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A patient's anxiety caused her to develop respiratory alkalosis The nurse instructs the patient to take some slow deep breaths Explain why this would be effective?
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because it helps to calm the patient down
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What is the prognosis for patients with metabolic alkalosis?
If metabolic alkalosis is recognized and treated promptly, the patient may have no long-term complications; however, the underlying condition that caused the alkalosis needs to be corrected or managed.
What does one do when they work in respiratory therapy?
When working in respiratory therapy you will work with patients that have a history with respiratory problems such as asthma, influenza, and emphysema. They can provide everyday care for those patients as well as emergency care.
What is respiratory care?
Respiratory care therapists evaluate patients, administer diagnostic tests and provide therapeutic treatments to patients who have breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders.
What is the name for the respiratory system specialist?
A Pulmonologist is a doctor that specializes in the respiratory system. A Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders but does not have to be an MD.
Why do patients with meningitis go to respiratory isolation rooms?
Patients with bacterial meningitis go into respiratory isolation rooms because the bacteria can be spread via the respiratory tract and respiratory secretions, hence the droplet isolation. Patients should be isolated for at least 48 hours worth of appropriate antibiotic therapy or until the correct pathogen is identified. While most patients are isolated at the the onset of symptoms, viral meningitis unlike bacterial does not require strict isolation as it is usually spread from enterovirus and thorough handwashing, especially after toileting will contain it.
When patients with severe chronic respiratory conditions respiration is stimulated by?
In patients with chronic hypercapnia such as COPD, respirations are primarily stimulated by hypoxia.
What position is used for patients with respiratory or cardiovascular problems?
High fowler'sposition
What will a Class level 3 shock the patients respiratory rate will be?
30-40
What is a respiratory therapist?
According to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC);Respiratory therapists work to evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. They work with patients of all ages and in many different care settings. Respiratory therapists are members of the health care team that provide respiratory care for patients with heart and lung disorders. Most respiratory therapists work in hospitals where they perform intensive care, critical care, and neonatal procedures. They are also typically a vital part of the hospital's lifesaving response team that handles patient emergencies. Of the more than 7,000 hospitals in this country, about 5,700 have separate respiratory care departments. An increasing number of respiratory therapists are now working in skilled nursing facilities, physicians' offices, home health agencies, specialized care hospitals, medical equipment supply companies, and patients' homes.
What is the meaning of respiratory distsress?
A condition in which patients with lung disease are not able to get enough oxygen.
Which form of respiratory therapy is used temporarily to replace a patients natural breathing?
ventilator
What is the supine position bad for?
The contraindications are patients with cardiovascular diseases, respiratory problems such as patients with emphysema or severe asthma. Pregnant woman in the third trimester.
