View
220
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
1/13
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
2/13
Oxygen concentratorBy
Nurse Emily & Nurse Foo
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
3/13
Who needs O2 concentrator?
Breathless patients
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
4/13
Breathlessness is subjective
sensation of difficult, laboured oruncomfortable.
Common description of breathlessness:* tachypnoea* feeling tight chested , air hunger
* wheezing* choking* gasping , increased effort
* feeling of suffocation
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
5/13
Adult normal breathing rate : 12/min at rest
Groups ofchildren Their ages
Normalrespiratory rates
Newbornsand infants
Up to 6months old 30-60 breaths/min
Infants6 to 12 monthsold
24-30 breaths/min
Toddlers andchildren 1 to 5 yearsold 20-30 breaths/min
Children 6 to 12 years 12-20 breaths/min
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
6/13
Effects of breathlessnessDecreases : functional status
: social activities: quality of life
: will to live
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
7/13
Causes: multidimensional
Physical
Psychological
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
8/13
CAUSES OF BREATHLESSNESS
Physiological mechanisms
Problems of ventilating the lungImpaired perfusion of the lungs
Muscle fatigue
Pleural restriction
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
9/13
Cause of breathlessnessRespiratory:- malignancy, benign growth
obstruct airway eg. Bronchial / tracheal tumour
- pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis
- pleural effusion
- lymphangitis carcinomatosa
- diaphragmatic weakness-SVCO
- chronic lung disease
- COPD
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
10/13
Cardiovascular:- Heart failure
- pericardial effusion
- pulmonary embolism
Others :- anaemia
- ascites
- drugs
- radiotherapy
- anxiety
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
11/13
Metastasis from other sitesnotably breast , bowel,
kidney, larynx andlymphoma
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
12/13
References:
Palliative care for people with cancer edited by JennyPenson , Ronald A. Fesher
Website on breathlessness Palliative Medicine edited by Declan Walsh
7/31/2019 Oxy Conc Breathlessness2
13/13
THANK YOU
Recommended