A Nurse’s Experience Being Intubated and Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 51-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole E. Jenabzadeh ◽  
Linda Chlan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
History Of

A nurse with a history of childhood asthma describes her experiences with intubation and mechanical ventilation. It is important for nurses to recognize that mechanical ventilation is very stressful for patients and for the patients’ families. It is essential for nurses to keep the patient as the focus of their care. A key part of that focus is to reorient patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation frequently.

scholarly journals The natural history of childhood asthma to adult life.

BMJ ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 280 (6229) ◽  
pp. 1397-1400 ◽  
Author(s):  
A J Martin ◽  
L A McLennan ◽  
L I Landau ◽  
P D Phelan
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
History Of

Irreversible Lung Function Deficits in Young Adults With a History of Childhood Asthma

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 120 (Supplement 3) ◽  
pp. S128.1-S128
Author(s):  
Timothy Andrews ◽  
James R. Banks
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
History Of

Irreversible lung function deficits in young adults with a history of childhood asthma

2005 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
pp. 1213-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
S LIMB ◽  
K BROWN ◽  
R WOOD ◽  
R WISE ◽  
P EGGLESTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Exercise-induced airway narrowing in army recruits with a history of childhood asthma

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1314-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.G. Sinclair ◽  
M.M. Sims ◽  
N.A. Hoad ◽  
C.R. Winfield
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Airway Narrowing ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
History Of ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Army Recruits

scholarly journals Goodpasture's Syndrome and Silica: A Case Report and Literature Review

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Dahlgren ◽  
Marla Wardenburg ◽  
Trevor Peckham
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Goodpasture's Syndrome ◽  
Goodpasture’S Syndrome ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
Silica Exposure ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Level

We report a case of Goodpasture's syndrome following chronic low level and an acute, high level of exposure to crystalline silica. A 38-year-old male tilesetter was admitted to the emergency room with dyspnea and respiratory failure. He reported that his symptoms had developed over the previous week after inhaling a large amount of dust while dry-sanding and sweeping a silica-based product used to fill cracks in a cement floor. Over the following days, his pulmonary function declined and he developed acute renal failure. Tests of antiglomerular basement membrane antibody were positive and renal biopsy revealed global glomerulonephritis. He was diagnosed with Goodpasture's syndrome and treated with steroids, plasmapheresis, and hemodialysis. This man had a history of childhood asthma and a remote, one pack-year history of cigarette use. He used the flooring product for seven years prior to the inciting event, however, previous jobs had utilized significantly smaller amounts. Goodpasture's syndrome and other autoimmune diseases have been reported in association with silica exposure. The acute onset following high level silica exposure in this previously healthy man, suggest that clinicians should investigate silica exposure as a causal factor in cases of Goodpasture's syndrome.

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