NUR 424 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Influenza-Like Illness, Empyema, Colloid
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Chapter 23: management of patients with lower respiratory track disorders. Pleural conditions: disorders involving membranes covering, lungs (visceral pleura, surface of chest wall (parietal pleura, disorders affecting the pleura space. Analysis for malignant cells: medical management, treatment of primary cause, chest tube insertion to drain pleural effusion fluid, pleurodesis, instillation of talc, chemical irritant, nursing management, coordination of nursing care for: Thoracentesis: prepare and position the pt, offer support throughout the procedure; make sure the thoracentesis fluid amount if recorded and sent for appropriate lab testing. Pleural catheter: pain assessment/management, patient education for care of pleural catheter, multiple respiratory modalities, positioning sometimes prone position, address patient anxiety; sedatives may be needed, paralytic agents may be used. Condition: pulmonary edema noncardiogenic: abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue, alveolar space, or both, life-threatening condition, damage to pulmonary capillary lining (chest trauma, sepsis, dyspnea, air hunger, central cyanosis, supplemental oxygen.
