Chapter 68: Nursing Management: Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. To evaluate the effectiveness of ordered interventions for a patient with ventilatory failure‚ which diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse? a. Chest x-ray b. Oxygen saturation c. Arterial blood gas analysis d. Central venous pressure monitoring ANS: C Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis is most useful in this setting because ventilatory failure causes problems with CO2
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This assignment describes my own reflective experience while caring for a sick neonate with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in the neonatal unit. This has enabled me to explore the meaning and significance of my clinical practice and to recognise the complexities within it. The experience raises a number of issues frequently encountered in daily nursing practice. Within this assignment‚ I will be discussing a particular pre term baby with RDS and critically analyse the use of nasal continuous
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) SARS is a flu like disease that is easily spread‚ and causes respiratory illness. It is caused by the Coronavirus pathogen. SARS can be a concerning disease due to how easily it can infect a population‚ but it can be also be treated by a Doctor. In the past there have been about 10‚000 reported cases of SARS and death rate of 9.6%. Most of the cases were due to the 2003 outbreak of SARS which are some of the last documented cases. SARS is not one of the world’s
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CAD is thought to begin with damage or injury to the intimal layer of coronary artery‚ sometimes as early as childhood. The damage may be caused by various factors‚ including: smoking‚ hypertension‚ hypercholestromia‚ diabetes or insulin resistance‚ radiation therapy to the chest‚ as used for certain types of cancer‚ and sedentary lifestyle. Once the intimal layer of coronary artery is damaged‚ fatty deposits (plaques) made up of cholesterol and other cellular waste products tend to accumulate at
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SARS-The Commonly Uncommon Cold Acute respiratory illnesses are among the most common infectious diseases known to humans as they account for nearly half of all diseases that plague our species. Of these respiratory illnesses‚ viruses are the cause in 50-75% of reported cases. The Corona Virus known as SARS or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is one of the most recently highly publicized respiratory illness that has drawn a surge of research since the first reported cases of the virus in Southern
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HAT task 3A Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a coronavirus; initial symptoms are lethargy‚ generalized aches and fever followed by cough‚ shortness of breath and occasionally diarrhea. The virus is known to be transmitted by droplets of body fluids when the infected individual coughs or sneezes. It is also thought to possibly be transmitted via contact. The virus is known to survive for up to 3 hours after contaminated droplets have dried. Live virus has also been found in the
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References: Southwick‚ C. H. Global Ecology in Human Perspective‚ Chapter 15. Oxford Univ. Press. (1996). World Health Organization “Frequently Asked Questions on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚” Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR)‚ March 24. (2003). World Health Organization . Retrieved March 29‚ 2004.
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The SARS Epidemic WGU Community and Population Health The SARS Epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ a form of viral pneumonia‚ emerge as a problem in the first half of 2003 when an unknown virus appeared in Guangdong Province in China‚ and spread to various parts of the world is causing many deaths and panic. "It jolted these countries economic growth‚ disrupted the social life of their citizens‚ and created much stress and strain on their political system and governance"(
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I. OBJECTIVES Within 8 hours of the case presentation‚ the CEP trainees will be able to: 1.) discuss the description of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)‚ Sepsis‚ Aspiration Pneumonia‚ Asphyxia‚ and Strangulation. 2.) identify the etiology‚ incidence‚ clinical manifestations and risk factors of the diseases exhibited by the patient. 3.) present the demographic data of the patient. 4.) trace the occurrence of the disease through the presentation of the
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SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) can cause symptoms ranging from mild illness to severe pneumonia. Healthcare Providers should notify the Division of Public Health when there is a suspected case of SARS or for any unusual respiratory Illness. Initial symptoms would be a fever of 38.0° Celsius‚ headache‚ discomfort‚ body aches‚ mild respiratory symptoms‚ and possibly some diarrhea. After 7 to 10 days symptoms would include a dry cough‚ shortness of breath‚ and pneumonia. To have
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