malignant conditions
cancer of the lungs and bronchi
definition
it is defined as being a malignant growth or neoplasm in those structures
causes
carcinogens in smoking, inhaling another person smoke or passive smoking, environmental pollutants
pathophyiology
lung cancer gives rise to disease due to local tumour growth, invasion of adjacent structure, spread to the regional lymph nodes and distant spread
risk factors
family history of lung cancer, smoking, exposure to radon gas
sign and symptoms
cough and pneumonitis, haemoptysis, wheezing, stridor and dyspnea, lung abscess
health education
inform patient about programme available to help people to stop smoking, dangers o smoking and the benefits of stopping
malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone and osteosarcoma
mesothelioma
signs and symptoms
chest pain and dyspnoea, cough, bloating or nausea, loss of appetite or night sweating
pathophysiology
definition
causes
the airborne asbestos fibers are inhaled they can get into a person lungs and lodge into the pleura which cause inflammation and scarring
risk factors
personal history of asbestos exposure, family history of mesothelioma, radiation therapy to the chest,
health education
advise patient who work in asbestos industries to wear mask to prevent the inhalation of asbestos fibres
asbestos can efficiently move from the lung to the pleural space, concentrating in the parietal pleura at the site of lymphatic drainage
definition
is a primary tumour of the pleura
nursing management
cancer that most often found in soft tissue such as muscles and tendons
risk factors
pathophysiology
signs and symptoms
swelling over the bone or a bony part of the body and joint pain
genetic disorders, paget disease, bone marrow transplantation
radiation surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may be used to treat mesothelioma
cancerous malignant can grow and spread to other part of the body and destroy the cortex and spread to nearby tissue
nursing management
administer supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula, partial rebreathing
maintain good oral hygeine to stimulate appetite
causes
health education
nursing management
explain every procedure you perfom to the patient
monitor the side effects of the treatment
radiation surgery,chemotherapy,radiation may be used to treat this condition
administer antibiotics as prescribed to treat infection
educate the patient about important attending follow-ups
protective isolation is recommended
radiation,chemotheraphy, surgery may be used to treat this condition
assess type of pain,frequency and duration
administer analgesic as prescribed
causes linked to hereditary factors