ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES...
-
Upload
sybil-page -
Category
Documents
-
view
220 -
download
0
Transcript of ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES...
![Page 1: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
![Page 2: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD
CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
TERMINAL ILLNESS – RECOVERY IS NOT EXPECTED AND IT ENDS IN DEATH
![Page 3: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
TUMOR - RAPID GROWTH OF ABNORMAL CELLS
MALIGNANT TUMOR – GROWS RAPIDLY AND INVADES OTHER BODY TISSUES
BENIGN TUMOR – GROWS SLOWLY AND REMAINS IN A LOCALIZED AREA
METASTASIS – THE SPREAD OF CANCER TO OTHER AREAS OF THE BODY
![Page 4: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
RISK FACTORS FOR CANCER TOBACCO – SMOKING, CHEWING, AND SECOND-HAND SMOKE
EXPOSURE TO RADIATION – SUN, TANNING BOOTHS, X-RAY PROCEDURES
ALCOHOL
DIET – HIGH FAT DIET, OVERWEIGHT
CHEMICALS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES – METALS, PESTICIDES, ASBESTOS
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
DIETHYLSTILBESTROL – SYNTHETIC ESTROGEN
CLOSE RELATIVES WITH CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER - MELANOMA, BREAST, OVARIAN, PROSTATE, COLON CANCER
![Page 5: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
SURGERY – TUMORS ARE REMOVED TO CURE OR CONTROL THE CANCER.
RADIATION – X-RAY BEAMS ARE DIRECTED TO THE CANCEROUS AREAS. DESTROYS BOTH CANCER AND NORMAL CELLS.
CHEMOTHERAPY – DRUGS ARE GIVEN THAT DESTROY BOTH CANCER AND NORMAL CELLS.
TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE :
WEAKNESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, LOSS OF APPETITE, HAIR LOSS
![Page 6: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
![Page 7: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
PAIN RELIEF OR CONTROL
REST AND EXERCISE
FLUIDS AND NUTRITION
PREVENTION OF SKIN BREAKDOWN
PREVENTION OF CONSTIPATION
DEALING WITH TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS
PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS
![Page 8: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
![Page 9: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
THE WEARING AWAY OF THE CARTILAGE THAT COVERS THE ENDS OF BONES AT THE JOINT.
JOINTS BECOME STIFF AND PAINFUL
OCCURS WITH AGING, JOINT INJURY, OBESITY.
PAIN OCCURS WITH WEIGHT-BEARING AND JOINT MOVEMENT.
HIPS, KNEES, SPINE, FINGERS, AND THUMB OR COMMONLY AFFECTED.
ARTHRITIS – INFLAMMATION OF A JOINT
![Page 10: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINTS
CAUSES REDNESS, SWELLING,STIFFNESS, AND PAIN
CAN OCCUR AT ANY AGE
MORE COMMON IN WOMEN
![Page 11: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
MEDICATIONS TO TREAT THE PAIN AND INFLAMATION
HEAT OR COLD APPLICATIONS
SURGICAL REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED JOINTS
ASSIST WITH ADL’S
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ROM EXERCISES
ENCOURAGE ACTIVITY AND INDEPENDENCE
PROVIDE ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT – CANE,WALKER, PLATE, SILVERWARE, RAISED TOLIET SEAT
![Page 12: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
LOSS OF BONE TISSUE AND LACK OF CALCIUM CAUSES BONES TO BECOME BRITTLE AND POROUS.
TOBACCO USE, ALCOHOLISM, BEDREST, AND IMMOBILITY ARE OTHER RISK FACTORS
BONES OF THE SPINE, HIPS AND WRISTS MOST OFTEN AFFECTED
MORE COMMON IN WOMEN BECAUSE OF HORMONAL CHANGES AND LOSS OF CALCIUM AFTER MENOPAUSE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS INCLUDE LOW BACK PAIN, GRADUAL LOSS OF HEIGHT, AND STOOPED POSTURE
FRACTURES CAN EASILY OCCUR.
![Page 13: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
CALCIUM AND VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS
WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISE : WALKING
STRENGTH TRAINING : WEIGHT LIFTING
BACK BRACES
WALKING AIDS
PROTECT FROM FALLS AND ACCIDENTS
BE GENTLE!
