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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pathophysiology, Alex Thompson

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

This poster presentation overviews the pathophysiologic process and accompanying disease characteristics associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Studies suggest that its incidence will only increase in the future. COPD risk factors include smoking tobacco, environmental chemical/pollution irritants, and genetic predisposition. Smoking is the most common cause of COPD, and cessation can improve patient outcomes drastically. This chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overview discusses the importance of knowledge of COPD, signs, symptoms, pathophysiology, peri-operative management, treatments, and prevention.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd), Whitney R. Stant

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

To make a safe anesthetic plan, a nurse anesthetist must evaluate a patient's medical history. Anesthesia providers will encounter patients with COPD requiring anesthesia. It is necessary that nurse anesthesia understands the pathophysiology and peri-operative considerations to provide safe care to COPD patients. The poster provided can be a tool to review the pathophysiology and nursing implementations of COPD. It provides information for the nurse anesthetist to apply to the perioperative setting to improve patients’ surgery outcomes. An anesthetist is always striving to provide quality anesthesia care to their patients. COPD patients require extra preparation to prevent complications from arising …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Aaron Mcneilan

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

The following poster presentation provides a brief overview of the disease process of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide, and its incidence does not appear to be declining. The most common factor causing COPD is cigarette smoking, which is modifiable. Other contributors are environmental air pollutants which some people may encounter depending on where they live or their occupation. This presentation is a culmination of information from different scholarly sources which discuss the symptoms, pathophysiology, causes, management, and prevention of COPD.

Chronic Bronchitis, Conrad Boyer

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Chronic Bronchitis is an aspect of the broad disease known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It is a widely prevalent disease in the world today and effects 15 million people and is the third leading cause of death. The signs and symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis is very specific, however diagnoses and treatment is different for each patient and can be quite challenging. The pathophysiology underlying Chronic Bronchitis is quite complex with metaplasia changes within the lung parenchyma, increase in mucous from goblet cell hyperplasia and chronic inflammation leading to permanent scarring. The bodies adaptive processes because of Chronic Bronchitis …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Emphysema, Sherri Cardellino

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two most common conditions that contribute to COPD. The purpose of this poster is to investigate and transfer knowledge of the pathophysiological concept of emphysema along with the significance of pathophysiology, and implications of nursing. The research also includes the signs and symptoms and treatment options available. Sources used were published between 2013- 2018 in the United States. The poster provides valuable information for providers to be competent when caring for this patient population.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd), Jenna Trimmer

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

COPD is said to be unappreciated with half of COPD patients going undiagnosed or under treated. The research of this assignment will help to increase the APNs knowledge of the disease, its pathophysiology, presentation of symptoms, and disease management for better patient outcomes.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Tracy Fleming

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a gradually progressive disease that affects the airways or pulmonary parenchyma, or both, and results in airflow obstruction.

This poster aims to provide information regarding the signs & symptoms, underlying pathophysiology, and significance of this chronic disease state as well as the implications for nursing care.

Copd: Emphysema, Nicole Nuxol

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States and is affecting more than 32 million Americans (Mosenifar, 2017). The prevalence of the disease continues to rise and many people are unaware they even have the disease. Prevention is essential in decreasing the incidence of the disease and Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) play a vital role. Emphysema is abnormal permanent enlargement of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, accompanied by the destruction of alveolar walls and without obvious fibrosis (Boka, 2016). Being able to understand the pathophysiology of emphysema will allow for providers …

Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome, Kimberly A. Babich-Speck

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Asthma and COPD often have symptoms that overlap. The area of overlap is known as asthma COPD overlap syndrome.

The Pathophysiology Of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency And Copd, Melissa M. Miller

Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the number one disease process treated in the Pulmonary Department at the Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center (VAACC). The medical staff includes doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists. The team works together to ensure the veteran gets the best care available. Smoking is very popular in the military, and this puts veterans at a higher risk for COPD, compared to the general public. COPD can develop at a much younger age if the patient has alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). Janciauskiene, Ferrotti, Laenger, Jonigk, and Luisetti (2011) point out that patients who develop COPD …