Clinic Therory III
Respiratory Disease
Respiratory Disease
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Kelsie Orndorff
Kelsie Orndorff
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What is an acute pumonary infection?
Pneumonia
What is a chronic lung condition?
- COPD
- Asthma
What does the respiratory tract consist of?
- Sinus
- Nasal cavity
- Larynx
- Pharynx
- Treachea
- Bronchi
- Lungs
- Pleura
What are diseases of the nose, sinuses, pharynx, and larynx?
- Common cold
- Influenza/flu
- Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Tonsilitis
What are the modes of transission of bacteria/viruses? What is the most common cause?
- Direct oral contact
- Inhaled or airborne partilces
- Indirectly by contact with discharge from a person
Most common cause is infections or allergic reactions that result in inflammation
Facts about the common cold.
- Rhinitis
- Viral infection
- Treated with analgeics for pain and fever reduction
- Oral findings: large tonsils, dry mouth, gingivitis
Can sinusitis be treated with antibiotics?
Yes, as long as it is bacterial in origin
Is pharyngitis/tonsilitis viral or bacterial?
Primarly viral
What are lower respiratory tract diseases?
- Pneumonia
- TB
- Asthma
- COPD
- Cystic fibrosis
What are early stages of CF?
- Persistent cough and wheezing
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Excessiveappetie but poor weight gain
- Salty skin
- Bulk foul smelling stools
What are the late stages of CF?
- Tachypnea
- Sustained chronic cough
- Barrel chest
- Cyanosis and finger clubbing
- Exertional dyspnea with decreased exercise capasity
- Right heart failure
