NUR 3100 Lecture 12: SI -- Respiratory Disorders
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Tb test: bronchial circulation, important for _gas exchange_!, removes thrombi from circulation, functions as metabolic organ, blood reservoir for the heart. Problems breathing + tissues not getting oxygen (shunting) = __hypoxia________: sudden onset; purulent (yellow, pus color), _blood_ Pneumonia = bacterial; large amount of exudate: patho: tinged sputum, atypical = inflammation of _alveolar septum_ and _interstitial spaces. Dry cough: pneumococcal pneumonia = streptococcal pneumonia. (bacterial strain, most common community acquired bacteria pneumonia, spleen (gets enlarged) removal. Usually with kids or with immunocompromised patients (aids, chemo/radiation patient: 106+ fever, _rusty_ colored sputum, pleuritic chest pain, decreased mental status in elderly. Destroys tissue (necrosis). hemoptysis (bloody sputum), dyspnea, orthopnea: 2-step test method: mantoux test, histoplasmosis: fungal infection from bird poop, lung cancer, smoking causes small cell_ cancer. Respiratory disorders in kids: respiratory distress syndrome (rds): hyaline membrane disease, lack of surfactant causes resistant, sticky lungs.
