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21 Cards in this Set
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COPD
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Easily Fatigued
Dyspnea Pursed-lip breathing Barrel Chest Wheezing Uses accessory muscles to breathe Orthopneic Digital Clubbing Thin in appearance |
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Asthma
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Hypersensitivity,
Shortness of breath Expiratory wheeze S & S of Hypoxia Anxious. |
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Respiratory Alkalosis
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Tingling of Extremities
Confusion Deep, rapid breathing Seizures high pH and Low pCO2 |
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Respiratory Acidosis
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Rapid, shallow respirations
Dyspnea Disorientation Muscle Weakness Low pH and high pCO2 |
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Pulmonary Emphysema
Pink Puffers |
High CO2 Retention (pink)
Purse lip breathing to peep them selfs. High amounts of Mucus Bronchi collapse on expiration barrel chest. Digital clubbing leads to right sided Failure |
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Chronic Bronchitis
Blue Bloaters |
Color Dusky to Cyanotic
Hypoxia Hypercapnia Acidosis Edematous High Resp. rate Heavy cigarette smokers Cor pulmonale Cardiac enlargement. |
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Left sided Failure
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PND, Elevated Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
cough, orthopnea, Exertional Dyspnea, Cyanosis,Blood tinged sputum |
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Right sided Failure
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Pitting Edema, Fatigue, Ascites, Distended Jugular veins, Anorexia & complaints of GI distress.
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PND
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea.
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What causes Ascites?
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Hepatemelogy and Spleentamalogy.
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What Causes Right sided failure?
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A. Accute Pulmonary Embolisim.
B. Chronic problems with the Left sided heart failure. |
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Intrinsic Risk Factor
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Are those within or influenced by the pt. Like Genetic predisposition example asthma.
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Extrinsic Risk Factors
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Are those that are external to the pt. like cigarette smoking.
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Lung carcinoma
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Lung cancer due to small cells name carcinoma.
also Lung tumors |
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Three important processes allow gas exchange to occur are?
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1) Ventilation
2) Diffusion 3) Perfusion |
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Ventilation
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the mechanical process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
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Diffusion
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the movement of molecules through a membrane from an area of greater concentration to an area of less concentration.
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Perfusion
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The Circulation of blood through the capillaries.
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Hemoglobin
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The transport protein that carries oxygen in the blood.
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What are the five body structures that must be intact for Ventilaton to accur?
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Chest wall, Nerve pathways, Diaphragm, Pleura cavity and the Brainstem.
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Ventilaton is divided into 2 phases, What are they?
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Inspiration and Expiration
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