title: Practical points in the assessment of the patient with pulmonary disease.
abstract: The second in a series on perioperative assessment, this article focuses on the patient with preexisting pulmonary disease. For each disease presented, defining characteristics will be provided, including the cause and treatment. Most importantly, implications for nurses who care for these patients in a perioperative setting will also be provided.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, College of Nursing, Albuquerque 87131, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Litwack
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing