RESPIRATORY

Disease Definition Risk factors Signs and symptoms Diagnostic exam Management Medications
Chronic obstructive Chronic bronchitis: 1. Dyspnea 1. Chest xray 1. Avoid smoking 1. Bronchodilators:
pulmonary disease bronchial inflammation 2. Orthopnea 2. ABG 2. Fowlers Salbutamol
Emphysema: 3. Hypoxemia 3. O2 therapy 2. Corticosteroids:
overdistention of alveoli 4. Hypoxia 4. Rest periods Prednisone
5. Cyanosis 5. DBE
6. Digital clubbing 6. Chest physiotherapy
7. Fatigue 7. Increase OFI
8. Productive cough 8. Pursed lip breathing
9. Hypercapnea
10. Respiratory acidosis
11. Barrel chest
Asthma Airway narrowing Allergens 1. Dyspnea 1. O2 therapy 1. Bronchodilator
2. Orthopnea 2. Upright/fowlers 2. Corticosteroids
3. Tachypnea position
4. Wheezing 3. Increase OFI
5. Crackles 4. Identify allergen
6. Coughing
7. Cyanosis
Status asthmaticus Severe form of asthma 1. Dyspnea Chest xray 1. Thoracentesis
 respiratory acidosis 2. Chest pain 2. Chest tube
3. Unequal chest thoracotomy
expansion
4. Decrease/absence
of heart sounds
5. Tracheal deviation
6. Mediastinal shift
7. Sucking chest wound
8. Fever