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Treating The Symptom By Knowing The Disease

Treating The Symptom By Knowing The Disease. Presenter David E McDermott RCP Vitas Innovative Hospice Services Dallas Program. Respiratory distress is the most common symptom at the end of life but is consistently mismanaged. The standard of care for respiratory distress

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Treating The Symptom By Knowing The Disease

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  1. Treating The Symptom By Knowing The Disease Presenter David E McDermott RCP Vitas Innovative Hospice Services Dallas Program

  2. Respiratory distress is the most common symptom at the end of life but is consistently mismanaged The standard of care for respiratory distress There is not a simple bandaid Mismanagement will make things worse Medications have side effects Masking will only live up to hospice stereotype, costing our companies resources that are better utilized elsewhere

  3. Signs of Respiratory Distress Respiratory Rate • Bpm > 20 • BPM < 8 Decreased Lung Volume • Constricted airways • Obstructed airways • Fast shallow breathing • Difficulty or absence of speech Work of Breathing • Use of accessory muscles • Gasping • Tripoding • Purse lip breathing Periods of Apnea • Absence of breathe followed by gasping and tachycardia

  4. Cause and Effect of Respiratory Distress Hypoxemia • SOB • Pulmonary hypertension • Fatigue Small Lung Volumes • Increased WOB • SOB Sputum Production • Increased Hypoxia • Lung infections • Obstructive cough Broncho-Constriction • Wheezing • Tightened chest • Airway inflammation Hypercapnia • Euphoria • Somnolence • Unconscious • Respiratory failure Fluid overload • Pulmonary sdema • Basilar crackles

  5. Standard Hospital Respiratory Distress Symptom Management Oxygen Therapy • Nasal cannula • Simple face mask • Venturi mask • NON-Rebreather mask Broncho-Dilators • Albuterol/Levalbuterol • Brovana • Advair/Symbicort Anticholinergics • Ipratropium Bromide • Spiriva • Atropine drops • Scopolamine patch Opioids • Morphine • Hydrocodone • Methadone

  6. Additional Treatments Anxiety Medications Benzodiazepines • Xanax • Lorazepam Diuretics • Furosemide • Torsemide • Bumetanide Steroids • Prednisone • Dexamethasone • Antibiotics • Pulmonary Rehab • Surgery

  7. End of Life Respiratory Distress is Based on Ventilation Respiratory Effort is Based on CO2 Expulsion Each individual patient has a specific Minute Volume (MV) that controls their CO2 levels MV is based on the patients Tidal Volume Exhaled(VTE) and Respiratory Rate (RR) Decreasing the VTE will increase the RR Decreasing the RR will increase VT

  8. Respiratory Distress Physiology, Symptom Management, and Effects of Interventions COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CHF Congestive Heart Failure ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  9. PathophysiologyCOPD Hypoxemia is a result of a VQ mismatch. Consequent Hypoxia is a result of airway flow limitations, pulmonary hypertension, and systemic inflammation. Exertion Hypoxiais a result of decreased lung volumes Increased mucus production is due to impaired gas exchange and compromised mucociliary lining Hypercapnia is the result of lungs tissues decreased elasticity, hindering the recoil needed to expel CO2 Anxiety associated with being “Air Starved” can cause psychosomatic respiratory distress Late stage respiratory distress is secondary to severely diminished lung volumes

  10. Posteroanterior (PA) and lateral chest radiograph in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hyperinflation, depressed diaphragm, increased retrosternal space, and hypovascularity of lung parenchyma are demonstrated.