![Page 14: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
IN A CLOSED FRACTURE THE BONE IS BROKEN BUT THE SKIN IS INTACT
IN AN OPEN FRACTURE THE SKIN IS BROKEN AND THE BONE PROTRUDES FROM THE SKIN
A BROKEN BONE
![Page 15: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
• DO NOT COVER A WET CAST WITH BLANKETS, OR OTHER MATERIAL. CASTS GIVE OFF HEAT AS THEY DRY AND CAN CAUSE BURNS IF THE HEAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO ESCAPE.
• USE PILLOWS TO SUPPORT THE CAST. DO NOT LET THE CAST REST ON A HARD SURFACE.
• SUPPORT THE CAST WITH YOUR PALMS, NOT YOUR FINGERTIPS.
• CHECK FOR ROUGH EDGES ON THE CAST.
• DO NOT STICK ANYTHING DOWN THE CAST TO SCRATCH.
• ELEVATE THE CASTED EXTREMITY.
• REPORT C/O PAIN, NUMBNESS, ODOR, SWELLING, PALE SKIN, CYANOSIS, OR DRAINAGE ON THE CAST.
![Page 16: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
KEEP THE PERSON IN GOOD ALIGNMENT
DO NOT REMOVE THE TRACTION
LET THE WEIGHTS HANG FREELY
DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE WEIGHTS
PERSON USUALLY MUST REMAIN ON THEIR BACK
GIVE GOOD SKIN CARE TO PREVENT BREAKDOWN
CHANGE THE LINEN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
PERSON CAN USE A TRAPEZE TO HELP MOVE UPPER BODY
CHECK PIN SITES FOR SIGNS OF INFECTION
![Page 17: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
AMPUTATION IS THE REMOVAL OF ALL OR PART OF AN EXTREMITY.
PROSTHESIS- ARTIFICIAL BODY PART
![Page 18: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
HIP FRACTURES ARE COMMON IN ELDERLY PERSONS
HIP FRACTURES ALWAYS REQUIRE SURGERY
MAY NEED PIN, SCREWS OR JOINT REPLACEMENT
REHABILITATION WILL BE NEEDED AFTER SURGERY
PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING – SOME WEIGHT MAY BE PUT ON AFFECTED LIMB
FULL WEIGHT BEARING – TOTAL WEIGHT MAY BE PUT ON AFFECTED LIMB
![Page 19: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
KEEP HIP ABDUCTED WHEN IN BED
PUT PILLOW BETWEEN LEGS
DO NOT ROTATE THE HIP OUTWARD
DO NOT BEND FROM WAIST (MORE THAN 90˚)
DO NOT ALLOW THE PATIENT TO CROSS HIS LEGS
![Page 20: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
![Page 21: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
![Page 22: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
A MINOR STROKE MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE
A MAJOR STROKE MAY CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE
SYMPTOMS DEPEND ON THE AREA OF THE BRAIN DAMAGED
A STROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BRAIN CAUSES SYMPTOMS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY
A STROKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN CAUSES SYMPTOMS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY
HEMIPLEGIA – PARALYSIS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY
EXPRESSIVE APHASIA – DIFFICULTY IN SPEAKING OR WRITING
RECEPTIVE APHASIA – DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING
MAY NEED ASSISTANCE WITH ADL’S
![Page 23: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
EMOTIONAL COMPLICATIONS OF A STROKE
ANGRY OUTBURSTS
SUDDEN TEARS ( LABILE TEARS )
INAPPROPRIATE CRYING OR LAUGHING
INCREASED IRRITABILITY
MAY HAVE PERSONALITY OR BEHAVIOR CHANGES
![Page 24: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
SUDDEN NUMBNESS OR WEAKNESS OF THE FACE, ARM, OR LEG, OR ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY
SUDDEN CONFUSION, TROUBLE SPEAKING, OR UNDERSTANDING
SUDDEN TROUBLE SEEING IN ONE OR BOTH EYES
SUDDEN TROUBLE WALKING, DIZZINESS, OR LOSS OF BALANCE
SUDDEN, SEVERE HEADACHES
![Page 25: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
CAUSED BY LACK OF A CHEMICAL NEUROTRANSMITTER
IN THE BRAIN.
