You are taking care of a 65-year-old patient who has recently been diagnosed with interstitial lung disease. He has never smoked in the past. He reports that he may have had some exposure to pollution in his prior occupation as a building inspector. His pulmonary function tests are consistent with restrictive airway disease versus obstructive disease. Describe the typical signs and symptoms of a patient with restrictive airway disease and how it differs from patients with obstructive airway disease. List the common causes of restrictive airway disease. Also mention how the diagnosis is typically made.

Assignment 2: Mini Case Study

You are taking care of a 65-year-old patient who has recently been diagnosed with interstitial lung disease. He has never smoked in the past. He reports that he may have had some exposure to pollution in his prior occupation as a building inspector. His pulmonary function tests are consistent with restrictive airway disease versus obstructive disease. Describe the typical signs and symptoms of a patient with restrictive airway disease and how it differs from patients with obstructive airway disease. List the common causes of restrictive airway disease. Also mention how the diagnosis is typically made.

Patient 1

Developed a complete discharge plan for the patient with asthma that included all the specified components and focused on patient education.

Included recommendations and specifications for using the metered dose inhaler in the discharge plan

Patient 2

Described the typical signs and symptoms of a patient with restrictive airway disease, stated how it differs from obstructive airway disease, listed the common causes for restrictive airway disease, and stated how the diagnosis is generally arrived at.

Patient 3

Described the lung sounds noted during auscultation on the patient with pleural effusion, provided that the effusion is located in the right lower lobe.