Within the healthcare field‚ physicians‚ nurses‚ CNA’s‚ etc. all have specific instruments‚ protocols‚ interventions‚ that each needs to follow in order to do their job correctly. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) management is one protocol that is very common within today’s world due to many people smoking. COPD is a lung disease “characterized by persistent airflow limitation that is usually progressive and associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and
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Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that triggers the formation of small swellings on mucous membranes. The disease itself is caused a bacillus called Mycobacterium tuberculosis and mainly affects the lungs‚ however the central nervous system‚ the lymphatic system‚ the circulatory system‚ the genitourinary system‚ bones‚ joints and even the skin also has a chance of being affected. Our body’s immune system responds to this infectious disease by having a group of white blood cells to try to identify
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cerebral contusions. On arrival to Emergency Department he is very unwell; in severe pain‚ pale and diaphoretic with decreased level of consciousness. His vital signs are abnormal and arterial blood gases - concerning. The essay below draws on the case study as described above. It consists of three parts that consecutively explain the impact of Mohammad’s injuries and habits on his respiratory function‚ hemodynamics and arterial blood gases. Respiratory changes Normal tidal respiration is a
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increased pressure as in asphyxia‚ or from ruptured varicose veins. Portal vein pressures are high enough to cause rapid blood loss‚ especially in portal hypertension with oesophageal varies. Pulmonary artery haemorrhage is dark red (venous blood) at around 30 mmHg (4 kPa)‚ while bleeding from the pulmonary veins is bright red (oxygenated). Capillary haemorrhage is bright red‚ often rapid‚ ooze. If it continued for many hours‚ blood loss may become
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DISCUSSION In this study‚ nutritional supplementation of tempeh led to a significantly higher change in body weight‚ handgrip strength‚ and performance in 6MWT in the intervention compared with the control group. The intervention group showed the change of 2.80 kg in body weight after two months supplementation compared to 1.44 kg in the control group. Thus‚ the provision of fermented soybean increased body weight gain of 1.36 kg in the intervention group. In addition‚ it was also found that the
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Everyone needs oxygen to breathe‚ but people who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) find it difficult to cycle oxygen into the lungs. This respiratory system block is sometimes mistaken as just a bad cough or a result of old age‚ but it can be a lot more deadly than people may think. COPD develops through stages instead of affecting a person all at once like more common diseases do‚ making it hard to detect in the beginning.This disturbance in the lungs usually only happens to people
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INTRODUCTION Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy‚ previously known as Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)‚ are high blood pressure disorders of pregnancy. It has long been one of the major problems for mothers in pregnancy‚ along with infection and postpartum hemorrhage. PIH is classified as gestational hypertension‚ mild preeclampsia‚ severe preeclampsia and eclampsia‚ depending on how far development advances. A woman is said to be preeclamptic when her blood pressure increases and shows protein
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Lung cancer‚ emphysema and bronchitis also known as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three of the most common diseases directly linked with smoking. Furthermore‚ cigarette smoke is the cause of 80 percent of lung cancer deaths and 80% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researches have estimated about 5.000 people deaths each year in New Zealand because of smoking or second-hand smoke exposure. Tobacco smoke globally is responsible for one in ten adult deaths which estimates
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contagious disease‚ she has chosen to share the results of this test with her office manager because of the risks that she could cause for the other co-workers or customers. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects mainly the lungs‚ but can still affect all areas of the body. If this disease‚ Mycobacterium Tuberculosis‚ is left untreated‚ the results could lead to death. The vocational implications of Ms. Q results in a positive TB test can be treated‚ but can eventually affect her employment
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called breathing or ventilation. Pulmonary Ventilation is the term given to the movement of air in and out of the lungs; the rate of pulmonary ventilation is defined as the tidal volume multiplied by the number of breaths taken per minute. Tidal volume is the volume of air breathed in or out during one cycle of quiet breathing. There are a few different factors that can affect the pulmonary ventilation rate but the most common and often most noticeable variation in pulmonary variation rate occurs during
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