![Page 26: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
CHRONIC DISEASE THAT AFFECTS CONTROL OF MOTOR FUNCTION
INTELLIGENCE IS NOT AFFECTED
MASK-LIKE FACIAL EXPRESSION
TREMORS
SWALLOWING PROBLEMS
MEDICATIONS MAY HELP SYMPTOMS
![Page 27: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
ONSET USUALLY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 40
PROGRESSIVE DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
GRADUAL DESTRUCTION OF MYELIN, SUBSTANCE THAT COATS AND INSULATES THE NERVE FIBERS
CAUSES INTERFERENCE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF NERVE IMPULSES
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE NUMBNESS, WEAKNESS, TREMORS, LOSS OF BALANCE, AND PARALYSIS
THERE IS NO CURE FOR MS
![Page 28: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
![Page 29: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
INJURY OCCURS TO THE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD
PERSON MAY BE COMATOSE
![Page 30: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
SYMPTOMS OF HEARING LOSS
SPEAKING TOO LOUDLY
LEANING FORWARD TO HEAR
TURNING AND CUPPING THE BETTER EAR TOWARD THE SPEAKER
ANSWERING QUESTIONS INAPPROPRIATELY
ASKING FOR WORDS TO BE REPEATED
![Page 31: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
ALERT THE PERSON TO YOUR PRESENCE
DO NOT APPROACH THE PERSON FROM BEHIND
POSITION YOURSELF AT THE PERSON’S LEVEL
FACE THE PERSON WHEN SPEAKING
STAND OR SIT IN GOOD LIGHT
SPEAK CLEARLY AND DISTINCTLY
DO NOT SHOUT
DO NOT COVER YOUR MOUTH, SMOKE, EAT, OR CHEW GUM WHILE TALKING
SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE BETTER EAR
KEEP CONVERSATIONS SHORT
![Page 32: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
TURN OFF THE HEARING AID WHEN NOT IN USE.
CHECK AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES AS NEEDED
DO NOT GET THE HEARING AID WET!!!
TAKE THE HEARING AID OFF BEFORE SHOWERING OR SHAMPOOING
CLEAN THE EARMOLD WITH A SLIGHTLY DAMP CLOTH WHEN NEEDED
![Page 33: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
CLOUDING OF THE LENS
PAINLESS
PROGRSSIVE
RESULTS IN LOSS OF VISION
LENS MUST BE SURGICALLY REMOVED AND A NEW LENS IMPLANTED
![Page 34: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
PRESSURE WITHIN THE EYE INCREASES
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE BLURRED VISION,AND THE PERSON SEES “HALOS” OR RINGS OF LIGHTS AROUND OBJECTS
CAN CAUSE TOTAL BLINDNESS IF NOT TREATED
TREATED WITH EYE DROPS THAT DECREASE THE PRESSURE IN THE EYE
![Page 35: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
CARING FOR THE BLIND PERSON
IDENTIFY YOURSELF WHEN YOU ENTER A ROOM. GIVE YOUR NAME AND TITLE. DO NOT TOUCH THE PERSON UNTIL YU HAVE INDICATED YOUR PRESENCE. ADDRESS THE PERSON BY NAME WHEN YOU ARE TALKING TO THEM. THIS WAY THEY WILL KNOW THE COMMENT OR QUESTION IS DIRECTED AT THEM. DO NOT REARRANGE THE FURNITURE.KEEP DOORS EITHER OPEN OR SHUT – NOT PARTLY OPEN. KEEP HALLWAYS FREE OF EQUIPMENT. WALK SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE PERSON. TELL THE PERSON WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A CURB OR STEPS. EXPLAIN FOOD PLACEMENT BY REFERRING TO THE HANDS OF A CLOCK.
![Page 36: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
![Page 37: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
THREE DISORDERS ARE GROUPED TOGETHER UNDER THE NAME COPD
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
EMPHYSEMA
ASTHMA
THESE DISORDERS INTERFERE WITH THE NORMAL EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE LUNGS. THEY OBSTRUCT AIR FLOW.
![Page 38: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
INFLAMMATION OF THE BRONCHIAL TUBES
PART OF AN UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEVER, CHILLS, SORE THROAT, AND COUGH.
