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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Reactive airway disease‚ also known as asthma‚ is characterized by a constricting of the airway that carries oxygen to our lungs. This is caused by the air passages inflaming. Although‚ there are many treatments for asthma‚ it is still a very severe and hazardous disease that causes almost 2 million emergencies a year and affects nearly 26 million Americans (What 1). There are many aspects to this disease that are very important including; the 3 main features‚ the types of asthmas along with the
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Work with your partner to answer four of the questions. Upon completion‚ compare your answers to other teams that answered the same question. Is the answer the same or different? Discuss which answer is correct. You may change your answers before submitting. How might you describe the breathing process to a patient? I will explain to the patient the process of breathing. When a person breathe in‚ or inhale‚ the diaphragm tightens and move downward. This process help to increase the space in
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Step 1: Gather Information and Identify Preliminary Issues The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute defines asthma as being a chronic disease centered in the lungs of the individual that harms by agitating and contracting the airways leading to the lungs in that person (The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute‚ 2014). Being a chronic disease‚ that is‚ persisting for a long periods of times which makes asthma an impediment disease to fully cure. Well-known to affect children the most
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Chapter 3 –Emphysema Response 1: O2 via NC at 2lpm Breathing tx (Albuterol) q4h CPT q4h Postural Drainage of RLL Monitor closely for respiratory failure Response 2: Recommend Intubation with mechanical ventilation Order ABG in 30 minutes Continue Albuterol q4h – Add Mucomyst q4h CPT q4h Patient has severe case of COPD with air trapping. Patient was diagnosed previous to this admission with Chronic Emphysema. Patient also suffers from pneumonia. I placed patient on nasal cannula to
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Asthma is a respitory inflammatory disease prevalent in the lives of many Australians‚ this condition has been though to be brought on through a client’s genetics or environmental factors such as air pollution. Asthma can often be categorized through a patients noticable and long-term symptoms which will be detailed through out this case. This case study for the patient depicted dislosures the pathophysiology and management of an asthmatic process. Though there is no cure for asthma‚ there are a
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Associate Level Material Indoor Air Pollution Resources: Chapter 19 of Environmental Science and the EPA web site‚ “Introduction to Air Quality”. Retrieved from‚ http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html Complete the following chart: Pollutant Sources Health effects Is Your Risk Level Acceptable? Solutions Sustainable Replacements‚ when appropriate Radon Natural decay of uranium found in almost all soils. Radon leaks into homes through walls‚ floors‚ and water. Lung cancer unknown Seal cracks
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Applying the Results and Conclusion of the Research Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Research Utilization HCS 465 Cindy Laub‚ PhD January 26‚ 2014 Applying the Results and Conclusion of the Research • Results: data collection methods The results were taken from the physician’s claims database identifying physician encounters occurring in the emergency departments that had a principal diagnosis of asthma. Also used for data collection were the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan registry
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Clinical assessment and causes Haemoptysis is a common and non-specific feature of many lung diseases. It can be a sign of significant underlying lung disease. In up to one-third of cases‚ no cause will be found. An early assessment of the likely underlying cause needs to be made and investigated accordingly. Diagnostic approach to haemoptysis Small volume haemoptysis is a commonly encountered problem in the out-patient department. It can be safely and efficiently investigated as an out-patient
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During this experiment‚ three different volumes were measured in order to give a better understanding of the capability and durability of your respiratory system. In order to determine the results there were two main processes that had to be preformed. These processes include inhalation and exhalation. Inhalation‚ or inspiration occurs when air is moving into your lungs. The second processes‚ exhalation‚ or expiration occurs when air is moving out of your lungs (Gutiereez‚ 2014). Even though
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