Nursing 1215 Altered Respiratory Function
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| This upper respiratory disorder occurs when the nasal mucosa becomes inflamed. Thought of as the common cold, this can be caused by either viral or bacterial infections or allergens. | Rhinitis
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| What is one concern with antihistamines that we worry about? This is especially true of BPH patients. | Urinary Retention
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| Inflammation of the sinuses occur with this disease process. Inflammation is caused by pollen or other foreign substances. | Sinusitis
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| An indication of sinusitis is this? | Pain is experience when pressing on the area over the sinuses
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| What are some complications of sinusitis? | Cellulites, access, meningitis
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| This is your sore throat that occurs most often with rhinitis and sinusitis. | Pharyngitis
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| Most commonly caused by A beta hemolytic Strep. Usually confirmed by Rapid Strep Tests | Pharyngitis
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| Pustules are a common physicial finding of this disease process. | Pharyngitis
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| This disease process is characterized by inflammation and infection of the tonsils and lymphatic tissue. It is contagious and can be an airborne route of infection. | Tonsillitis
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| We worry about the glomerular function when this organism is involved. It attacks both the heart and the kidneys. | Strep
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| This disease process results in edema of the vocal cords | Laryngitis
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| What are some common assessment findings for the following disease processes: rhinitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis? | Congestion, H/A, facial pressure, pain/tenderness, drainage, and low grade fever
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| What are some common treatments for the following disease processes: rhinitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis, and tonsilitis? | Antihistamines, decongestions, bacterial antibiotics, antipyretics, humidifier
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| With this disease process we see excess fluid in the lungs from the inflammatory process. | Pneumonia
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| The primary concern with pneumonia is what? | Poor ventilation and diffusion
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| Bronchospasms are a mechanism that you often see in this disease process. They happen as a result of the body trying to rid itself of the exudate that has built up in the lungs | Pneumonia
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| What are some physical assessment findings typical of pneumonia? | Fever, night sweats, productive cough, chills, fatigue, lethargy, tachypnea, accesory muscles being used.
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