A Case Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Elmer P. Samoy‚ RN Case Summary History A case of a 68 y/o White male‚ who sought consult primarily for evaluation and management of severe dyspnea. The patient was apparently well until about 6 months prior to consult‚ when he began to experience dyspnea when walking more than 20 ft.‚ associated with chronic productive cough. No consult was done‚ no medications taken‚ and no weight loss reported. Three days prior to consult‚ the patient’s
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make breathing difficult. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two most common conditions that make up COPD. Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes‚ which carry air to and from your lungs. Emphysema occurs when the air sacs at the end of the smallest air passages in the lungs are gradually destroyed. Damage to your lungs from COPD can’t be reversed‚ but
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Case Study Joe Camel‚ in room 725‚ is an 68 year old Caucasian male who was seen in the Emergency Department at Frick Memorial Hospital the morning of September 9‚2013 by Dr. Black D.O. Mr. Camel was initially presented with shortness of breath‚ chest pain (angina) and persistent cough. He was alert and oriented and was able to answer all past history medical questions. Joe has been diagnosed through his family physician with Diabetes Mellitus‚ hypertension‚ and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
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On The Alert for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension On The Alert for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Summarized by: Joanne Marie Tarrobal-Baynosa Arellano University - INP Summarized by: Joanne Marie Tarrobal-Baynosa Arellano University - INP By Vincent M. Vacca‚ Jr.‚ RN‚ CCRN‚ MSN Nursing Journal‚ December 2009 Issue By Vincent M. Vacca‚ Jr.‚ RN‚ CCRN‚ MSN Nursing Journal‚ December 2009 Issue Nurse Vincent M. Vacca‚ Jr. aptly described in this issue of the Nursing Journal the significance
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What is Tuberculosis‚ and how serious is this problem? TB‚ or Tuberculosis‚ is a chronic or acute contagious disease caused by a bacterial infection. TB is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease‚ accounting for over a quarter of avoidable deaths among adults. It can affect several organs of the human body‚ including the brain‚ the kidneys and the bones‚ but it predominately manifests itself in the lungs where it is called "Pulmonary Tuberculosis". According to the WHO‚
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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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CHAPTER I PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis‚ or TB‚ is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis‚ which most commonly affects the lungs. It is transmitted from person to person via droplets from the throat and lungs of people with the active respiratory disease. In healthy people‚ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis often causes no symptoms‚ since the person’s immune system acts to “wall off” the bacteria. The
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laboratory tests provided under home care‚ audiology‚ durable medical equipment (DME)‚ ambulatory surgical centers (ASC)‚ home infusion‚ hospice care‚ skilled nursing facility (SNF)‚ cardiac testing‚ mobile lithotripsy‚ fitness center‚ radiology‚ pulmonary testing‚ sleep centers‚ and kidney dialysis are examples of ancillary services. Without ancillary services doctors‚ dentists‚ and nurses will not be able to function effectively. (Gans‚ 2009) Ancillary services can be classified into three categories
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macrophages. These macrophages are what harbor the mycobacteria causing mycobacterial inhibition of MHC II. 3) Infection models ***in your own words or with diagrams*** Mice were used as infection models because they create a similar simulation of a pulmonary mycobacterial infection in
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Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a common infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacterium. Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit their saliva through the air. If left untreated kills more than 50% of those so infected. The classic symptoms of active TB infection are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum‚ fever‚ night sweats‚ and
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