Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
LARYNGITIS - Coggle Diagram
LARYNGITIS
PREVENTION
-
-
-
-
Eat healthy food such one with Vitamin A,C and E.
-
-
-
NURSING INTERVENTION
-
-
Place the client's elevated in a semi-Fowler’s to high Fowler’s position, for breathing purposes.
Assess pulse, respiration, and auscultate lung sounds.
-
-
RISK FACTORS
Respiratory infection like cold, bronchitis or sinusitis.
Being exposed to irritating substances, such as cigarette smoke, excessive alcohol intake, stomach acid or workplace chemicals.
Overusing your voice, by speaking too much, speaking too loudly, shouting or singing.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
-
When the etiology of acute laryngitis is infectious, white blood cells remove microorganisms during the healing process.
The vocal folds then become more edematous, and vibration is adversely affected.
-
-
-
DEFINITION
Inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in huskiness or loss of the voice, harsh breathing, and a painful cough.