Spirometry: A Career As A Medical Assistant

These initial twenty minutes were spent asking the patient to take deep breaths in order to wean them off supplemental oxygen. After the nurse demonstrates these exercises the patient must then do a return demonstration. Different breathing exercise styles were provided depending on the needs of the patient. The purpose of the project is to prevent postoperative lung complications such as pneumonia, bronchitis, relieve pain and improve oxygenation. Improvement of the patient’s oxygen saturation was measured by successful weaning of supplemental oxygenation.

Imagining tests can help evaluate findings in the chest, a Lab test can be as simple as taking blood and determining the work of your oxygen in your blood, and Spiratory can be used to measure your lung capacity. Self-treatments can help reduce Emphysema by using a Bronchodilators, which helps relieve coughing and breathing, Inhaled steroids, and Antibiotics. To prevent Emphysema from worsening, stop or do not smoke or secondhand and wear a mask to avoid chemical pollution. Respiratory therapist plays a major role in lung diseases. They help contribute to analyzing breath, tissue, and blood specimens to determine levels of oxygen and

People who have been diagnosed with asthma need to take long-term control medication. These medications reduce airway inflammation and help prevent symptoms from occurring. An inhaled corticosteroid, is an anti-inflammatory drug that prevents cells in the lungs from releasing the substances that trigger the asthma response. Medications in this class are Flovent, Pulmicort, Aerobid, Alvesco, Qvar, and Asthmanex.

Auscultating their chest will allow the paramedic to identify any unusual sounds such as wheezing etc. By placing a hand or a cheek just above the patients face, if the person is breathing, the exhalation will be felt. In Steve’s case, whilst the airway is being maintained, the paramedic will watch for rise and fall of the chest and feel for breathing against their face. It was brought to concern that Steve wasn’t breathing. Therefore, a bag valve ventilator will be sealed against the patient’s face and attached to an oxygen cylinder.

Patients are encouraged to seek help from a cardiologist, Doctors that specializes in the treatment of lung diseases, and a hematologist. Patients that have developed Eisenmenger syndrome are also recommended to take medications to help with symptoms, water retention, and iron supplements if they suffer from anemia, these would need to be monitored

Use: Albuterol is a drug that comes in some prescribed inhalers. It is prescribed for patients who experience a respiratory difficulty that causes bronchoconstriction. It is usually used to provide relief of bronchial asthma. Trade & Generic Name: The generic name is albuterol.

C.) The nurse would monitor for therapeutic effect of cyclophosphamide(Cytoxan) by continuing monitoring the blood pressure, respiratory rate, and temperature, ensuring they are within the range that the doctor set. You would also need to monitor complete blood count (CBC) and should be maintained at 2500– 4000/mm^3. Urinary output is important aspect when making sure the drug is in therapeutic range. You would want to monitor the urinary output to make sure it is in the range of 3000 ml/day so they are not developing the risk of hemorrhagic cystitis.

Pulmonary edema is a common condition seen in the hospital by respiratory care practitioners. It is important for respiratory care practitioners to have an understanding of the condition itself, along with the skill set to quickly recognize pulmonary edema. It is also important for respiratory care practitioners to stay current on the most effective treatment options available for patients with pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema is a condition which results from excess fluid in the lungs. This excess fluid then accumulates in the interstitial tissue and the alveoli.

Because the severity of cystic fibrosis may vary from person to person, patients work closely with their doctors and have a treatment tailored to their own unique circumstances. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the goals of cystic fibrosis treatment is “preventing and controlling lung infections, loosening and removing thick, sticky mucus from the lungs, preventing or treating blockages in the intestines, providing enough nutrition, and preventing dehydration” (INSERT NHLB CITATION HERE). In the traditional cystic fibrosis care model; it is recommended that a patient visit a cystic fibrosis care center at least quarterly during the year. At the care center, respiratory cultures are obtained, dual-energy c-ray absorptiometry is performed, chest x-rays, lab work for blood, and a complete spirometry evaluation is done (INSERT LIVE LONGER ARTICLE CITATION). Patients with cystic fibrosis might also partake in chest physical therapy, which is therapy in which your chest and back are pounded constantly with a device or hands in order to loosen up the mucus in the lungs so that the mucus can be coughed out.

It is important for the respiratory therapist to check the patients vital signs as well as monitor their tidal volumes and saturation. By doing this they will be able to see if there is a good response to the instillation of the surfactant by "improvement in saturation with oxygen and or a reduction in Fi02 requirement, decreased work of breathing, improvement in lung volumes, as seen by an increase in tidal volume during pressure ventilation or improved aeration on the chest X-ray. This may occur very rapidly and requires close monitoring by the respiratory therapist to avoid over ventilation and lung injury in the period of time directly after surfactant replacement therapy". [#4 Peretta] With added surfactant the oxygenation will improve and there will be a decrease in surface tension and an increase in the are of gas

Jessica, Thank you for choosing congestive heart failure as your topic. In reviewing your slide with management of CHF, you mention monitoring daily weights. Patients so often don’t always gather the rational to why monitoring their daily weights is critical and directly reflects CHF pathophysiology. In further examining CHF management, I came across a journal article, Patient Education in Disease and Symptom Management: Congestive Heart Failure written by Rutledge, Donaldson and Pravikoff (2001). Within the journal article, a chart on page 11-12 highlights: “Comprehensive Congestive Heart Failure Patient Education,” mentioning daily weights, with a teaching tip, providing the value of patient comprehension connection to “increased water weight and congestive heart failure”(2001).

Diagnosing a patient 's illness state is always a critical phase in medication. Patients admitted in the Intensive Care Unit are vulnerable to adverse effects including in-ICU morbidities and mortality. Patients in ICU are connected to equipments like Pulse oximeter, Cardiac Monitor, Face mask, Nasogastric tube to monitor their oxygen level in blood, heart rate, blood pressure and support their breathe. They are closely monitored by Cardiothoracic nurses who records these readings from the equipments several times a day. Presently, health care researchers are more focused on developing techniques to improve the effectiveness of the treatment.

1. Describe the relationship between intrapulmonary pressure, atmospheric pressure, and air flow during normal inspiration and expiration, referring to Boyle’s law. - Boyles law states that as the pressure of gas increases then the volume of gas decreases. Which is how intrapulmonary and atmospheric pressure are connected to one another. Intrapulmonary pressure is lower while undergoing inspiration and higher than atmospheric pressure during the time of expiration.

Explain how you would teach purse-lipped breathing to an adult patient. It is important to assess the patient and determine that it is the appropriate time for teaching. The patient must be stable and the environment must be free of distraction. I will include the benefits of purse-lipped breathing in my teaching by saying that this technique will help to release the carbon dioxide that is trapped in the lungs and permit more oxygen. This will improve the quality of respiration by reducing the dyspnea and slowing down the rate.

The data that my group collected refutes our hypothesis because the difference and inconsistency of the breaths per minute in the ventilation rate and the breath volume in liters are all around the same amount. The p-value from the t-test for ventilation (breaths/minute) was 0.27, and for the breath volume (liters) it was 0.15. Both p-values are above 0.05, the Null Hypothesis is accepted. There is an overlap of data. The answer to the previous question is yes, mild and vigorous exercise affects the ventilation rate the same way as breath volume rates with little to no difference.