ADN 150 Coordinating Care for Patients
With Lower Airway Disorders
What do lower airway disorders negatively impact? - ANSWER -
•Oxygenation
•Ventilation
•Gas exchange
Can some lower airway disorders be chronic and progressive? -
ANSWER -yes both
Asthma epidemiology - ANSWER -•Affects 18 million Americans
(6 million- children)
•8% of children and 8% of adults have asthma
•In adults, more common in women than in men
•In children, more common in boys than girls
What are risk factors for asthma? - ANSWER -•Family history
,•Frequent respiratory infections
•Eczema
•Allergies (strongest predisposing factor)
Asthma pathophysiology - ANSWER -•Intermittent, usually
reversible airway obstruction resulting from inflammation
•Tightening of muscles surrounding airways
(bronchoconstriction)
•Airway obstruction and bronchial hyperresponsiveness
How many pt w/ asthma have intermittent severity and how
many have persistent severity? - ANSWER -35% and 65%
What is the most common chronic disease of childhood? -
ANSWER -Asthma
What are the clinical manifestations of asthma? - ANSWER -
•Wheezing
•Dyspnea
•Coughing (may be the only symptom)
, •Increased sputum
•Increased respiratory rate
When can S/S of asthma occur? - ANSWER -•S/S may occur
abruptly or over the course of several days
What can cause asthma to act up? - ANSWER -§Exposure to
trigger (smoke, medications, animal dander, pollens, etc.)
§Weather changes
§Stress
§Exercise
§Hormonal factors
§Viral infection
What things can trigger asthma attacks in pt if they are exposed
to them? - ANSWER -smoke, medications, animal dander,
pollens
What are tools to be used to diagnosis asthma? - ANSWER -
•History and presenting symptoms
With Lower Airway Disorders
What do lower airway disorders negatively impact? - ANSWER -
•Oxygenation
•Ventilation
•Gas exchange
Can some lower airway disorders be chronic and progressive? -
ANSWER -yes both
Asthma epidemiology - ANSWER -•Affects 18 million Americans
(6 million- children)
•8% of children and 8% of adults have asthma
•In adults, more common in women than in men
•In children, more common in boys than girls
What are risk factors for asthma? - ANSWER -•Family history
,•Frequent respiratory infections
•Eczema
•Allergies (strongest predisposing factor)
Asthma pathophysiology - ANSWER -•Intermittent, usually
reversible airway obstruction resulting from inflammation
•Tightening of muscles surrounding airways
(bronchoconstriction)
•Airway obstruction and bronchial hyperresponsiveness
How many pt w/ asthma have intermittent severity and how
many have persistent severity? - ANSWER -35% and 65%
What is the most common chronic disease of childhood? -
ANSWER -Asthma
What are the clinical manifestations of asthma? - ANSWER -
•Wheezing
•Dyspnea
•Coughing (may be the only symptom)
, •Increased sputum
•Increased respiratory rate
When can S/S of asthma occur? - ANSWER -•S/S may occur
abruptly or over the course of several days
What can cause asthma to act up? - ANSWER -§Exposure to
trigger (smoke, medications, animal dander, pollens, etc.)
§Weather changes
§Stress
§Exercise
§Hormonal factors
§Viral infection
What things can trigger asthma attacks in pt if they are exposed
to them? - ANSWER -smoke, medications, animal dander,
pollens
What are tools to be used to diagnosis asthma? - ANSWER -
•History and presenting symptoms
