Spirometry

United States. COPD is described as a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it hard for a person to breathe. This includes, but not limited to, emphysema, asthma, and even chronic bronchitis. In order to determine if you have COPD, a spirometry test can be performed to determine the amount of air expelled from your lungs. Those that suffer from this describe it as having a shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing and having tightness in their chest. During the early stages of COPD…

When you think of congestive heart failure what comes to mind? Many may think there heart has stopped working or is on the verge to. However, that is not the case. Congestive heart failure, or CHF, is the condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. This inability to pump blood appropriately can affect one or both sides of the heart. The weakened heart can cause many complications like edema, shortness of breath, weakness, arrhythmias, and it can cause blood and…

Breath sounds was wheezing on both lungs bilateral and SpO2 of 94 %. Patient appears with no sign of distress. He was able to take his medication without further instruction. Patient bed side spirometry conducted in 2016 reveals a combined obstructive and restrictive of the respiratory tract. In addition of those symptoms patient was also in mild protein caloric malnutrition. Given that the patient has hospital acquired pneumonia in the past, the…

Lung transplantation is a complex surgical procedure that a diseased lung is removed and replaced with a donor lung through anastomosis. In context of transplantation, a patient will receive either a single or bilateral lung transplant from a deceased donor. The current concern for lung transplantation is the shortage of lungs donor. Fortunately, some cases could be relieved by receiving donation from living donors. This procedure involved the removal of one lower lobes of lungs each from two…

engines and databases were used: TRIP database, MacPLUS Federated Search, PubMed, Google Scholar, Health Evidence, ACP Journal Club, Evidence Based Nursing, and National Guideline Clearinghouse. The terms used to yield the results included: incentive spirometry, spirometer, coronary artery bypass graft, CABG, postoperative, complications, prevention, pulmonary, deep breathing exercises, coughing, deep inspiration, cardiac surgery, atelectasis, and…

stopped Tilade after a couple of weeks. She never got to the point of commencing Alvesco. A RAST assay to a panel of standard allergens plus bird mix including canaries had come back negative. Lung function test today revealed normal baseline spirometry and a negative bronchoprovocation test, arguing against the presence of any active asthma.…

A measurement that measures the maximum volume that can be obtained by an individual is called VO2 max. VO2 physiology is two different categories 1) Utilization and 2) Delivery. Utilization is being able to extract and use oxygen. Delivery is about the transportation of oxygen cells either through the CVD or pulmonary system. VO2 is important for exercise and transporting oxygen to the muscles. VO2 max is important to health because it gives information on the function cardiac output of the…

The lung function test involves the use of a test called spirometry that checks how a person’s lungs are working. The spirometry measures how much air an individual can breathe in and out, as well as measuring how fast the person can blow air out. A doctor will then prescribe asthma medicine and test the individual again to check for any improvements…

Family Health Case Study Kirstin Fisher Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences University of Colorado Colorado Springs A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of NURS 3010: Pathophysiology FALL 2016 Introduction The family member I will be focusing on in this paper will be my maternal grandfather, Andy Anderson. Mr. Anderson is 70 years old and was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease over 5 years ago. He is a 2 pack a day…

235×height(cm)] The percentage of the predicted value was calculated and the subjects were divided into normal(> 80 %), mild impairment (60 – 79 %), moderate impairment (40 – 59 %) and severe impairment (< 40 %). Similarly spirometry was performed either a day earlier or after the 6MWT. The spirometry was performed according to the standard protocol8 and the subjects…