Topic: Obstructive Versus Restrictive Airway Disease or Cystic Fibrosis
Address one of the two topics below. Indicate which topic you chose in the Subject Line of your initial post.
Both questions should be answered by several class members. In order to make sure each question is addressed, please check which ones have already been answered before making your selection.
In your replies to classmates, be sure to read and post a response to at least one person who chose a different topic than you did. This helps you expand your learning beyond your own posts.
Obstructive Versus Restrictive Airway Disease
Choose one obstructive respiratory disease and one restrictive respiratory disease and discuss the following:
What are the similarities and differences in the psychophysiology of these two diseases?
What signs and symptoms will the nurse assess for in each disease?
Are the signs and symptoms the same or different between the two diseases?
What are the effects of age related to the diseases?
Locate at least one evidence-based resource containing information on this disease. Provide a brief summary of something you learned from the resource.
