Pulmonary Function Test
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Outline
Overview
- Pulmonary function tests
- How well lungs are working
- Lung volume
- Inspiratory & expiratory pressure
- Blood gases
Nursing Points
General
- Pulmonary function tests
- Spirometry
- Amount of air lungs can hold (volume)
- Inspiratory and expiratory pressure
- Diagnose restrictive lung disease
- Methacholine challenge testing
- Irritant to create bronchospasm (asthma)
- Shows airway hyperactivity with spirometer
- Pulse oximetry
- Blood oxygen level
- O2 walk -> pulse ox while ambulating
- Arterial blood gas (ABG)
- O2 & CO2 levels
- Acid base
- Fractional exhaled nitric oxide tests
- Shows airway inflammation (asthma)
- Cardiopulmonary stress test
- Exercise
- Lungs and heart assessed during
- Spirometry
- Purpose
- Assess lung function
- Determine oxygen needs & treatment
- Indications
- Shortness of breath
- Low O2 levels
- Diminished breath sounds
- Wheezing
- Confusion (ABGs)
Assessment
- Before
- Explain test to patient
- Stress test
- NPO midnight
- No caffeine day before
- Nitric oxide test
- NPO for 1 hour
- Avoid for 24 hours previous
- Exercise
- Alcohol
- Tobacco
- Allergy shots
Therapeutic Management
- During
- Pulse oximeter -> place finger probe on patient
- Spirometer -> patient breathes into device (inhale and exhale)
- Nitric oxide test -> patient breathes into mountpeice of machine
- Methacholine challenge test -> prepare drug for patient to inhale
- ABGs
- Needle and syringe
- Feel for pulse in wrist
- Poke where pulse is felt (artery)
- Send to lab immediately
- Cardiopulmonary stress test
- Patient on exercise bike – about 12 minutes
- Pulmonary testing before, during, after
Nursing Concepts
- Acid-base balance -> breathing affects acid-base balance in blood
- Gas exchange -> lung testing
- Oxygenation -> lung testing
Patient Education
- Doctor will provide results
- Resume diet after
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Hey guys! Welcome to the lesson on pulmonary function tests!
The pulmonary function tests are done on patients to assess their lung function and need for oxygen or other treatment like a bipap or breathing treatments. They help to assess the patient’s lung volume, or how much air they can fit in their lungs on inhale. Inspiratory and expiratory pressures are measured. Oxygen levels show how much oxygen is available in the blood for the tissues to use. Whenever any of the following tests are ordered, you will explain the test to the patient first. Let’s talk about why these tests might be ordered.
Pulmonary function tests may be ordered if the patient is having any problems breathing like shortness of breath, low oxygen levels, wheezing, or diminished breath sounds. Confusion is also a symptom that may indicate lung testing because if the patient has a high PCO2 level, meaning too much carbon dioxide in the arterial blood supplying the body, they will be confused from the lack of oxygen reaching the brain. Let’s explore the different tests.
The spirometry device is used to test lung volume and pressure to help diagnose restrictive lung diseases. The patient blows into this device and it measures the values. The methacholine challenge test is done by providing an irritant for the patient to breath in that causes a bronchospasm to show if the airway is hyperactive. The spirometry device is used after, and if the results are decreased then the patient might be diagnosed with asthma. or reactive airway disease. If the patient is reacting very poorly, you may need to provide a breathing treatment to help open up the lungs after.
Pulse oximetry is a device that reads the blood oxygen level. To use this device, you place a finger probe on the patient like in this picture. There are continuous pulse ox devices and spot check devices. A doctor might order an O2 walk before a patient is discharged if they’ve been on oxygen in the hospital but don’t wear it at home. During this test, you or the respiratory therapist will bring a spot check pulse ox and keep it on the patient while walking with oxygen. The oxygen will be removed and you will monitor the patient’s pulse ox number. If it drops, the patient might need oxygen at home for activity. Chart the results for the doctor to see.
Arterial blood gas or ABGs are ordered to view the arterial blood oxygen level, carbon dioxide level, and acid balance. ABGs are notoriously ordered on patients that have COPD, especially if they are showing confusion or lethargy. Remember, the arteries provide oxygen to the brain, so with low O2 and high CO2 in the arterial blood, the brain is not being oxygenated like it needs to be. If the ABGs are poor results, call the doctor right away as they will probably order a bipap for the patient to assist with breathing and CO2 exhalation. The acid base levels like bicarb and PH will help the doctor to see if the patient is compensating or not with their breathing. To perform this lab draw on the patient, you will feel for their pulse in the wrist and poke straight down into the wrist into the artery to draw blood. Hold pressure for a few minutes after to stop the bleeding. Keep the vial of blood collected moving around until you are able to immediately send it down to lab to prevent clotting.
The fractional exhaled nitric oxide test is used to show airway inflammation. Before this test, the patient will need to be NPO for at least an hour. They have to avoid exercise, alcohol, tobacco, and allergy shots for at least 24 hours before the test is performed. During the test, the patient exhales into a mouthpiece of a machine like this that measures the nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is made in the lungs when inflammation and tightness occurs, so high levels may indicate asthma. A positive nitric oxide test may cause the doctor to order steroid inhalers.
The cardiopulmonary stress test is where the lung function tests are performed during exercise. The patient may be on an exercise bike for about 12 minutes and the tests are completed before, during, and after to assess the difference in functioning.
The priority nursing concepts for the patient with pulmonary function tests are acid-base balance, gas exchange, and oxygenation.
