1. Pointers for Semi-Final Exam NCM 103 – Weidenbach<br />Please study on the following nursing skills:<br />Chest Tube Drainage (subcutaneous emphysema)<br />CPT (Postural Drainage, Percussion, Vibration)<br />Sputum Analysis<br />Chest x-ray<br />Thoracentesis<br />Bronchoscopy<br />O2 inhalation therapy<br />Suctioning<br />Tracheostomy & Laryngectomy care<br />Mantoux test (Skin test)<br />ABG Analysis<br />Laryngoscopy/Bronchoscopy<br />Read on nursing care management of patients with:<br />Common colds<br />Pharyngitis<br />T & A<br />Sinusitis<br />Chest trauma<br />Flail chest (description)<br />Lung surgeries (lobectomy, pneumonectomy)<br />Bronchogenic & Laryngeal Cancer<br />Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (early signs, how is it differentiated from pulmonary edema, descriptions: White/Stiff/Wet)<br />Respiratory Failure (Laboratory/ABG results confirming existence)<br />Pneumothorax (esp. spontaneous pneumo)<br />Asthma (Drugs: Bronchodilators first; types of Beta2 Adrenergic agonists, ABG initial findings, Causes; Use of Peak flow meter)<br />Pulmonary edema (Drugs)<br />Chest sounds (Crackles, Rales, wheezing, rhonchi)<br />Pneumonia<br />Hypoxia (Early or Late)<br />Pulmonary embolism (early signs)<br />COPD (emphysema, chronic bronchitis, O2 –low flow, Cor Pulmonale -Right-sided heart s/sx)<br />Etc…<br />Lastly: EXERCISE - ---<br />