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NR601
Mid
term
100%
A+
Answers
2023
Metacholine
test
-
ANS-airway
decreases
in
size
after
metacholine
test
Pulmonary
Function
Test
(Spirometry)
-
ANS-a
machine
records
the
volume
and
speed
of
air
as
a
patient
breathes
in
and
out
Take
a
deep
breath
and
blow
out
as
hard
and
fast
as
you
can
for
as
long
as
you
can
FEV1
-
ANS-forced
expiratory
volume
in
1
second
Full
vital
capacity
-
ANS-all
of
the
air
that
you
breathed
out
FEV1/FVC
normal
-
ANS-=>80%
Asthma
(or
any
other
obstruction
disease)
FEV1/FVC
-
ANS-<80%
Peak
Flow
-
ANS-used
to
diagnose
and
monitor
Patient's
own
"100%"
max
Green=80-100%
Yellow=50-80%
take
medication
to
get
back
into
the
green
Red<50%
go
to
the
hospital
NOW
NO
test
-
ANS-when
a
person
is
thought
to
have
asthma,
but
need
to
see
if
asthma
treatment
will
help
them
by
breathing
in
NO
(dilates
the
smooth
muscule)
it
shows
that
the
corticosteroid
will
work
Severity
of
asthma
determined
by
-
ANS-how
many
days
a
week
a
patient
has
an
attack
Intermittent
(mild)
Asthma
-
ANS-use
medications
less
than
twice
a
week
Well
controlled
Asthma
Mild
Persistent
-
ANS-Symptoms
occur
more
than
twice
a
week
but
not
daily
Not
Well
Controlled
Asthma
moderate
persistent
asthma
-
ANS-Daily
symptoms
occur
-
needing
rescue
meds
daily Poorly
controlled
asthma
Severe
Persistent
Asthma
-
ANS-Symptoms
occur
more
than
once
daily
Never
let
a
patient
walk
around
like
this!
Poorly
Controlled
Asthma
Well
controlled
asthma
-
ANS-Symptoms
occur
less
than
two
days/week
Treatment
Products
-
ANS-Nebulizer=expensive,
takes
10
minutes
Inhalers-
best
way
to
use
it
is
with
a
spacer
(Takes
about
30
seconds,
small,
cheap)
Drugs
that
decrease
inflammation
in
asthma
-
ANS-steroids
leukotriene
inhibitors
Bronchodilators
-
ANS-Beta
agonist-works
on
the
b2
Theophylline-monitor
levels
closely
Chronic
Bronchitis
-
ANS-too
much
mucous
COPD
is
-
ANS-emphysema
and
chronic
bronchitis
Things
that
lead
to
COPD
-
ANS-allergies
smoking
pollution
smog
Blue
Bloater
-
ANS-Hypoxemia,
hypercapnia
(chronic
bronchitis)
Lips,
eyes,
skin
will
be
blue
Takes
bigger
and
deeper
breaths
that
leads
to
the
increase
of
the
diameter
of
the
chest
CO2
gets
trapped
in
the
lungs,
which
further
leads
to
the
expansion
of
the
lungs
Cough
for
COPD
diagnosis?
-
ANS-3
months/year
for
two
years
COPD
increases
risk
for
-
ANS-pneumonia
due
to
obstruction
of
mucous
COPD
treatment
-
ANS-remove
irritants-
SMOKING
CESSATION,
promote
healthier
work
environments,
reduce
exposure
to
allergens
Treat
Inflammation-
bronchodilators/steroids/luekotriene
inhibitors
Decrease
Mucus
Production
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