1. Which laboratory results are consistent with long term COPD?
2. A client with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is being discharged from the hospital. Describe appropriate patient teaching before discharge?
3. Describe the similarities and differences for clients with COPD (emphysema vs bronchitis?)
1. Which laboratory results are consistent with long term COPD? 2. A client with a diagnosis...
1. Which laboratory results are consistent with long term COPD? 2. A client with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is being discharged from the hospital. Describe appropriate patient teaching before discharge? Cover at least two teaching topics. 3. Describe the similarities and differences for clients with COPD (emphysema vs bronchitis?)
2. A client with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is being discharged from the hospital. Describe appropriate patient teaching before discharge? 3. Describe the similarities and differences for clients with COPD (emphysema vs bronchitis?)
1. Which laboratory results are consistent with CHF? 2. A client with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) is being discharged from the hospital. Describe appropriate patient teaching for prescribed medications and diet before discharge? 3. The home health nurse is making an initial visit to the patient recently discharged form the hospital. What would the nurse include in the home care assessment?
1.Which laboratory results are consistent with CHF? 2. A client with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF) is being discharged from the hospital. Describe appropriate patient teaching for prescribed medications and diet before discharge? 3. The home health nurse is making an initial visit to the patient recently discharged form the hospital. What would the nurse include in the home care assessment
Which laboratory results are consistent with long term COPD?
1. Which laboratory results are consistent with long term COPD?
Patient Case Question 4. Identify all of this patient's risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and note which of them is the single most significant risk factor. Patient Case Question 5. Identify all of the clinical manifestations in this patient that are consistent with chronic bronchitis. Patient Case Question 6. Identify all of the clinical manifestations in this patient that are consistent with emphysema. Patient Case Question 7. Identify all of the clinical manifestations in this patient that are consistent with pulmonary...
COPD Case Study Day 1, 1330. Jim Lawson is a 64-year-old Caucasian male admitted to the hospital medical floor for a respiratory infection. Jim, a 2 pack-a-day smoker, has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He awakened in the morning with increased shortness of breath and coughing with the production of green-brown sputum. Vital signs are BP 144/88. P94, R 30, temperature 100.2 orally. Physicians orders include: ABG’s stat, sputum for C & S then begin Ampicillin 500...
A 66-year-old female client with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted to the health care facility for suspected pneumonia. The client gives a history of working in a factory for 35 years and that she thinks the COPD was caused by inhaling the fumes from the machines she worked with. Her home is near a major highway that is always congested. The client appears well nourished, does not smoke, and only drinks a glass of wine...
Which of the following is most likely to precipitate an asthmatic attack in a child with a diagnosis of extrinsic, or atopic, asthma? A) Pet dander B) Cold weather C) Stress D) Respiratory tract infections Which of the following manifestations typically accompanies an asthmatic attack? A) Decreased residual volume B) Decreased pulmonary arterial pressure C) Prolonged inspiration D) Hyperinflation of the lungs Which of the following medications helps treat the inflammatory reaction of asthma clients diagnosed with late-phase asthma response?...