Short Answer Question A leenage child diagnosed 12 years ago with cystic fibrosis has been admitted for the fo Hime in the last six months with pneumonia. Her lungs have demonstrated severe disen she has a persistent wet cough, and she is unable to clear her thick pulmonary secrelic adequately On admission, she presents with oxygen saturations of 86-88%, oxygen de dency, fevors, respiratory distress, tachypnea, tachycardia, extreme fatigue, and dehv lon. She is very quiet and looks despondent. Keeping in mind the concept of safety, defire what is meant by the following terms related to exacerbations of a chronic illness: . Aggravation of symptoms:

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A leenage child diagnosed 12 years ago with cystic fibrosis has been admitted for the fo
time in the last six months with pneumonia. Her lungs have demonstrated severe disen
she has a persistent wet cough, and she is unable to clear her thick pulmonary secretion
adequately. On admission, she presents with oxygen saturations of 86-88%, oxygen depen
dency. fevers, respiratory distress. tachypnea, tachycardia, extreme fatigue, and dehvdro
tion. She is very cuiet and looks despondent. Keeping in mind the concept of safety, defire
what is meant by the following terms related to exacerbations of a chronic illness
1. Aggravation of symptoms:
2. Relapse of an acule phase:
Transcribed Image Text:supervision, distracion, uriu eu CONCEPTUAL CORNERSTONE Short Answer Question A leenage child diagnosed 12 years ago with cystic fibrosis has been admitted for the fo time in the last six months with pneumonia. Her lungs have demonstrated severe disen she has a persistent wet cough, and she is unable to clear her thick pulmonary secretion adequately. On admission, she presents with oxygen saturations of 86-88%, oxygen depen dency. fevers, respiratory distress. tachypnea, tachycardia, extreme fatigue, and dehvdro tion. She is very cuiet and looks despondent. Keeping in mind the concept of safety, defire what is meant by the following terms related to exacerbations of a chronic illness 1. Aggravation of symptoms: 2. Relapse of an acule phase:
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