Pulmonary Edema Case Study
Work with your partner to answer four of the questions. Upon completion, compare your answers to other teams that answered the same question. Is the answer the same or different? Discuss which answer is correct. You may change your answers before submitting.
How might you describe the breathing process to a patient?
I will explain to the patient the process of breathing. When a person breathe in, or inhale, the diaphragm tightens and move downward. This process help to increase the space in our chest cavity and our lungs expand. Then the intercostal muscle that is located between our ribs helps to enlarge our chest cavity, they tighten to pull the rib cage both upward and outward when we inhale.
Why does your nose run when you cry?
Crying, tears …show more content…
Antibiotics fight bacteria and the flu is cause by a virus. It can do harm if you use antibiotic to treat flu.
How would left ventricle failure contribute to pulmonary edema?
The pressure increases inside the left atrium and then in the veins and capillaries in our lungs. This causing fluid to be pushed through the capillary walls into the air sacs. Medical conditions that can cause the left ventricle to become weak and eventually fail include Coronary artery disease.
How can one differentiate between sinusitis and a cold?
It is difficult to differentiate common cold and a sinus infection. Sinusitis is come before common colds. This movement is common in certain people.
What is the difference between a rale, a rhonchus, a wheeze, and stridor? What disorders would be associated with each of these?
Respiratory sounds breathe sounds, or lung sounds refer to the specific sounds generated by the movement of air through the respiratory system. These may be easily audible or identified through auscultation of the ... Rhonchi: Sounds that resemble snoring. ... Stridor: Wheeze-like sound heard when a person breathes. These sounds can indicate chronic obstructive pulmonary
How might you describe the breathing process to a patient?
I will explain to the patient the process of breathing. When a person breathe in, or inhale, the diaphragm tightens and move downward. This process help to increase the space in our chest cavity and our lungs expand. Then the intercostal muscle that is located between our ribs helps to enlarge our chest cavity, they tighten to pull the rib cage both upward and outward when we inhale.
Why does your nose run when you cry?
Crying, tears …show more content…
Antibiotics fight bacteria and the flu is cause by a virus. It can do harm if you use antibiotic to treat flu.
How would left ventricle failure contribute to pulmonary edema?
The pressure increases inside the left atrium and then in the veins and capillaries in our lungs. This causing fluid to be pushed through the capillary walls into the air sacs. Medical conditions that can cause the left ventricle to become weak and eventually fail include Coronary artery disease.
How can one differentiate between sinusitis and a cold?
It is difficult to differentiate common cold and a sinus infection. Sinusitis is come before common colds. This movement is common in certain people.
What is the difference between a rale, a rhonchus, a wheeze, and stridor? What disorders would be associated with each of these?
Respiratory sounds breathe sounds, or lung sounds refer to the specific sounds generated by the movement of air through the respiratory system. These may be easily audible or identified through auscultation of the ... Rhonchi: Sounds that resemble snoring. ... Stridor: Wheeze-like sound heard when a person breathes. These sounds can indicate chronic obstructive pulmonary