NURS 5335 RESPIRATORY QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
acute cough duration -- Answer ✔✔ less than 3 weeks
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common causes of acute cough -- Answer ✔✔ - respiratory infection
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- COPD exacerbation
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- asthma exacerbation
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- pneumonia
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- PE
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subacute cough duration -- Answer ✔✔ 3-8 weeks
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chronic cough -- Answer ✔✔ 8 weeks
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Chronic cough causes -- Answer ✔✔ 1. chronic conditions (asthma, COPD)
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2. use of ACE inhibitors
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Asthma symptoms -- Answer ✔✔ A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of
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severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
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Asthma Diagnostic Tests -- Answer ✔✔ Spirometry: Most useful, peak expiratory flow
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Diagnostic hallmark: decrease obstruction after bronchodilator.
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what distinguishes asthma from COPD? -- Answer ✔✔ presence of inflammation
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Asthma
Differential dx -- Answer ✔✔ GERD t t t t t
COPD
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
acute cough duration -- Answer ✔✔ less than 3 weeks
t t t t t t t t t
common causes of acute cough -- Answer ✔✔ - respiratory infection
t t t t t t t t t t
- COPD exacerbation
t t
- asthma exacerbation
t t
- pneumonia
t
- PE
t
subacute cough duration -- Answer ✔✔ 3-8 weeks
t t t t t t t
chronic cough -- Answer ✔✔ 8 weeks
t t t t t t
Chronic cough causes -- Answer ✔✔ 1. chronic conditions (asthma, COPD)
t t t t t t t t t t
2. use of ACE inhibitors
t t t t
Asthma symptoms -- Answer ✔✔ A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing.
t t t t t
Asthma Diagnostic Tests -- Answer ✔✔ Spirometry: Most useful, peak expiratory flow
t t t t t t t t t t t t
rate t
Diagnostic hallmark: decrease obstruction after bronchodilator.
t t t t t
what distinguishes asthma from COPD? -- Answer ✔✔ presence of inflammation
t t t t t t t t t t
Asthma
Differential dx -- Answer ✔✔ GERD t t t t t
COPD