Disease/Disorder
Respiratory System Health Concerns
Etiology
S/S
Bronchial airway obstruction,
Wheezing, coughing
difficulty breathing
Asthma
Bronchitis
Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
(COPD)
TX
Inhaler, reduce intensity of
exercise, exercise where there is
moisture in the air
Inflammation of the bronchi.
Increase mucous secretions
which obstruct breathing
Cough that produces mucous,
lack of energy, fever, wheezing
Rest, fluids, cold syrups,
antibiotics
Disease that causes chronic
obstruction of the bronchial
tubes and lungs
Morning cough, yellow-green
sputum. Chronic cough,
wheezing
Prevention
Quit smoking
Develop a healthy lifestyle
Nosebleed resulting from trauma
Blood coming out of nasal cavity Tilt head forward, pinch nostril,
apply cold pack
Black lung, coal dust in the
lungs
Shortness of breath (SOB)
Severe coughing
Phlegm production
No cure, help with the symptoms
makes the patient feel a little
better
Affects people who smoke
heavily
Unable to exhale all the air from
the lungs causing carbon dioxide
build up, shortness of breath
No cure once lung damage
occurs
Quit smoking
Medications
oxygen
Epistaxis
Anthracosis
Emphysema
Disease/Disorder
Etiology
Leading cause of death, caused
by exposure to carcinogens
S/S
No symptoms in early stages in
later stages they have bloody
mucous, shortness of breath,
weight loss and chest pain
Inflammation and infection of
the lungs
Shaking, chills, fever, sweating, Penicillin or other antibiotics
cough, rapid breathing, muscle
pain
Inflammation of the pleura
Sharp stabbing pain while
breathing, dyspnea, fever,
cough rapid breathing
First treat the infection with
antibiotics.
Pain killers, and antiinflammatory drugs
Coughing up blood from the
lungs
Blood in mucous
With large amounts of blood it
is a medical emergency, gas
exchange can’t take place in the
capillaries.
Must stop the cause of the
bleeding.
Highly infectious disease
caused by bacteria that invade
the lungs
Sharp pain in the chest, spitting
up blood, fever, loss of
appetite, night sweats
Prevention with vaccination,
medication (antibiotics)
Viral infection commonly
known as the cold
Sneezing, watery eyes, sore
throat, and cough
No cure, plenty of fluids and
rest cold medicine
Lung Cancer
Pnuemonia
Pleurisy
Hemoptysis
Tuberculosis
Upper Respiratory
Infection (URI)
TX
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiation or a combo. of both
treatments