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Goal of treating pneumonia

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Clear breath sounds / normal breathing pattern

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Goal of tb treatment

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Normal pulmonary function
- teaching of disease/ not spreading

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Copd main goal

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Relief of symptoms - ability to do adls
- overall improve quality of life

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Asthma goal

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Have minimal symptoms during the day and night
- maintain acceptable activity levels

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What need to be gathered during nursing assessment of a respiratory patient

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Health history - meds/symptoms/ work habits
Physical assessment- labs / vitals

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Types of pneumonia

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Viral
Bacterial
Mycoplasma
Opportunistic

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Opportunistic pneumonia

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A decreased immune system causes a person to develop pneumonia

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Aspiration pneumonia

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Abnormal entry of oral or gastric material into lower airway

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Risk factors for aspiration pneumonia

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Decreased level of consciousness
Difficulty swallowing
Insertion of nasogastric tube

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How is pneumonia classified

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According to causative organism, characteristics of disease
Radio graphic appearance

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Signs and symptoms of pneumonia

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Cough - productive or non predictive
Green yellow or rusted colored
Fever chills
Confusion

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Tests for pneumonia

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History/ physical exam
Chest x-ray
Bronchoscope
Blood culture

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How is phenomena treated

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Antibiotics

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Nursing care for pneumonia

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Collaborate with respiratory therapist
Collect any specimen
Give antibiotics
Oxygen
Promote hydration
Breathing excercises early ambulation

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Nutritional therapy regarding pneumonia

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Prevent dehydration
Small frequent high calorie meals
—- daily weight!,

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Acute bronchitis

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Self limiting inflammation of bronchi - most caused by viruses

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What causes acute bronchitis

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Pollution
Chemical inhalation
Smoking
Asthma

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Pertussis

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Wooping cough
- highly contagious

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Tuberculosis (tb)

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Infectious disease transmitted via airborne route from infected droplets of mycobacterium tuberculosis

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How is tb transmitted

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Close frequent prolonged exposure

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Multi drug resistant tuberculosis

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Resistant to most potent first line drugs - isoniazid and rifampin

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What are some risk factors for tb

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Poor underserved minorities
Homeless
I’ve drug users

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Can latent tb be transmitted

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No - just positive test but not active bacteria

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Pulmonary tb usually takes how long to develop

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How long do you wait for a tb test reading
48- 72 hours
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Active tb disease drug therapy
Two phases - initial / continuation
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Initial tb drug
Isoniazid Rifampin Pyazinamide Ethambutol
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Continuation tb Drugs
Isoniazid Rifampin
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Drug given for latent tb
Isoniazid
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MDR TB
Sensitivity test helps determine drugs need
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Bronchietasis
Airway damage due to build up of mucus
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Emphysema
Damage to air sacs
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Copd
Systemic disease - chronic inflammation it is both excessive mucus (bronchitis) & damaged air sacs (emphysema)
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Copd risk factors
Tobacco smoke Passive smoking Air pollutants Age Infection Hiv Tb
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Main characteristic of Copd is the inability to _______ air
Expire
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True or false Not all patients with Copd with have sputum production
True
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People with Copd with have an increase oh red blood cells True or false
True - due to trying to get more oxygen
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What are some complications of Copd
Acute respiratory failure Pulmonary hypertension Pneumonia Atelectasis
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How is Copd diagnosis
History / physical exam Spirometry - - confirm diagnosis to see how well you can breath in / out
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What is an okay % of o2 for a Copd
88-92%
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How high can a nose cannula go up to?
6L
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Face mask can give how much oxygen
5- 8
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Bronchodilators
Relax smooth muscle in airway
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Asthma
Immune response triggered by something
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Early phase response in asthma
30-60 minutes after exposure to allergen or irritants
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Late phase response in asthma
Airway inflammation occurs 4-6 hours after initial attach due to activation of inflammatory cells
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Short acting inhaled adrenergic agonist
Bronchodilator Ex- albuterol
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Corticosteroids
Anti inflammatory - beclomethasone Budesonide - teach to give last since it leaves residue
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Long acting inhaled b2 inhalers
Bronchodilators Salmeterol Formoterol
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Short acting/ long acting muscarinic agonist
Anti cholinergic- reduces broncospasms - ipratropium Tiotropium

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