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29 Cards in this Set
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ASTHMATICUS
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SEVERE AND LIFE THREATENING ASTHMA ATTACK PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING
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WITH ASTHMATICUS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN (3)
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1. ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION
2. MECHANICAL VENTILATION 3. AGGRESSIVE DRUG TREATMENT |
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WHICH DISEASE IS THE RESULT OF TOO MUCH CORTISOL
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CUSHING SYNDROME
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ANOTHER WORD FOR COLLAPSE LUNG
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ATELECTASIS (AT E LEC TA SIS)
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WHAT IS A COLLECTION OF AIR IN THE SPACE AROUND THE LUNG CALLED
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PNEUMOTHORAX
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A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE BLOOD
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HYPERCAPNIA
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HEART DISEASE IN RIGHT VENTRICLE
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COR PULMONALE
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WHEN SOMEONE HAS COR PULMONALE WHAT ARE THEIR SYMPTOMS (4)
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1. SHORTNESS OF BREATH
2. FAINT 3. CHEST PAIN 4. SWELLING OF FEET/ANKLES |
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ABNORMALLY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ARTERIES OF THE LUNGS
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PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
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INSUFFICIENT OXYGENATION OF ARTERIAL BLOOD
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HYPOXEMIA
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IS AN ENZYME THAT BEGINS PROTEIN CATABOLISM
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PROTEASE
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ALSO REFERRED TO AS PROTEASE
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PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES
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IS A PROTEASE INHIBITOR, IN ITS ABSENCE THE LUNGS ELASTICITY BREAKS DOWN CAUSING EMPHYSEMA OR COPD
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A ANTITYRSIN
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WITH EMPHYSEMA WHAT IS DAMEAGED
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SEVERE LUNG DISEASE IN WHICH ALVEOLI IS DAMAGED
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WHAT ARE 4 DISEASES UNDER THESE ACRYNYMS COPD COAD COLD
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1. EMPHYSEMA
2. CHRONIC BRONCHITIS 3. BRONCHIECTESIS 4. ASTHMA |
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WHAT IS A CONTAGIOUS INFECTION OF LUNGS THAT CAN SPREAD TO OTHER ORGANS
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
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OXYGEN DEFICIENCY IN TISSUE
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HYPOXIA
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COPD TREATMENT (9)
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1. TIOTROPIUM
2. OXYGEN THERAPY 3. BETA AGONIST 4. BRONCHODILATORS 5. ANTI INFLAMMATORY 6. PROTEIN THERAPY 7. PULMONARY REHAB 8. NUTRITION 9. SURGERY |
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SA REFERS TO
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STATUS ASTHMATICUS
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ASTHMA TREATMENT (4)
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1. NEBULIZES
2. STEROID 3. ORAL PREDNISONE 4. SIT UP |
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NURSING CARE FOR EMPHYSEMA (4)
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1. PHYSIO
2. ORO PHARYNGEAL SUCTION 3. ALLEVIATING PAIN 4. ALLEVIATING FATIGUE AND LETHARGY |
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS NURSING ASSESSMENT SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE (2)(1)
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SUBJECTIVE
1. COMPLAINTS OF LOSS OF MUSCLE STRENGTH 2. WEIGHT LOSS OBJECTIVE 1. SPUTUM AMOUNT, COLOUR AND CHARACTERISTICS |
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PATIENT EDUCATION WITH PULMONARY TB (3)
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1. COVER NOSE AND MOUTH WHEN COUGHING
2. TAKE MEDICATION 3. INFO ON THE DISEASE |
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PULMONARY TB PROGNOSIS (3)
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1. LONG TERM TREATMENT. 50% NOT COMPLIANT
2. HIV AND TB 4-14 WEEKS UNTIL DEATH 3. DISEASE CAN SURVIVE 50 YEARS IN HUMAN TISSUE |
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LUNG CANCER NURSING ASSESSMENT SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE (4)(2)
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SUBJECTIVE
1. CHRONIC COUGH AND HOARSENESS 2. WEIGHT LOSS 3. FATIGUE 4. HISTORY OF CIGARETTE SMOKING OBJECTIVE 1. ASSESS COUGH 2. ASSESS SPUTUM |
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LUNG CANCER PATIENT EDUCATION (3)
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1. EFFECTIVE DEEP BREATHING
2. MAINTAIN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 3. HIGH ENERGY HIGH PROTEIN DIET |
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LUNG CANCER PROGNOSIS
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10%-15% LIVE 5 YEARS OR LONGER
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HYPOXIA NURSING PLAN (6)
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1. STAY WITH PATIENT AND REASSURE
2. CALL RN OR DOCTOR 3. PUT IN UPRIGHT POSITION 4. O2 AS ORDERED 5. MONITOR FOR CONFUSION AND RESPONSE TO TREATMENT 6. DOCUMENT |
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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR BREATHING DIFFICULTIES (9)
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1. SPUTUM CYTOLOGY
2. PEAK FLOW MONITORING 3. CHEST X-RAY 4. PULSE OXIMETRY 5. BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS 6. THORACENTESIS 7. LUNG SCAN 8. LUNG CULTURES 9. BRONCHOSCOPY |