Alright guys, let’s review the most important points. Pulmonary function tests are used to assess the lung function in our patients by assessing volume, inspiratory and expiratory pressure, and blood gas levels to help diagnose and treatment decisions. Lung tests may be ordered if the patient is short of breath, wheezing, confused, or lethargic. The pulse oximetry device uses a finger probe to check the blood oxygen level. ABGs are drawn from the artery to view the arterial oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acid base balance levels. Spirometers are used to assess the lung volume and pressure. Methacholine challenge, nitric oxide, and cardiopulmonary stress testing may also be used to assess the patient’s lung function.
Okay guys, that’s it on the pulmonary function tests! Now go out and be your best self today, and as always, happy nursing!
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Gentamicin (Garamycin) Nursing Considerations
Glucose Lab Values
Gluten Free Diet Nursing Mnemonic (BROW)
Guaifenesin (Mucinex) Nursing Considerations
Heart Sounds Nursing Mnemonic (APE To Man – All People Enjoy Time Magazine)
Hematocrit (Hct) Lab Values
Hemoglobin (Hbg) Lab Values
Hemophilia
Hierarchy of O2 Delivery
Hydrocephalus
Hypoxia – Signs and Symptoms (in Pediatrics) Nursing Mnemonic (FINES)
Ibuprofen (Motrin) Nursing Considerations
Immunizations (Vaccinations)
Imperforate Anus
Impetigo
Indomethacin (Indocin) Nursing Considerations
Influenza – Flu
Integumentary (Skin) Assessment
Intussusception
Intussusception for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Isolation Precaution Types (PPE)
Isolation Precautions (MRSA, C. Difficile, Meningitis, Pertussis, Tuberculosis, Neutropenia)
Lactulose (Generlac) Nursing Considerations
Leukemia
Levels of Consciousness (LOC)
Levetiracetam (Keppra) Nursing Considerations
Lung Sounds
Marfan Syndrome
Meningitis
Meningitis Assessment Findings Nursing Mnemonic (FAN LIPS)
Meningitis for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Methylphenidate (Concerta) Nursing Considerations
Mixed (Cardiac) Heart Defects
Mumps
Nephroblastoma
Nephrotic Syndrome
Nephrotic Syndrome Case Study (Peds) (45 min)
Neuro Assessment
NSAIDs
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Acute Bronchitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Appendicitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Asthma
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Asthma / Childhood Asthma
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Bronchiolitis / Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Burn Injury (First, Second, Third degree)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Celiac Disease
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Clubfoot
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Congenital Heart Defects
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Constipation / Encopresis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Cystic Fibrosis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Decreased Cardiac Output
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Dehydration & Fever
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Eczema (Infantile or Childhood) / Atopic Dermatitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Enuresis / Bedwetting
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Epiglottitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Fluid Volume Deficit
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Hemophilia
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Hydrocephalus
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Impaired Gas Exchange
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Imperforate Anus
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Impetigo
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Infective Conjunctivitis / Pink Eye
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Influenza
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Intussusception
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Marfan Syndrome
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Meningitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Mumps
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Neural Tube Defect, Spina Bifida
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Omphalocele
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Otitis Media / Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Pediculosis Capitis / Head Lice
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Pertussis / Whooping Cough
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Reye’s Syndrome
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Rheumatic Fever
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Rubeola – Measles
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Scoliosis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Sickle Cell Anemia
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Tonsillitis
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Varicella / Chickenpox
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Vomiting / Diarrhea
Nursing Care Plan for (NCP) Autism Spectrum Disorder
Nursing Case Study for Pediatric Asthma
Obstructive Heart (Cardiac) Defects
Ocular Infections (Conjunctivitis, Iritis) for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Omphalocele
Opioid Analgesics
Pancrelipase (Pancreaze) Nursing Considerations
Pediatric Bronchiolitis Labs
Pediatric Gastrointestinal Dysfunction – Diarrhea
Pediatric Oncology Basics
Pediatrics Course Introduction
Pediculosis Capitis
Pertussis – Whooping Cough
Phenylketonuria
Phenytoin (Dilantin) Nursing Considerations
Platelets (PLT) Lab Values
Pneumonia
Promotion and Evaluation of Normal Elimination Nursing Mnemonic (POOPER SCOOP)
Pulmonary Function Test
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Lab Values
Respiratory Acidosis (interpretation and nursing interventions)
Reye’s Syndrome
Reyes Syndrome Case Study (Peds) (45 min)
Rheumatic Fever
ROME – ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) Interpretation
Rubeola – Measles
Salmeterol (Serevent) Nursing Considerations
Scoliosis
Selegiline (Eldepyrl) Nursing Considerations
Sickle Cell Anemia
Spina Bifida – Neural Tube Defect (NTD)
Steroids – Side Effects Nursing Mnemonic (6 S’s)
Stoma Care (Colostomy bag)
Strabismus
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Sympathomimetics (Alpha (Clonodine) & Beta (Albuterol) Agonists)
Thorax and Lungs Assessment
Tonsillitis
Topical Medications
Tracheal Esophageal Fistula – Sign and Symptoms Nursing Mnemonic (The 3 C’s)
Transient Incontinence – Common Causes Nursing Mnemonic (P-DIAPERS)
Treatment of Sickle Cell Nursing Mnemonic (HOP to the hospital)
Umbilical Hernia
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Measles, Mumps, Pertussis, Chicken Pox, Diphtheria) for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Varicella – Chickenpox
Varicella Case Study (Peds) (30 min)
Vitals (VS) and Assessment
Vomiting
White Blood Cell (WBC) Lab Values
X-Ray (Xray)
ADLs (Activity of Daily Living) Nursing Mnemonic (BATTED)
Emotions and Motivation
Growth & Development Theories
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Nursing
Psychological Disorders
State of Consciousness
Stress and Crisis