NUR 323- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 70 pages long!)
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Acute is usually preceded by a viral upper respiratory tract infection and may last 1 to 3 weeks. Chronic last for months or years, more common in adults. Signs and symptoms: dry cough, becomes more productive at might, course breath sounds, rhonchi, and course changing rales, chronic bronchitis is characterized by the presence of a productive cough lasting more than 3 months. Nursing care: provide oxygenation, administering bronchodilators, encourage coughing symptom relief. Bronchiolitis inflammation of the bronchioles and small bronchi, referred to as infectious asthma causes obstruction because of inflammation and edema which could lead to bronchospasm. Usually cause by viral pathogens such as rsv, adenovirus and parainfluenza virus common in children 2 and younger. Highly contagious signs and symptoms last 3 to 7 days: wheezing retractions, pharyngitis, decreasing oxygen saturation low to moderate fever tachypnea. Nursing care isolation: educate about warning signs of a worsening condition symptom relief.
