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Respiratory signs and symptoms of conditions - Coggle Diagram
Respiratory signs and symptoms of conditions
Asthma
-Wheezing during inspiration or expiration
-Bronchospasm which is the tightening of the muscles that line the bronchi
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Albuterol is a rescue inhaler that can help patients with asthma attacks
Anaphylaxis
-Signs are flushed skin or hives
-Laryngeal/Generalized Edema
-Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure)
-wheezing or stridor respiration sounds
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Some ways of treatment are the use of Epinephrine to reduce the body's allergic response, Oxygen to help pt breath, an IV of cortisone to reduce inflammation of air passages
Bronchiolitis
-Shortness of breath
-wheezing
-coughing
-fever
-Dehydration
-Rapid breathing and heart rate
-Can cause cyanosis
-Chronic coughs with sputum production
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Symptoms can only be relieved with antibiotics and must run its course before patient will get over it
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
-Lower extremity edema
-Pulmonary edema (Crackles in breath sounds)
-Breathlessness
-Shortness of breath while sleeping that is only relieved when seated upright
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Can be treated with combination of medications that relax blood vessels and lower blood pressure to improve blood flow
Common Cold
-Cough
-Stuffy/runny nose
-soreness in the throat
-Treatments include hydration, rest, warm liquids, and medicines
COVID-19
-Anosmia (loss of smell)
fever
-cough
-chest pain
-dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
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treatments are isolation, medications and hydrating
Croup
-Fever
-stridor
-barking cough
-mostly seen in pediatric patients
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treated with Dexamethasone which is a glucocorticoid that works by decreasing swelling of the larynx
Diphtheria
-Difficulty breathing
-sore throat
-thick gray buildup in the throat or nose
-fever
-can be caused by bacterial infections
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Antibiotics are best for treatment to stop bacteria toxin from damaging the body
Emphysema
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