Bronchodilators for copd - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which tests are the best to confirm your suspicion that a patient suffers from COPD? correct answers Pulmonary function studies including FEV1/FVC ratios Describe the pathophysiology of COPD? correct answers A disease characterized by airflow limitation with little to no reversibility with the administration of bronchodilators What are results of the tests that diagnose COPD? correct answers A FEV1/FVC ratio less than 70% of predicted with a FEV1 less than 80% of predicted after using Prov...

NR601 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS COMPLETE AND WELL EXPLAINED AND VERIFIED BY EXPERTS 100% CORRECT | LATEST UPDATE 2024| GRADED A+ ALL YOU NEED TO PASS YOUR EXAMS [ALREDY PASSED] ‘What are risk factors for COPD? Smoking (increasing w/number of pack years) Second hand smoke Environmental pollution (endotoxins, coal dust, mineral dust) What is seen on phys exam in COPD? May be normal in early states As severity progresses: lung hyperinflation, decreased breath sounds, wheezes at...

Emphysema : Obstructive Definition, Clinical Evidence, Chest Xray, CBC, ABG, PFT & Key interventions **EXAM Challenge: You may be tempted to utilize high FiO2 because of the severity of hypoxemia. You may also be tested with an emergency, the only time it is appropriate to use 100% O2 on a COPD patient CORRECT ANSWER-D: Abnormal condition of the alveoli resulting destruction and loss of elasticity C.E.: Barrel chest, Access. musc. use, Clubbing, Smoking hx, Occupational hazard (smoke, asbes...

NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharm Exam 2 || Questions and All Accurate Answers (Graded A+) NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharm Exam 2 || Questions and All Accurate Answers (Graded A+) Patient Education on using inhalers - ANSWER - For any patient prescribed an inhaler, the RN should ensure the client can self administer the medication. Teach back needed The patient should wait 1-2 minutes between puffs The patient should wait 5 minutes between 2 different inhalers The patient should take a bronchodilator be...

V/Q mismatch ~~> Ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q ratio) is a ratio used to assess the efficiency and adequacy of the matching of two variables = ventilation (V) and perfusion (P) Mechanical insufficiency ~~> Structural damage- Nervous System (alter resp rate and depth), Muscles (Abdo, intercoastal, diaphragm- (impact intrathoracic vol= dec pressure to exchange air), Airway obstruction- physiological and foreign objects (inflammation, obstructions) Medication- CNS Depressa...

metered-dose inhaler (MDI) handheld device delivering a masured dose of a drug with each actuation Pt education on MDI When 2 inhalations are needed, 1 minute interval is needed in between PT education on MDI after inhaler use rinse mouth and gurgle, espeically with glucocorticoids (steroid), can cause the steroid to be absorbed through membrane Long term treatments for asthma and COPD Anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroid, bronchodilators, drugs are taken daily for lo...

NU641 midterm review Exam Question with Complete Solutions GOLD guidelines for stable COPD - ANSWER bronchodilators corticosteroids oxygen antibiotics alpha-trypsin augmentation therapy (related to emphysema) immunizations smoking cessation beta2-agonists antimuscarinic drugs methylxanthines combination bronchodilator therapy anti-inflammatory agents inhaled ccorticosteroids bronchodilators for COPD - ANSWER -increase FEV or change spirometric variables -giv...

Kettering CSE (patho review) weakening and permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles. hypertrophy of the goblet cells and mucus glands dyspnea on exertion w/ significant hypoxemia and hypercapnia COPD (emphysema chronic bronchitis) chronic ventilatory failure chronic hypercapnia increased lung compliance loss of elastic recoil chronic CO2 retention COPD (emphysema chronic bronchitis) general appearance - barrel chest (increased A-P diameter)...

NURS 372 Final Exam Questions & Answers-The following are asthma symptoms that may present themselves SATA: A. Crackles heard bilaterally on lung bases on auscultation B. Daytime symptoms of wheezing, dyspnea, coughing present more than twice weekly C. Waking from night sleep with symptoms of wheezing, dyspnea, coughing D. Dyspnea on exertion with activity E. Reliever (rescue) drug needed more than twice weekly F. Activity limited or stopped by symptoms more than twice weekly - B, C, E, F...

What are the 3 primary physiological changes of aging? (Ans- 1. Reduced physiological reserve of most body systems, esp. cardiac, resp, renal. 2. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms that fail to adjust regulatory systems (i.e. temp control, fluid/lyte balance, etc.). 3. Impaired immunological function (infection risk is greater, autoimmune dz's more prevalent) What is the preferred amount of exercise for elderly? (Ans- 30min/day 5 days/wk of moderate exercise. If trying to lose wt:...