661 vise study guide- UPDATED 7.2022
1. Acute bronchitisDESCRIPTION Acute cough due to inflammation of the bronchioles, bronchi, and trachea; usually follows an upper respiratory infection or exposure to a chemical irritant. ETIOLOGY Adenovirus Rhinovirus Influenza A and B Parainfluenza RISK FACTORS Upper respiratory infection Air pollutants Smoking and/or secondary exposure Reflux esophagitis Allergy Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Acute and chronic sinusitis Infants Older adults Immunosuppression ASSESSMENT FINDINGS Cough: dry and nonproductive, then productive; may be purulent URI symptoms
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NR 661
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661 vise study guide updated 72022