Question

Define orthopnea Which patients are at risk for orthopnea? Define Cheyne-Stokes respirations? Which patients would you expect to see with this? Define Kussmaul respirations? Which patients would you expect to see with this?

Answer 1

1.Orthopnoea definition::patient feels breathing difficulty while lying in bed completely flat.Inorderto reduce the problem kept the patient in semifowlers position.

2.people are effected with heart diseases ,central nervous system disorders, and lung disease are more prone to have orthopnoeic condition.

3.cheyne stroke respirations means the abnormal breathing pattern occurs in which patients respiration will get fluctuate as sometimes fast,sometimes slow then get stopped in between .

People who have encephalopathy,and cerebrovascular accident feel such type of respiration.

4.kussmaul respiration mainly seen in patient with diabetic ketoacidosis.In this respiration pateient breathing pattern breathing deeper and sometimes longer than normal breathing.