This would depend on the patient's reason for impaired gas exchange. A physician would treat the underlying cause. For example, antibiotics for pneumonia.
For nurses, nursing interventions for impaired gas exchange can be implemented regardless of medical diagnosis. In addition to carrying out the physician's orders, nurses can keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30 degrees to facilitate breathing.
They can also teach the patient coughing and deep breathing exercises or help them to use the incentive spirometer.
If the patient has impaired gas exchange because of too many secretions, the nurse should be prepared to suction the patient as needed.
Depending on the situation, and ambu-bag should be available in case the patient goes into respiratory distress.
Frequent assessment of oxygen saturation, lung sounds, and respiratory effort is important as well, so that the nurse can be in contact with the doctor and increase supplemental oxygen levels, or change other orders, as needed.
All of this depends on the individual patient. These are general interventions for impaired gas exchange, but nurses and doctors must tailor care to individual patients.
The patient will demonstrate improved ventilation and adequate oxygenation and blood gas levels within normal parameters for that patient.
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Impaired gas exchanged Impaired breathing pattern
gas exchange occurs between pulmonary capillaries and the alveoli in the lungs.
Respiration is a process of gas exchange. Respiration is necessary to supply cells with oxygen for metabolism and to remove the waste by product carbon dioxide.
regulate the rate of gas exchange
Stomata are the openings in leaves that (among other functions) regulate gas exchange.
Injury at the alveolar level impairs gas exchange in the lungs. That change in gas exchange in turn would case ineffective breathing.
Impaired gas exchange Ineffective airway clearance Activity intolerance
Impaired gas exchange /ineffective airway clearance /ineffective breathing
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gas exchange in the lungs is progressively impaired by the accumulation of phospholipids, compounds widely found in other living cells of the body.
Impaired gas exchanged Impaired breathing pattern
Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased lung expansion Impaired gas exchange related to decreased lung function Acute pain related to inflammation of the pleura Risk for infection related to accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
Gas exchange is a function of respiration not digestion.
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Alveoli is where gas exchange occurs.
It lowers the area available for gas exchange, therefore gas exchange doesn't happen as quickly or as much as it should.
Capillary system is where gas exchange occurs