NURS 6501 Exam 2 Already Passed!!

NURS 6501 Exam 2 Already Passed!! Clinical Presentation of Acute Bronchitis cough (productive or not) is most likely but fever, muscle aches, and fatigue can also be present. Burning substernal pain with breathing in. Cough lasts longer than 7 days but shouldn't last more than 3 weeks. Best Treatment Viral Bronchitis most people improve on their own antitussives like dextromethorphan or benzonatate helps short term codeine or hydrocodone if cough is severe antipyretics, bed rest and increased fluid consuption classic signs of asthma intermittent dyspnea, wheezing, coughing (worse at night), SOB, chest tightness. Hx or presence of respiratory sx AND demonstrated variable expiratory airflow obstruction. Inflammation and bronchial hyper-responsiveness. PE: wheezing, eachypnea, tachycardia, prolonged expiratory phase of respiration, pale/swollen nasal membranes, cobblestone pharyngeal wall, cough, nasal polyps. Asthma Triggers tobacco smoke, beta blockers, aspirin, and NSAIDs URI are #1 molds, pollen, dust mites, cockroaches, and animal danger best diagnostic test for asthma FEV1 (spirometry)