Introduction to C a a
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Undera Supervisiona of
Prof.a Zainaba Hussiena Ali
HeadaofaMedical-
SurgicalaNursingaDepartment
Assistants
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AssociateaProf.aBaghdadaHussien.a
AssociateaProf.aFurataHussien.
AssociateaProf.aBadryiaaAhmed.aAs
sociateaProf.aManaraHamza.
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Index
No Title Page
Chaptera1 Respiratoryadisorder 3:38
Chaptera2 CardiovascularaSystem 39:69
Chaptera3 Neurologicaladisorder 70:100
Chaptera4 CareaofaMulti-traumaticaPatient 101:116
Chaptera5 CareaofaComatoseaPatient 117:125
Chaptera6 SHOCK 126:139
Chaptera7 DiabeticaKetoacidosis 140:155
Chaptera8 HypertensiveaCrisis 156:165
Chaptera9 Mechanicalaventilation 166:175
Chapter (1) a a
Respiratory a
disorder
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Outline:
• Introduction.
• Definitionaofa respiratoryadisorder.
• Anatomyaofarespiratoryasystem.
• Commonaproblemsaofarespiratoryasystem.
• Managementaofacommonaproblemsaofarespiratoryasystem.
• Caseastudyaforacommonaproblemsaofarespiratoryasystem.
• Nursingacareaplanaofarespiratoryadisorder.
Respiratoryadisorder
Introduction
Respiratoryadiseases,aoralungadiseases,aareapathologicalaconditions
a affectingatheaorgansaandatissuesathatamakeagasaexchangeadifficultainaair
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a breathingaanimals.aTheyaincludeaconditionsaofathearespiratoryatracta inc
ludinga thea trachea,a bronchi,a bronchioles,a alveoli,a pleurae,a pleural
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cavity,atheanervesaandamusclesaofarespiration.aRespiratoryadiseasesarange
a fromamildaandaself-
limiting,asuchaasatheacommonacold,ainfluenza,aanda pharyngitisatoalife-
threateningadiseasesasuchaasabacterialapneumonia,a pulmonaryaembolism,
atuberculosis,aacuteaasthma,alungacancer,aandaseverea acutearespiratoryasy
ndromes,asuchaasaCOVID-
19.aRespiratoryadiseasesa canabeaclassifiedainamanyadifferentaways,ainclu
dingabyatheaorganaoratissuea involved,abyatheatypeaandapatternaofaassociat
edasignsaandasymptoms,aorabya theacauseaofatheadisease.
GeneralaFunctionsaofaRespiratoryaSystem:
❖ O2aandaCO2aexchangeabetweenabloodaandaair
❖ speechaandavocalization
❖ senseaofasmell
❖ helpsacontrolaacidabaseabalanceaofabody.
❖ breathingamovementsahelpapromoteabloodaandalymphaflow.
RespiratoryaSystem:
• Thearespiratoryasystemaisatheasetaofaorgansathataallowsaaapersonato
a breatheaandaexchangeaoxygenaandacarbonadioxideathroughoutathe
a body.
AnatomicalaDivisionsaofatheaRespiratoryaSystem:a U
pperarespiratoryatracta(outsideathorax):
• Nose
• NasalaCavity
• Sinuses
• Pharynx
• Larynx