Paul Ross PAS-3 Professor Irving PAS 665 Emphysema - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory condition characterized by airflow limitation currently affecting more than 5% of the population and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the US COPD is ranked 3rd in cause of death responsible for killing more than 120‚000 individuals per year. The National Health Interview Survey reports the prevalence of emphysema
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The Detrimental Effects of Second Hand Smoke on Children Most of us have heard somewhere that second hand smoking is not very good for your health. But have we stopped to consider why it is bad‚ and specifically how it can affect children ’s health? They are a vulnerable population because of the potential tobacco smoke has to damage a child ’s developing organs‚ such as the lungs and brain ("www.etnet.org‚" 2010). The children of smoking parents cannot escape these harmful fumes. The exposure
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paper Jean Izean HCS/245 May 25‚ 2015 Tynan Mara There are various forms of respiratory disease that not only debilitate‚ but claim the lives of millions of Americans each year. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ Tuberculosis‚ Lung cancer‚ Asthma‚ emphysema‚ and bronchitis are just a few of the common respiratory infections that disrupt the functions of organs and tissues responsible for providing oxygen to the body. In this paper I will discuss Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease also referred
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P2 – Effects of five life factors on individual development Genetic factors such as cystic fibrosis for example‚ are life factors which can affect the development of an individual. It can affect an individual at any age and is caused by a faulty gene that is passed from the parents to the child. The faulty gene allows too much salt and not enough water into cells and makes a build up of thick‚ sticky mucus in the body’s tubes. This can cause blockages in the body’s tubes and passageways‚ and causes
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Gordon Parks is a photographer who has an assignment in Rio de Janeiro to find and report about an impoverished father with his family; but in his way he found a twelve years old boy called Flavio and he wrote “Flavio’s Home” story. Flavio’s Home is taken from Voices in the Mirror parks’ 1990 autobiography. Flavio’s Home story started in Slums on outskirts of Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil when Gordon parks and Jose Gallo were looking for a father with his family to report detailed life such as the
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About Salt Cave Asia Salt Cave Asia is the fastest emerging chain of Halotherapy Centre in India. We offer natural remedies for Bronchitis Emphysema & COPD treatment in Pune. Our other services include effective and drug-free treatment for Sinusitis‚ Asthma‚ Chronic Cough‚ Smokers Cough‚ Allergies‚ Ear infections‚ Allergic Rhinitis‚ Psoriasis‚ Eczema and
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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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Triage and Emergency Department Experience Triage and the emergency department is not always as the movies picture it. However‚there are also other times that triage and the emergency department become a wild place for all kinds of people at varies degrees of danger. Many people cannot distinguish between a life-threatening situation and a situation that does not require emergency intervention while in an anxiety mode. Therefore‚ those people become angry and frustrated with the waiting and are
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hours before she was able to see a physician. The physician did a complete exam and ordered blood tests‚ a chest x-ray‚ lung scan and electrocardiogram.The patient waited for three more hours before the physician told her that he believed she had asthma and should follow up with her primary care physician. The physician also prescribed a bronchodilator. In the time prior to this patient’s visit‚ the hospital had experienced a decrease with patient satisfaction‚ an increase in patients leaving prior
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Restorative II Respiratory Case Study 1. Doctor’s orders for Corny would include activity levels‚ pharmacologic interventions‚ lab work‚ diet modification‚ strict intake and output measurements and respiratory therapy. The activity level of Corny should be very minimal at first and then gradually increase to a level that is acceptable for Corny. Chronic fatigue often accompanies COPD‚ especially in the acute phase. Corny will need assistance with activities of daily living such as eating
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