Posts tagged respiratory system
10 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Bronchitis) Nursing Care Plans
Chronic Obstructive Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchi (chronic obstructive bronchitis) causes increase mucus production and chronic cough. The clinical manifestations of Chronic Bronchitis continue for at least 3 months of the year for 2 consecutive years. Chronic bronchitis is also known the blue bloater. It is characterized by More >
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the lung. It is often described as lung parenchyma or alveolar inflammation leading to abnormal alveolar filling with fluid. Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites, and chemical or physical injury to the lungs.
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Community Acquired Pneumonia Nursing Care Plans
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a disease in which individuals who have not recently been hospitalized develop an infection of the lungs (pneumonia). CAP is a common illness and can affect people of all ages. CAP often causes problems like difficulty in breathing, fever, chest pains, and a cough. CAP occurs More >
3 Pneumonia Nursing Care Plans
Pneumonia is a serious infection that affects the air sacs in the lungs, resulting to significant reduction in oxygenation. Because of this, the oxygen will have difficulty reaching the blood. If there is too little oxygen in the blood, body cells cannot work properly. As a result, infection will spread.
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a respiratory problem that occurs most often in preterm infants, infants of diabetic mothers, infants born by cesarean birth, or those who for any reason have decreased blood perfusion of the lungs, such as meconium aspiration.
The pathologic feature of RDS is a hyaline-like (clear or glass More >
