Signs vs. Symptoms
What do these mean?
Signs: what your doctor will find via examination or lab test results
Symtoms: what the patient feels
Presentation of CF in infancy:
*20% of CF infants or children have meconium ileum: baby's first poop blocks bowel
*45% of CF infants or children have
*28% of CF infects or children have Failure to Thrive diagnosis: failure to meet growth milestones despite adequate nutrition
Presentation of CF in adults (only 7% of patients with CF are diagnosed > 18)
OVERVIEW FROM A NURSING PERSPECTIVE: what to look out for as a healthcare professional
What do these mean?
Signs: what your doctor will find via examination or lab test results
Symtoms: what the patient feels
Presentation of CF in infancy:
*20% of CF infants or children have meconium ileum: baby's first poop blocks bowel
*45% of CF infants or children have
- respiratory symptoms: cough, wheezing difficulty breathing
- respiratory signs: hyperinflation of lung fields, obstructive airway disease determined from pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
*28% of CF infects or children have Failure to Thrive diagnosis: failure to meet growth milestones despite adequate nutrition
Presentation of CF in adults (only 7% of patients with CF are diagnosed > 18)
- GI symptoms: failure to properly absorb nutrients due to abnormal enzyme production from pancreas
- diabetes mellitus: pancreatic insufficiency of insulin production (needed for glucose tolerance)
- infertility: defects in sperm transport or reduced fertility in women due to malnutrition or abnormal production of cervical mucus
Presentation if Pictures and Graphs:
BODY PARTS AFFECTED BY CF:
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SYSTEMS THROUGH THE AGES:
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OVERVIEW FROM A NURSING PERSPECTIVE: what to look out for as a healthcare professional
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