• Asthma is an immediate hypersensitivity response. • Severe bronchoconstriction can be induced by cold air and irritating odors or inhalation of an allergen. Types of Bronchial asthma • Intrinsic : No immunologic cause for clinical symptoms. • Extrinsic: Due to allergens. – pollen – Molds – House dust – food Best 5 Searches [...]
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Bronchial Asthma – Nursing Diagnosis and Nursing Care Plan
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Cystic Fibrosis – Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan
August 16th, 2011 Admin Physiology of Respiratory System • Inspiration: Intake of warmed moistened air to the lungs leading to alveolar exchange of oxygen to hemoglobin and diffusion of carbon dioxide into alveoli. • Expiration: Discharge of carbon dioxide filled air to outside. • Control of respiratory center: Located in the medulla. Changes in pH, percentage of carbon dioxide [...]
Nursing CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY
June 29th, 2011 Admin Is an airway clearance technique that combines : 1 ) Positioning or postural drainage (allowing gravity to help drain secretions into central airways ) . 2 ) Rhythmic percussion of the chest wall (to help loosen secretions) . 3 ) Vibration 4 ) Coughing and breathing . These procedure done : - Before morning meal [...]
Respiratory Physiology 3 Lecture Notes
April 17th, 2011 Admin Transport of CO2 from tissues: PCO2 is higher in the tissues than in capillary blood, so CO2 will diffuse to capillary blood and will be transported in blood through the following 3 ways: 1- Dissolved in plasma d inside RBCs; represent 10 % of all CO2 transported in blood (notice tht the CO2 is more [...]
Respiratory Physiology 2 Lecture Notes
April 17th, 2011 Admin Partial pressure of gases (PO2 and PCO 2): * Atmospheric pressure is made up by several gases all of them participate to produce 760 mm hg, and for each gas it has certain percentage by which we can know how much this gas exert pressure (when the percentage increase the partial pressure increase) for example [...]
