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Oxford Handbook of Respiratory Nursing /
This handbook gives a systematic account of the main respiratory diseases in adults, covering assessment, diagnosis and nursing management. It highlights the multiple needs of respiratory patients - not only the physical requirements but also psychosocial needs, including palliative care and end of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Oxford handbooks in nursing.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Introduction; Overview and causes of respiratory diseases; Mortality and morbidity; Costs of respiratory disease; 2 Why work in respiratory nursing?; A career in respiratory medicine or thoracic surgery?; Desirable qualities for a respiratory nurse; How do I become a respiratory nurse?; What are the current job prospects?; 3 Anatomy and physiology; Introduction; Overall view of the respiratory tract; Airway structure; What happens during 'a breath'?; Control of airway calibre; 4 Respiratory assessment; Introduction; The consultation; History taking 1; History taking 2.
- Symptoms of upper respiratory tract diseaseNon-specific and extra-pulmonary symptoms; Breathlessness 1; Breathlessness 2; Cough; Sputum; Haemoptysis; Chest pain; Respiratory examination; General inspection; Examination of the hands and limbs; Examination of the head and neck; Palpation; Percussion; Auscultation; Abnormal breath sounds; Completing the respiratory assessment; 5 Respiratory investigations; Introduction; Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR); Performing the PEFR test; Spirometry; Vital capacity; Interpretation of results; Combined obstruction and restriction; Flow volume graphs.
- Reversibility testingSuitability of patients spirometry; Types of spirometers; Standardization; Respiratory function tests; Exercise testing; Breathlessness rating; Body mass index (BMI); Arterial blood gas (ABG); Compensation; Arterial blood sample; Capillary blood samples; Pulse oximetry; Blood tests; Radiological investigations; Evaluating chest-X-rays; Computed tomography (CT) scan; Magnetic resonant imaging (MRI); Bronchoscopy; Skin-prick testing; Sputum samples; 6 Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Definition; Incidence; Aetiology; Pathophysiology; Treatment and general management.
- PrognosisNursing care; Further reading; 7 Asthma and allergies; Introduction; Asthma: a definition; Pathophysiology; Allergen exposure: early and late phase asthma responses; Asthma classification; Occupational asthma; Risk factors for the development of asthma; Trigger factors for asthma; Inhaled allergens as triggers for asthma; Other triggers for asthma; Incidence and epidemiology of asthma; Morbidity and mortality; Assessment of the asthma patient; Asthma severity; Treatment and management of chronic asthma; Assessment of acute asthma; Managing acute astham-adults.
- Managing acute asthma-childrenDischarge planning; Asthma management in pregnancy; Patient education; Asthma in pregnancy; Asthma action plans; Compliance, concordance and adherence; Health beliefs; Patient-centred consultations; Inhaler devices and delivery systems; Introduction to allergy; Allergy and the allergic response; Atopy; Diagnosis of allergy; Allergic rhinitis 1; Allergic rhinitis 2; Anaphylaxis; Acute and longer-term care of anaphylaxis; Immunotherapy; Algorithms; 8 Bronchiectasis; Introduction; Causes of bronchiectasis; Clinical features 1; Clinical features 2.