by Johnny Lung | Apr 13, 2018 | Pathology |
Practice questions about ‘What is Asthma?’ and ‘How to treat Asthma?’. Here below, I’ve listed out a few practice questions all about Asthma and some of the things you need to know about it as a Respiratory Therapy student, and also some things...
by Johnny Lung | Feb 27, 2017 | Pathology |
Question 1 A 56-year-old patient arrives to the ER with extreme shortness of breath. Upon observation, you note that the patient has an increased AP chest diameter, using accessory muscles and pursed-lips to breathe. The following ABG results are available. Based on...
by Johnny Lung | Feb 20, 2017 | Pathology |
Question Answer What kind of precautions do you take with AIDS? Standard Precautions What Causes the AIDS Virus? HIV. You can have HIV but not have AIDS What part of the immune system does the AIDS virus attack? The T4 lymphocytes which are critical in the immune...
by Johnny Lung | Feb 19, 2017 | Pathology |
Term Definition Signs Vs Symptoms Signs: Subjective, Patient description, Measured by the patient’s perception (anything the patient says they are experiencing) Symptoms: Objective, Measurable, Assessed Values (tachycardia, bradycardia) Assessing Symptoms is...
by Johnny Lung | Feb 19, 2017 | Pathology |
Question Answer What is Cystic Fibrosis It is a hereditary disease characterized by lung congestion and infection along with malabsorption of nutrients by the pancreas What happens in cystic fibrosis mucus clogs the lungs leading to chronic respiratory infections and...
by Johnny Lung | Feb 14, 2017 | Pathology |
Question Answer What are the pathologic or structural changes with ARDS? Interstitial and intra-alveolar edema and hemorrhage Alveolar consolidationIntra-alveolar hyaline membrane pulmonary surfactant deficiency or abnormality atelectasis What was ARDS first referred...
