Arkansas State University - ASU Newport Practical Nursing Comprehensive Assessment Profile

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ASU Newport Practical Nursing Comprehensive Assessment Profile  Disease or Condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)  Patho/Disease Process (15 points) Definition: (2 pts) Char... acterized by poorly reversible airflow obstruction and abnormal inflammatory response in the lungs. Disturbances within the body caused by the disease: (4 pts) The physical changes associated with it start with damage to your airways and the air sacs in your lungs. It progresses from a cough with mucus to difficulty breathing. Signs and Symptoms/ Causes of S/S r/t disease process: (5 pts) shortness of breath especially during physical activities, wheezing, chest tightness, chronic cough with greenish/yellowish mucus. Possible complications of disease: (2 pts) Respiratory infections, heart problems, lung cancer, high blood pressure in lung arteries, depression. Statistical Data about disease: (2 pts) [Show More]

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