PPT-Palliative Care: Shortness of Breath and Secretions

Hong Phuc Tran MD Learning Objectives Understand pathophysiology of dyspnea Learn how to evaluate dyspnea Understand reversible causes potential contributors of shortness of breath Manage shortness of breath in terminally ill patients. It is used for people with weakness of the muscles used for breathing A piece of equipment called a modified ambu bag is used to help push more air into the lungs as you breathe in Benefits of breath stacking x Keeps the lung clear of secretions x H Shortness of Breath Shortness of breath may occur because you have difficulty getting air in and out of your lungs. Shortness of breath can also be called dyspnea, breathlessness or air hunger. describe shortness of breath or breathlessness (see ATS Patient Series http://patients.thoracic.org/information- series/en/resources/ATS_Patient_Ed_Breathlessness. pdf ). Not everyone with a breathi internal medicine. Jarrod D. Frizzell, MD, MS. Sep 17, 2015. Cardiology on the medicine boards 2015. Cardiology. 14%. Hypertension. 5%. Pericardial disease. <2%. Ischemic heart disease. <2%. Dysrhythmias/conduction defects. Abdulrahman Al Frayh. Professor of Pediatrics. Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist. King Saud University. Definition. . Shortness of breath (SOB), or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient’s level of physical activity.. Dr.Sundar Balasubramanian. L.Consultant in Palliative Care.. Cumbria Partnership Trust.. Carlisle.. Myth No.1. Palliative care equates to End of Life Care. Myth No:2. Hospice is a one way ticket.. Integration of Services & Provision of Palliative care for MND patients in North Cumbria( Eden Valley Hospice & Community).. MORNING REPORT HPI CC: 70 y/o w/ shortness of breath x ~1month 70 y/o Caucasian male with a history of HTN, HLD, DM, BPH, ED, and recently diagnosed polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia presents with shortness of breath, fatigue, and lightheadedness. Symptoms began over month ago with worsening over the past two weeks. He was treated for community acquired pneumonia about  a month ago with Azithromycin. He felt a little better while on the ABX but now feels about the same. He endorses shortness of breath, lightheadedness, substernal non-radiating chest pain associated with the shortness of breath, palpitations, feeling easily fatigued, feeling cold, and night sweats. Denies syncopal episodes, subjective fevers, easy bruising, headache, wheeze, cough, sputum production, Abd pain, N/V/Constipation, dysuria, and swelling. Be smart and safeDon146t sit all day For example If watching TV get up during every commercial or periodically laundry do the dishes or take out the garbage Feel productive after just one showStrength End of Life workshop. Practical Management of the MND patient.. September 2016. Muscles of breathing. Diaphragm. Intercostal muscles. Accessory muscles of breathing. All these muscles gradually weaken in MND. Akash Srinivasan. as14317@ic.ac.uk. Shortness of Breath. Heart Failure. Cardiomyopathy. . . Constrictive pericarditis. Myocarditis. Shortness of Breath. Poor removal of CO2. . . Poor delivery of oxygen. Dyspnea Hospice Palliative Care ProgramSymptom GuidelinesDyspnea This guideline is adapted for inter-professional primary care providers working in various settings in Fraser Health, British Columbia Professor of Pediatrics. Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist. King Saud University. Definition. . Shortness of breath (SOB), or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient’s level of physical activity.. ASAM Annual Conference 2023. Washington, DC. Julie Childers, MD FASAM FAAHPM. Katrina Nickels, MD. Disclosures. No disclosures. Associate Professor. Julie Childers, MD, FASAM. University of Pittsburgh. Take your medicine as prescribed.. Check for swelling in your feet, ankles, hands and stomach.. Eat low salt food.. Balance activity and rest periods.. Which Heart Failure Zone are you today? .