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Baseline assessment in patients with bronchitis: 1. Activity / rest Symptoms: Exhaustion, fatigue, malaise. The inability to perform daily activities. Inability to sleep. Dyspnoea at rest. Signs: Fatigue, anxiety, insomnia. General weakness / loss of muscle mass. 2. Circulation Symptoms: Swelling of the lower extremities. Signs: Increased blood pressure, increased heart rate / tachycardia weight. Distended neck veins. Dependent edema, heart sound dim. Color of skin / mucous membranes. normal / cyanosis. Pale, may indicate anemia. 3. Ego integrity Symptoms: Increased risk factors Changes in lifestyle Signs: Anxiety , fear, sensitive stimuli. 4. Food / fluid Symptoms: Nausea / vomiting . Poor appetite / anorexia inability to eat, losing weight, weight gain Signs: Poor skin turgor, dependent edema, sweating. Weight loss, abdominal palpitation 5. Hygiene Symptoms: Decreased ability / improvement needs Signs: Poor hygiene, body odor. 6. breathing Symptoms: Cough with sputum production settl...

Pathophysiology of Bronchitis Acute bronchitis may arise in a single attack or may arise again as an acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis . In the upper respiratory tract infection, usually viral, is often the beginning of acute bronchitis attacks. Doctors will diagnose chronic bronchitis if the client has a cough or sputum production for several days + 3 months in 1 year and at least 2 years in a row. Bronchitis arise as a result of exposure to infectious agents and non-infectious (especially cigarette tobacco.) Irritants will cause an inflammatory response that will cause vasodilatation, congestion, mucosal edema and bronchospasme. Clients with chronic bronchitis will experience: Increasing the size and number of mucous glands in the large bronchi, which will increase mucus production. More viscous mucus. Cilliary malfunctions which could reduce mucus clearance mechanisms. Therefore, "mucocilliary defense" of lung damage and increase the propensity for infection. Wh...