Main image ©Muratseyit/istockphoto Pathogenesis and diagnosis of bronchiectasis Educational aims To describe the important factors involved in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis. To define how a diagnosis of bronchiectasis is made. P.T. King1 E. Daviskas2 1 Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine/Dept of Medicine‚ Monash Medical Centre‚ Melbourne‚ and 2Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine‚ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital‚ Sydney‚ Australia. Summary Bronchiectasis is an important
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There are many type of disease that can affect the Respiratory system. The disease that can affect this system is Lung Cancer‚ Bronchitis‚ Emphysema and Pneumonia. The disease that can affect the system as well is called Asthma. This disease is one of the common diseases I’ve known beside lung cancer. Asthma is a lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. When the airways get inflamed‚ it causes the airways to become swollen and the muscles around it tighten. This makes it difficult for
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Empowering evidence-based decisions‚ from patients to populations Antimicrobial Stewardship Empowering Providers to Reduce Risk of Hospital Acquired Infections White Paper © 2013 Antimicrobial Stewardship ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP Empowering Providers to Reduce Risk of Hospital Acquired Infections TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 2 INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
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the cardiac rage‚ adequately resolving these cardiac issues. I managed the pt ventilator in intensive care status along with my respitory theraoy team. Unfortunately the pt developed multiple infections‚ hospital acquired‚ including Klebsiella pneumonia infection and probable fungemia. Multiple eval
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Cystic Fibrosis is a severe inherited disease that affects 30‚000 children each year in the United States. As the disease is inherited‚ it is created by a mutated protein that regulates the equilibrium of salt in each cell. This mutated protein affects the normal function of Epithelial Cells or sweat cells and cells that line the lungs. This defected epithelial cell creates a thick and sticky mucus that can impair the flow of oxygen to the lungs. CF is a chronic disease that can affect every aspect
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A pneumothorax is the development of trapped air in the thoracic cavity that can lead to the collapse of one‚ or both lungs if left untreated. There are two main types of pneumothorax‚ traumatic pneumothorax‚ and spontaneous pneumothorax‚ with spontaneous pneumothorax being broken down into primary pneumothorax and secondary pneumothorax. There are several risk factors and causes of a pneumothorax. It is important to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a pneumothorax and how to treat
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abnormal bronchial artery branches that form around bronchiectatic cavities Active tuberculosis. Haemoptysis occurs in cavitating and non-cavitating disease‚ active disease and inactive disease (bronchiectatic cavity‚ e.g. containing mycetoma) Pneumonia (especially pneumococcal) Pulmonary thromboembolic disease Vasculitides/alveolar haemorrhage syndromes‚ e.g. Wegener’s granulomatosis‚ SLE‚ Goodpasture’s syndrome Warfarin with any of the above. P.23 Rare Lung
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Cystic Fibrosis- ELT 2 The Problem Section One Cystic Fibrosis‚ also known as mucovoidosis‚ or mucoviscidosis‚ is an incurable‚ inherited genetic condition caused by two homozygous recessive alleles. In order for a child to inherit this disorder‚ both of its parents must either be a sufferer or carrier of the gene. The condition itself is caused by a faulty gene found on chromosome seven that controls the movement of salt and water through the cell membrane.  In cases of Cystic Fibrosis
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further causes impaired mucus secretion which obstructs the airway due to retention of secretions. Inflammatory scarring replaces the lung functioning and causes bronchiectasis. The inflammation may spread beyond the airways and may cause interstitial pneumonia. The cells which cause inflammation in bronchiectasis are neutrophils‚ lymphocytes‚
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may not realize that art’s words extend beyond the canvas. A painting converses with an admirer about its artistic qualities‚ but it says much more. The words a painting evokes describe the social‚ economic‚ and political conditions of its time. Aspiration (1936) (Figure 1)‚ a piece created in the United States by native Aaron Douglas‚ follows this ideology. This piece not only portrays Douglas’ own African-American heritage but also the wider political‚ economic‚ and artistic values of the first
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