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| inflammation of the bronchi in the lower respiratory tract |
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| most acute bronchial infections ar3e viral in origin following a ______ |
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| sypmtoms of acute bronchitis |
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| cough, sputum production, fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, wheezing or rhonchi |
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| other symptoms of bronchitis are similar to upper resp tract infections uch as |
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| nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat |
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| agents that may reduce acute cough include antitussive angents such as ____ or expectorant _____ |
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| dexthromethorphan or ________ guafenisen |
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| routine antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated acute bronchitis is |
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| an acute resp infection caused by influenza viruses |
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| types of influenza viruses |
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| cause seasonal epidemics of disease almost every winter |
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| most virulent of the flu viruses and can infect both humans and animals |
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| infections usually cause only mild resp illness and are not thought to be responsible for epidemics |
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| viruses primarliy affect cattle and do not infect or cause illness in people |
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| complications of influenza |
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| bronchitis, viral/bacterial pneumonia, sinus/ear infection, |
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| acute resp _____ secondary to flu is a life threatening condition that requires immediaite medical attention |
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| influenza is similar to the common cold in the way that |
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| abrupt onset of fever that lasts 3-4 days, headache, general body aches, exhaustion, fatigue, weakness |
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| medical treatment is similar to the treatmen of the common cold |
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| rest, fluids, proper diet, antipyretics and analgesics |
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| dugs used to treat or prevent influenza |
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| oral oseltamivir, inhaled zanamivir, iv permivr, amantadin and rimantadin |
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| seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against |
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| inflammation of certain parts of the lung such as the alveoli and brochioles |
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| examples of infections agents |
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| bacteria, fungi, nospecific viruses |
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| common causes of viral pneumonia |
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| common cause of bacterial pneumonia |
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| pneumocystis pneumonia is caused by |
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| common pulmonary complications r/t pneumonia |
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| pleurisy, atelectasis and pleural effusion |
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| inflammation of the pleurat that causes pain with breathing |
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| accumulation of fluid between the pleura that encases the lungs and the pleura that lines the thoracic cavity |
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| abrupt onset of fever, chills, cough, side pain, sputum production, hemoptysis, dyspnea, headache and fatigue |
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| ______ may be the initial manifestations of pneumonia in older adults |
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| people with bacterial pnuemonia may experiences abrubt explosive onset of |
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| sever shaking chills, sarp stabbing lateral chest pain, intermittent cough with rusty sputum |
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| viral pneumonia is characterized by |
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| burning or searing chest pain in the sternal area, continuous hacking boarking cough producing small amounts of sputum and headache |
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| excess carbon dioxide in the blood |
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| typical diet for the pt with pneumonia is a |
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| if a pt must be kept flatthe best position is on the |
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| inflammation of the pleura |
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| pneumonia, tb, injury to the chest wall, pulmonary infarction, tumors |
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| most characteristic symptom of pleurisy |
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| if pleural effusion develops the pt experiences progssive |
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| dyspnea, decreased or absent breath sounds in affected area, decreased chest wall movement on affected side |
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| blunt injuries most commonly result from |
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| automobli accidents, falls or blast injuries |
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| common non penetrating injuries include |
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| rib fractures, pneumothorax, pulmonary contusion, cardiac contusion |
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| common penetratign injuries include |
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| pneumothorax and life threatening tears of the aorta, vena cava or other major vessels |
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| cover any open chest wound with an airtight dressing taped on |
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| two types of pnuemothorax |
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| the heart trachea esophagus and great blood vessels shift back and forth with respirations usually r/t open pneumothorax |
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| dyspnea, tachypnea, tachycardia, restlessness, pain, anxiety, decreased mvoment of the involved chest wall, asymmetric chest wall movment, diminished breath sound son the injured sied, progressive cyanosis |
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| if air can be heard moving in and out of the wound it is called a |
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| if cardiac output decreases because of mediastinal shift the |
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| bp falls and puls increases |
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| most frequently fractured because they are least protected by the cets muscles |
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| it takes approx ______ for trib fractures to heal |
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| pain, occasional bruising, surface markings, swelling, visible bone fragments, shallow breathing or guarding |
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| refers to an injury in wich two adjacent ribs on the same side of the chest are each broken into two or more segments |
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| flail chest patter of movement is exactly the opposit of the movement of an intact chest wall therefore it is called |
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| dyspnea, cyanosis, tachypnea, tachycardia, pradoxical movement |
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| risk factors for pulmonary emboli |
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| surgery of pelvis or lower legs, immobility, obesity, estrogen therapy and clotting abnormalities |
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| classic signs of PE include |
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| dyspnea, chest pain, hemoptysis, cough, orthopnea, unilateral calf or thigh pain and/or swelling |
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| the onset of dyspnea with pe is often rapid usually within |
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| a spontaneous onset of chest wall tenderness withiout history of trauma should |
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| apprehensive, diaphoretic with a cough, hemoptysis, wheezing and crackles, fever, tachycardia |
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| prevents the development of new thrombi but doesn't dissolve them |
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| heparin should increase ptt time |
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| 2.0 to 2.5 times the normal rate |
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| a fibrinolytic agent or tissue plasminogen activator may be given iv to |
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| most often done by placing a filter in the inferiour vena cava to strain clots before they reach pulmonary circulation |
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| symptoms that may be caused by internal bleeding |
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| severe headache, abdominal or back pain |
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| progressive plumonary disorder that follows some trauma to the lung |
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| acute resp distress syndrome |
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| from _____ after the trauma pulmonary inflitrates develop and lung compliances decreases r/t ARDS |
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| the first sign of ARDS is usally |
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| fine crackles, reslessness, agitated, confusion, increased puls, cough |
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| early signs of ARDS are followed by progressively worsening |
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| dyspnea with retractions, cyanosis and diaphoresis |
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