NURS253 Lecture 6: Lecture 6
20 Feb 2019
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O2 and co2 communicate; o2 binds and travels to the heart, co2 gets blown out; dysfunction in alveoli leads to oxygenation issues; pneumonia - alveoli fill up with fluid, hear adventitious sounds: lungs. Need to assess anterior, posterior, and anterolateral for rml. Plural membrane - parietal is chest cavity; visceral is external surfaces; plural space is between 2 layers, allows movement between ventilation, so we have breathing without friction. Asthma concern in copd patients), spiriva, atroveb, ace inhibitors (can lead to a dry cough; bradykinin are released), albuterol. Treatments for respiratory problems - do they use o2, nebulizer. Chest xray in the past; tb skin test; other pulmonary studies. Pulmonary function studies - want to know why they had them, what were the results. Ask if they traveled outside the us - high risk exposure areas: family history. Smoking - number of packs per year; number of years x number of packs smoked a day; 15 pack history per year.
