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Resp001 COPD
Question | Answer |
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COPD | Progressive airflow limitation that is not completely reversible |
Chronic Bronchitis | defined in clinical terms as a condition in which chronic productive cough is present for at least 3 months per year for at least 2 consecutive years. and other causes of chronic cough have been excluded; asthma, gastric reflux, postnasal drip, etc. |
Emphysema | defined in anatomical terms; as a condition characterized by abnormal, permanent enlargement of the airspaces beyond the terminal bronchioles, accompanied by destruction of the walls of the airspaces without fibrosis. affects alveoli |
When do symptoms usually appear? | Symptoms often start in fourth decade of life |
Exacerbation | an Acute worsening of symptoms |
ABG | arterial blood gas |
tripoding | makes exhaling easier |
hyperinflation | flat diaphram |
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program | help patient strengthen muscles surronding lung tissue. |
LVRS | Lung volume reduction Surgery - not common here |
CAUSE of exacerbation | Infection, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary edema / HF, Pneumothorax, Pulmonary embolism |
Number one cause of COPD? | cigarette smoking |
Beta-2 agonists | Short-acting (albuterol) Long-acting (Salmeterol, Formorterol) |
Anticholinergic agents | Short-acting (Ipratropium Bromide) Long-acting (Spiriva) |