  11. Physiologic Based Treatments of COPD Related Respiratory Distress Physiology Broncho-Constriction Chronic Hypoxia Excessive Mucus Production Airway Swelling Hypercapnia(>CO2) Decreased Lung volumes Anxiety Exertion Induced Hypoxia Treatment Broncho-Dilators Oxygen Anticholinergics Corticosteroids BIPAP Opioids Benzodiazepines Discontinuing Exertion

  12. Side Effects of Standard Interventions for COPD Related Respiratory Distress Intervention Broncho-Dilators Oxygen Anticholinergics Corticosteroids BIPAP Opioids Benzodiazepines Side effect >HR, Shakes, Anxiety > o2 can > CO2 Thicken Glue like secretions Laryngeal spasm(cough) Claustrophobia/Anxiety < LOC < ability to ventilate < ability to cough effectively < LOC < ability to ventilate < ability to cough effectively

  13. Symptom Management of COPD Physiologic Effect of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation BIPAP Increased Tidal Volume(VT) in, Increase Tidal Volume Exhaled(VTE) out = CO2 removal Increasing theVT,decreases RR Decreases WOB Decreases accessory muscle fatigue

  14. Pathophysiology of CHF Pressure and volume overload Loss of cardiac muscle High output failure Reduction in cardiac output Effects of left ventricular (LV) insufficiency/failure 1) There is an intrinsic decrease in muscle contractility 2) Increased reload backup, resulting in pulmonary congestion and dyspnea. 3) Systemic blood pressure is often reduced, but there is an increased after load, which can further reduce cardiac output 4) Heart rate is generally increased as part of a compensatory mechanism. An increase in heart size, increasing wall tension and increasing myocardial oxygen consumption

  15. Basal congestion: This is gravity dependent accumulation of fluid in the lungs and alveoli are filled with fluid.Fuzzy full hilum: Represents enlarged pulmonary veins and fluid around them. Bilateral pleural effusions. Due to increased hydrostatic pressures.

  16. Physiologic Based Treatments of CHF Related Respiratory Distress Physiology Pulmonary Edema Hypoxemia Exertion Hypoxemia Basilar Infiltrates Respiratory Infections Treatment 1)BIPAP 2)Diuretics Oxygen Discontinuing Exertion Incentive Spirometry Antibiotics

  17. Symptom Management of CHF Physiologic Effect of NPPV BIPAP Increases intrathoracic pressure Decreasing cardiac output(CO) The Right Ventricle(RV) slows The Left Ventricle(LV) catches up Kidneys resume normal Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Pulmonary edema is able reabsorb into the body

  18. Pathophysiology of ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis • Cellular processes that occur after disease onset • Mitochondrial dysfunction • Protein aggregation • Generation of free radicals • Excitotoxicity • Inflammation and apoptosis For most patients the underlying cause is unknown.

  19. ALS diaphragmatic paralysis Chest X-Ray Showing elevated right hemidiaphragm

  20. Physiologic Based Treatments of ALS Related Respiratory Distress Source Diaphragmatic paralysis Subglottic saliva hangup Ineffective cough Epiglottic malfunction Treatment BIPAP/Ventilator Anticholinergic 1)Scopolamine patch 2)Atropine sublingual drops 1)Cough assist 2)Suction machine 1)Dietary modifications 2)Swallowing techniques

  21. Side Effects of Standard, Appropriate and Inappropriate, Interventions for ALS Related Respiratory Distress Intervention BIPAP/Ventilator Anticholinergic's Oxygen Bronchodilators Cough Assist Adverse Effects PS set to high or to low1)Barotrauma2)Atelectatic basilar lung lobes Over drying of mouth and airways No physiologic benefit >HR, Shakes, Anxiety 1)Respiratory distress 2)Barotrauma

  22. Symptom Management of ALSPhysiologic Effect of Positive PressureVentilation Non-Invasive(NPPV) Pressure Support(PS) (IPAP-EPAP = PS) Invasive(IPPV) Delta Pressure(^P) (PIP-PEEP= ^P) Diminishes basilar lung atelectasis Decreases tachypnea Decreases tachycardia Prolongs ability to be comfortably off machine Decreased work of breathing Decreases use of accessory muscles

  23. References http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21128691http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4014051 http://radiologymasterclass.co.uk/tutorials/chest/chest_ pathology/chest_pathology_page8.html http://circheartfailure.ahajournals.org/content/4/6/677.full http://www.webmd.com/lung/picture-of-the-lungs

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