catheter-teaching-guide
Diseases Process
Instructed on the importance of never attempting to restrain a person that is experiencing a seizure episode.
Instructed on the importance of never attempting to force anything into the mouth of a person that is experiencing a seizure episode.
Instructed on some measures aimed to preventing/controlling Epilepsy, such as: take corresponding medications exactly as directed by MD and avoid over-the-counter medication without MD
Instructed on some measures aimed to preventing/controlling Epilepsy, such as: identify and avoid potential precipitating factors (e.g., stress, alcohol intake, fatigue).
Instructed on some potential complications of Epilepsy, such as: status epilepticus (rapid succession of seizures) and severe injury received during a seizure episode, among others.
Taught that the lungs are two sac-like organs located in the chest cavity.
Taught that the main function of the lungs is to supply oxygen to the blood and to remove carbon dioxide from the blood.
Taught that the airways are similar to an upside-down tree; the trachea (or windpipe) is like the main trunk, which divides into smaller branches.
Taught that Emphysema is a chronic, irreversible lung disease caused by recurrent inflammation resulting in the destruction of lung tissue.
Taught that, in Emphysema, there is an enlargement and loss of elasticity of the alveoli resulting in decreased air exchange and air trapping.