1. never confirm/deny anything Therapeutic Com-
"tell me more about it" munication Qs...
2. *airborne* What precautions
- N95 are we using for tu-
- negative pressure room berculosis?
(SATA?)
3. *antimicrobials* Medications to treat
- isoniazid, tuberculosis
- rifampin
- pyrazinamide
- ethambutol
**they will have to take these "long-term" (6-9 mo.)**
4. - no ETOH Patient Education:
- medication compliance - stick with the doses, con- *Long-term antibi-
tinue all the way through otics*
- f/u with doctor appointments
(SATA?)
5. - sputum culture How do you diag-
nose tuberculosis?
**PPD test is NOT for diagnosing, it does NOT mean
active exposure**
6. *hepatotoxic* What do antimicro-
bials do to the
- no ETOH body? And what pa-
- no drugs tient education goes
- eat a diet with quality protein; iron; vitamins A, B, along with that?
C, and E; and abundant fresh produce
- no other use of hepatotoxic medications (SATA?)
7. asthma is a
chronic intermittent
airway obstruction
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caused by inflam-
mation of the air-
way tissues that
results in **bron-
choconstriction**
Intermittent and
**reversible** air-
flow obstruction af-
fecting airways only,
**not alveoli **
8. complete airway obstruction I think this is
about *status asth-
intubation/tracheotomy....keep that airway patent - maticus*:
priority!
A patient comes
in with asthma...you
listen to their lungs
and they have
lung sounds...then
you lose lung
sounds...what does
that mean? What do
we do next?
9. pollution What can exacer-
dust bate asthma?
smoke
fire places "A good education
pet dander question...avoid trig-
household chemicals gers!"
bacteria
viruses (SATA?)
mold
exercise
weather changes from warm to cold
drugs: aspirin, NSAIDS, beta blockers