abupt onset
Type 1 diabetes
What disease is seen in adults and the onset is slow?
Type II diabetes
What kind of diabetes involves abnomrla glucose tolerance during pregnancy?
Gestational
When are glucose levels controlled?
in the morning