![Page 39: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
LUNG TISSUE LOSES ITS ELASTICITYAND THE ALVEOLI REMAIN EXPANDED
THE PERSON BREATHES HARDER AND FASTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET MORE AIR
![Page 40: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
THE PERSON LEANS FORWARD IN AN
ATTEMPT TO BREATHE EASIER
THE SKIN IS USUALLY CYANOTIC
AND THE PERSON DEVELOPS A
“BARREL CHEST”
![Page 41: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
AIR PASSAGES NARROW WITH ASTHMA
RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
EPISODES CAN OCCUR SUDDENLY AND ARE CALLED ASTHMA ATTACKS
MEDICATION IS GIVEN WHICH DILATES THE RESPIRATORY PASSAGES
REPEATED ATTACKS CAN DAMAGE THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
![Page 42: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
INFECTION OF THE LUNG TISSUE
ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA
CAUSED BY FOOD, FLUID, OR SECRETIONS IN THE
LOWER AIRWAY
HYPOSTATIC PNEUMONIA
FLUIDS ACCUMULATE IN THE LUMGS, LEADING
TO INFECTION
![Page 43: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
CAUSED BY A BACTERIAL INFECTION
STEADY INCREASE IN TB CASES EACH YEAR DUE TO INFECTION IN AIDS PATIENTS
SPREAD BY AIRBORNE DROPLETS
DISEASE IS FOUND BY SKIN TEST OR CHEST X-RAY
TREATMENT MAY TAKE FROM 3 TO 7 MONTHS OF DRUG THERAPY
![Page 44: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
POSITION THE PATIENT FOR EASE IN BREATHING.
ENCOURAGE FLUIDS.
ENCOURAGE PROPER NUTRITION.
PROVIDE FREQUENT REST PERIODS.
PROVIDE MOUTH CARE EVERY TWO HOURS OR MORE OFTEN IF NEEDED.
ASSIST WITH OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION IF ORDERED.
![Page 45: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY PATTERNS
TACHYPNEA
BRADYPNEA
APNEA
DYSPNEA
HYPERVENTILATION
HYPOVENTILATION
![Page 46: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
PROMOTING OXYGENATION
POSITIONING
FOWLERS
ORTHOPNEIC
COUGHING AND DEEP BREATHING EXERCISES
REMOVES MUCUS
ALLOWS MORE AIR INTO LUNGS
![Page 47: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
OXYGEN SOURCES
WALL OUTLET OXYGEN TANK OXYGEN CONVERTOR
![Page 48: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
COMMON OXYGEN DEVICES
NASAL CANNULA
NON-REBREATHER MASK
![Page 49: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
RULES FOR OXYGEN SAFETY
FOLLOW NURSES DIRECTIONS AS TO WHEN TO REMOVE OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE.
CHECK FOR SIGNS OF IRRITATION FROM THE DEVICE.
NEVER SHUT OFF OR ADUST THE OXYGEN FLOW RATE.
TELL THE NURSE IF THE FLOW RATE HAS BEEN CHANGED.
GIVE ORAL HYGIENE AS NEEDED.
REMIND THE PERSON AND FAMILY NOT TO SMOKE WHEN OXYGEN IS BEING USED.
![Page 50: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
![Page 51: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
MEDICAL TERM FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HYPERTENSION IS COMMON IN HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES.
![Page 52: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/52.jpg)
CORONARY ARTERIES SUPPLY THE HEART WITH BLOOD.
IF THEY BECOME CLOGGED OR BLOCKED THE BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART MUSCLE IS DECREASED.
![Page 53: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/53.jpg)
GENDER
AGE
FAMILY HISTORY
SMOKING
OBESITY
LACK OF EXERCISE
HYPERTENSION
HIGH CHOLESTEROL
DIABETES
MAJOR COMPLICATIONS INCLUDE ANGINA PECTORIS AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
![Page 54: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/54.jpg)
ANGINA IS CHEST PAIN THAT OCCURS WHEN NARROWED BLOOD VESSELS DO NOT ALLOW ENOUGH OXYGENATED BLOOD TO REACH THE HEART MUSCLE.
ANGINA SITES
ATTACKS MAY BE TRIGGERED BY EXERCISE, EATING, OR AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE.
REST AND NITROGLYCERIN OFTEN RELIEVE SYMPTOMS.
![Page 55: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/55.jpg)
![Page 56: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/56.jpg)
OCCURS FROM AN ABRUPT DECREASE IN CORONARY BLOOD FLOW
MAY BE CAUSED BY A BLOOD CLOT OR OTHER MATERIAL BLOCKING THE BLOOD VESSEL
RESULTS IN DEATH
OF THE CARDIAC
TISSUE
![Page 57: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/57.jpg)
(SKIN OR LIPS)
![Page 58: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/58.jpg)
OCCURS WHEN THE HEART MUSCLE WEAKENS AND
FAILS TO PUMP EFFICIENTLY
THE LUNGS FILL WITH FLUID AND CAUSE SHORTNESS OF
BREATH
THE BREATHING IS LABORED AND THE PULSE MAY BE FAST AND IRREGULAR
URINE OUTPUT IS DECREASED BECAUSE THE BODY IS HOLDING FLUID
*
![Page 59: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/59.jpg)
MAY PASS THROUGH THE URINARY SYSTEM UNNOTICED IF IT IS SMOOTH AND ROUND
MAY LODGE IN THE KIDNEY, URETER, BLADDER, OR URETHRA IF THE STONE IS LARGE OR IRREGULAR SHAPED
PAIN DEVELOPS IN THE BACK AND RADIATES TO ADJOINING AREA. ALSO HAVE NAUSEA, VOMITING,CHILLS AND HEAVY PERSPIRATION.
