is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States and is a major cause of morbidity (CDC‚ 2011). COPD is a group of diseases which cause airflow blockage and breathing related problems such as emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and some forms of asthma (CDC‚ 2011). COPD kills more than 120‚000 Americans each year and is expected to be the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States by 2020. According to results of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study‚ Kentucky is ranked one
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Institute page‚ on the NIH website‚ COPD is 3rd leading cause of death. COPD should be considered with any adult that exhibits shortness of breath. Other disease processes that Spirometry is useful for: to diagnose and manage asthma‚ assess impairment in occupational asthma‚ to differentiate between obstructive and restrictive airway disease‚ pre-operation assessment for anesthesia administration. Also‚ spirometry testing is useful to follow lung disease history‚ and assess response to lung treatments
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fortunately he has never needed his pen‚ however he has had a reaction i have had to give him pireton which brings the reaction‚ I will then phone his mom to come and collect him straight away. There is also a few children with asthma in our nursery so we have also had asthma training. the childrens safety is my priority in nursery however accidents do happen from time to time so if a child was to have an accident i would care for the childs needs making sure they were okay‚ I would also have to
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This is a case study on a 76 year old man.Mr Alan Chari(pseudonym used to protect the identity of a patient)‚was admitted over night in my department.He is a divorcee who stays with son.He is a retired teacher and his son is permanently employed by a local company as an electrician.He is independent with activities of daily livings but is occasionally limited by his ill health.He used to be a heavy smoker .After realising the burden COPD has on general New Zealand population ‚affecting about15%
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Unit 4 Assignment E1 There are many legislations that influence healthy safe and secure environments for early years settings these include: the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 which all settings have responsibilities under this means that settings must meet certain rules to make sure all children our safe. It also means that settings have to be careful that there is no risk of injuries to anyone. This means that everyone in a children’s setting has responsibility for the safety and health
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won’t have an allergic reaction to a substance to which they have a food allergy unless they intake food that causes their immune system to overreact to the food substance. When people encounter food allergies‚ symptoms may include nausea‚ vomiting‚ asthma‚ dyspnea‚ itching‚ eczema‚ and other symptoms (Grodner et al.‚ 2013). Bullying is very normal in food allergic children. It is correlative with a lower quality of life and distress in children and their family. Fifty percent of patients do not recognize
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Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) Mnemonic is BUBLY/SANTA B-AWANG (Hypertesion‚Lowers Cholesterol‚ Toothache) U-LISIMANG BATO (PANCIT-PANCITAN) (Lowers uric acid‚ Rheumatism) B-AYABAS (Diarrhea‚ Wounds‚ Toothache) L-AGUNDI (Cough‚ Asthma‚ Fever) Y-ERBA BUENA (Muscle Pain‚ Athritis‚ Rheumatism‚ Cough‚ Headache) S- AMBONG (anti-Edema‚ Diuretic‚ Anti-Urolithiasis) A-MPLAYA (Diabetes‚ Mellitus) N-NIOG-NIOGAN (Paratism‚ Arcariasis‚ Anti-Helmintic) T-SANG GUBAT (Stomachache‚ Diarrhea)
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as contact home and write the incident in the accident book. Dealing with an asthma attack; It is important to be aware of any child that has asthma in the setting‚ children who have asthma should always have a pump/inhaler on them and the setting should have a spare with the child’s name and details on‚ all staff members should be aware of who has asthma and where their pumps are kept. If a child was to have an asthma attack it is important to try and reassure the child and keep them calm‚ the
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Atopic dermatitis. This is a condition that could possibly make your skin red and itchy. This condition is common in children but this can occur at any age. Eczema is long lasting and tends to flare from time-to-time. This may also be joined up by asthma. No cure has yet to be found for this condition. Some treatments and self-care methods could also relieve itching or even prevent outbreaks. For example‚ it would help to avoid harsh soaps‚ moisturize your skin regularly‚ and apply medicated creams
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Good Germs Bad Germs Author: Jessica Snyder Sachs January 21‚ 2013 We live in a world full of bacteria‚ in fact‚ bacteria is all around us. They are tiny‚ one celled creatures that get nutrients from their environments in order to live. In some cases that environment is a human body. But not all bacteria are bad. Some bacteria are good for our bodies; they help keep belongings in balance. Good bacteria live in our intestines and help us use the nutrients in the food we eat and make waste from
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