The outpatient diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: pharmacotherapy, administration of supplemental oxygen, and smoking cessation techniques.
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Biomedical subjects
L F Reinke
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Airway obstruction by a mucus ball from a transtracheal oxygen catheter.
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Breathing space: how to teach asthma co-management.
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Nursing strategies for smoking cessation.
The purpose of this article is to provide the staff nurse with an overview of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Smoking Cessation guidelines. The authors outline the practical components of the guidelines to enable nurses in any clinical setting to implement various smoking cessation strategies according to individual patient needs. Treatment options, including behavioral modification and a comprehensive review of pharmacological therapy, are discussed.
Counseling↗
Asthma education: creating a partnership.
This article advances the theory that the key to creating an effective partnership is teaching asthma patients what to self-treat, how to self-treat, and when to consult a clinician. The five comanaging rules that the health educator is encouraged to emphasize with the adult asthma patient are: know your own unique asthma symptoms and triggers; keep written records; see appropriate specialists; know your medicines and follow your action plan; and accept no treatment you do not understand. Current research shows asthma to be a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. In susceptible individuals, this inflammation causes recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough, particularly at night and in the early morning. The stepwise approach to asthma therapy divides asthma into several levels of severity. However, patients at any level of severity can have mild, moderate, or severe exacerbations. Asthma triggers; how to use a metered dose inhaler (MDI), a dry powder inhaler (DPI), and a peak flow meter; and how to follow an asthma action plan are thoroughly covered. The last section of the article deals at length with the indications for and actions of long-term-control medications, used to achieve and maintain control of persistent asthma, and quick-relief medications, used to treat symptoms and exacerbations.
Adrenergic beta-Agonists↗