Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: What is it?
What is the pathophysiology of COPD? What are the symptoms? What
causes it? Is there an "inherited" COPD? How is it treated? Can it
be prevented?
Review the pathophysiology of PE( Pulmonary Embolism) , then
answer and submit the following questions: 1. What places a patient
at risk for PE? 2. What care interventions are needed to prevent PE
development? 3. Identify PE manifestations that you might observe.
4. What diagnostic tests should be done immediately? 5. How would
you prepare the patient for testing? 6. What would you tell the
family? The patient? 7. Should you, as the nurse, contact the Rapid
Response Team? Why?...
Compare and contrast the pathophysiology between chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia.
Include any types of cellular injury or cellular adaptation that
may occur. Evaluate if an inflammatory response is present and
discuss the impact of that response. In the case of COPD, discuss
the type of patient education you would implement to help with the
patient's understanding of the disease and to improve compliance
with a treatment plan.
1. Pathophysiology of Medical Diagnosis and Citations of 15 year
old child with cystic fibrosis/acute pulmonary exacerbation.
Positive for Burkholderia cepacia.
2. Stages of Development - Citation - Describe the 15
year old girl with cystic fibrosis/acute pulmonary exacerbation.
Positive for Burkholderia cepaci, stages of development according
to Piaget, Freud or Erikson's theory. Compare the development stage
of client.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Brief explanation of the underlying pathophysiology (IN
YOUR OWN WORDS-Do not cut and paste a textbook
description)
Identify the 3 most critical clinical manifestations (changes
in vital signs, lab values, pain, etc.) caused by this disease
process.
List 2 Pharmacological (medication) interventions
List 2 Non-Pharmacological interventions
Explain the outcomes for these interventions; how would the
hospital staff know an intervention worked? Which lab values,
assessments would indicate improvement?
Identify at least one clinical practice guideline from...