![Page 60: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/60.jpg)
INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS
RESULTS FROM AN INFECTION OR A CIRCULATORY PROBLEM
KIDNEYS LOSE ABILITY TO FILTER AND RESULTS IN A BUILDUP OF TOXINS IN THE BLOOD
TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE KIDNEY DIALYSIS
![Page 61: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/61.jpg)
LACK OF INSULIN AFFECTS THE BODY’S ABILITY TO USE CARBOHYDRATES
BODY BURNS FATS FOR ENERGY WHICH CAUSES BY PRODUCTS CALLED KETONES
TYPE I DIABETES – INSULIN DEPENDENT
TYPE II DIABETES – CONTROLLED BY DIET
SIGNS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA
WEAKNESS
TREMBLING
SHAKING
DIZZINESS
FAINTNESS
HEADACHES
DIABETES
![Page 62: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/62.jpg)
TYPE 1 DIABETES
TREATED WITH INSULIN INJECTIONS
TYPE II DIABETES
TREATED WITH DIET AND EXERCISE
ORAL MEDICATION
![Page 63: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/63.jpg)
SLOWED CIRCULATION AND NERVE DAMAGE PLACE THE PATIENT AT RISK FOR INJURY, INFECTION, AND GANGRENE
EXAMINE THE FEET FOR DISCOLORATION OR INJURY
PREVENT PRESSURE OF NT FEET OR TOES BY BED LINEN, SHOES, OR SOCKS.
DO NOT CUT THE TOENAILS OF A DIABETIC PATIENT
![Page 64: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/64.jpg)
OBSERVE DIETARY INTAKE
NOTE ANY CHANGES IN THE PATIENT’S MOOD, BEHAVIOR, OR PERSONALITY
WATCH FOR SKIN PROBLEMS
![Page 65: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/65.jpg)
HEPATITIS
INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER
HEPATITIS A – SPREAD BY FECAL-ORAL ROUTE
HEPATITIS B – SPREAD BY SEX WITH INFECTED PERSON OR SHARING NEEDLES WITH INFECTED PERSON
HEPATITIS C – CHRONIC HEPATITIS – SPREAD BY SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND IV DRUG USE
SIGNS OF HEPATITIS
JAUNDICE (YELLOW TINGE TO SKIN OR WHITES OF EYE)
LOSS OF APPETITE, NAUSEA, VOMITING
DARK URINE, LIGHT-COLORED FECES
![Page 66: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/66.jpg)
ATTACKS THE ABILITY TO FIGHT OTHER DISEASES
MANY DRUGS HELO REDUCE COMPLICATIONS AND PROLONG LIFE
THERE IS NO CURE OR VACCINE
SPREAD THROUGH BODY FLUIDS – BLOOD, SEMEN, VAGINAL SECRETIONS, BREAST MILK
IV DRUG USE
HIV INFECTED MOTHERS
ALWAYS FOLLOW STANDARD PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE AIDS VIRUS
![Page 67: ACUTE ILLNESS – BEGINS SUDDENLY AND CONTINUES FOR A SHORT PERIOD CHRONIC ILLNESS – PROGRESSES SLOWLLY, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TERMINAL ILLNESS.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022033104/56649e0e5503460f94af8e08/html5/thumbnails/67.jpg)
COMMON IN ELDERLY PERSONS
THEY HAVE MANY LOSSES – DEATH OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS, LOSS OF HEALTH, LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE,
LONELINESS AND DRUG SIDE EFFECTS CAN CAUSE DEPRESSION
SIGNS OF DEPRESSION
FATIGUE AND LACK OF INTEREST
FEELINGS OF HOPELESSNESS
THOUGHTS OF DEATH AND SUICIDE
POOR GROOMING
WITHDRAWAL FROM PEOPLE