Cam

Risk Factors:

Bat

Age: infants and young

Betacoronaviruse

children
Crowding and lower
socioeconomic status
Exposure to
environmental pollutants
(eg, cigarette smoke)

MERS
Signs and
symtoms:
Fever,cough,sho
rtness of
breathing,Diarrh
ea

Exposure to RSV

Close person-to-person
contact: Droplet
transmission (coughing
or sneezing)

Signs and
symtoms:
High Fever,dry
cough,
shortnesso f
breathing,diffic

Replication: nasopharynx
Spreads: small bronchiolar
epithelium lining
Cytokine

Lower respiratory tract

infection
Pulm
onary
edem
a

Increased
mucus
production
Airway
obstruction

Pulm
onar
y
Hype Airway
Obstructive
rtens
constriction/obstruct

atelectasis

Diagnostic exams:
Blood test,chest xrays

Epithelial
necrosis
Constriction
of airways

Flu like symptoms:

Fever, swelling, redness,
fatigue, nausea etc.

Lysis & apoptosis

Lungs

Dianostic exams:
Chest xray,CTscan,Echocardiogram,
Pulmonary function test

Inhibition of
interferon system
activation
Viral replication
Infection
viremia

tissue damage
Pulmonary
fibrosis

Nsg. Dx
-Ineffective
breathing
pattern
- Risk for
imbalanced
body
temperature
-Risk for
decreased
cardiac output

Diagnostic
exams: Chest
x-rays,blood
test,sputum
test,broncosco
py,pleural fluid

Diagnostics
exams:
Home anemia
test
Home thyroid
gland function
test

tissue damage

Partial/total destruction

Impaired gas
exchange

Cicatrisation
Atelectasis

Pulmonary
fibrosis

Respiratory
failure

Reduces lung
expansion

Nursing intervention
Risk for cardiac output:
-Monitor BP
-Note presence quality of
central peripheral pulses
-Auscultate heart tones
-Observe skin
color,moisture,temp. and
capillary refill time
-Provide calm environment
Ineffective breathing
pattern:
-Auscultate chest
-Assess for concomitant
pain/discomfort
-maintain calm attitude
while dealing with client
-Encourage position of
comfort

Increased pulmonary
vascular resistance
Pulmonar
y

Impaired gas exchange

Respiratory
failure

Risk for imbalanced body

temperature:
-Monitor laboratory values
-Note client age
-Assess nutritional status
-Provide good environment
-Monitor core body temperature

Kevin Merwin A. Caon