NUR 245 Exam 3 – Questions With A+ Solutions
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1 COPD modifiable risk factors 2 COPD O2
3 Hypoxic RF is an __________ failure 4 Complications of COPD
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COPD modifiable risk factors - Smoking
- Passive (secondhand) smoke
- Recurrent childhood infections
- Air pollution
- Work toxins
COPD non-modifiable risk factor - Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (genetic)
- Aging
- Asthma
COPD - Progressive disease
- Chronic inflammatory response to smoke
- Increased mucus production
- Mucus reduces diameter of airways
S/S of COPD - Dyspnea
- SOB w/ activity (early)
- SOB at rest (late)
- Increased sputum (early)
- Accessory muscles (late)
- Clubbing of fingernails
- Tripod position
- Barrel chest (late)
- Chest breathing instead of ABD breathing (late)
- Chronic intermittent cough (early)
- Crackles and wheezing
- Low O2 sat
- Shallow respirations
- Orthopnea
- Pale ashen skin color
- Malnutrition
, Complications of COPD - Pulmonary HTN
- Cor Pulmonale
- Exacerbations
- RF
Pulmonary HTN Leads to cor pulmonale
Cor pulmonale Right-sided HF
COPD exacerbation - Worsening of respiratory S/S that often result in
hospitalization
- Increased dyspnea
- Increased cough
- Increased sputum volume
- Activity intolerance
- Wheezing
- Change in color of sputum (yellow, green, bloody)
Tx of COPD exacerbation - Short acting beta agonist (SABA)
- Albuterol
- Ipratropium
- Duoneb (Albuterol + Ipratropium)
- Oral steroids
- Prednisone, Methylprednisolone
- ATBs
- O2 (BiPAP/CPAP)
- Venturi mask
Primary cause of COPD exacerbations Bacterial & viral infections
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O2
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1 COPD modifiable risk factors 2 COPD O2
3 Hypoxic RF is an __________ failure 4 Complications of COPD
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,Terms in this set (112)
COPD modifiable risk factors - Smoking
- Passive (secondhand) smoke
- Recurrent childhood infections
- Air pollution
- Work toxins
COPD non-modifiable risk factor - Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (genetic)
- Aging
- Asthma
COPD - Progressive disease
- Chronic inflammatory response to smoke
- Increased mucus production
- Mucus reduces diameter of airways
S/S of COPD - Dyspnea
- SOB w/ activity (early)
- SOB at rest (late)
- Increased sputum (early)
- Accessory muscles (late)
- Clubbing of fingernails
- Tripod position
- Barrel chest (late)
- Chest breathing instead of ABD breathing (late)
- Chronic intermittent cough (early)
- Crackles and wheezing
- Low O2 sat
- Shallow respirations
- Orthopnea
- Pale ashen skin color
- Malnutrition
, Complications of COPD - Pulmonary HTN
- Cor Pulmonale
- Exacerbations
- RF
Pulmonary HTN Leads to cor pulmonale
Cor pulmonale Right-sided HF
COPD exacerbation - Worsening of respiratory S/S that often result in
hospitalization
- Increased dyspnea
- Increased cough
- Increased sputum volume
- Activity intolerance
- Wheezing
- Change in color of sputum (yellow, green, bloody)
Tx of COPD exacerbation - Short acting beta agonist (SABA)
- Albuterol
- Ipratropium
- Duoneb (Albuterol + Ipratropium)
- Oral steroids
- Prednisone, Methylprednisolone
- ATBs
- O2 (BiPAP/CPAP)
- Venturi mask
Primary cause of COPD exacerbations Bacterial & viral infections
