aEmphysema Emphysema is a long-term lung disease that results in the destruction of the alveolar walls. Many individuals have both bronchitis‚ which involves a long term couch with mucus‚ and emphysema. This condition is often referred to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD. People with this disease do not get enough oxygen and suffer buildup of carbon dioxide in their blood. In normal breathing‚ air is drawn in through the bronchi and into the alveoli‚ which are tiny sacs surrounded
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1. What clinical findings are likely in R.S. as a consequence of his COPD? How would these differ from those of emphysematous COPD? Chronic bronchitis‚ also known as type B COPD or “blue bloater” in most cases (90%) is caused by cigarette smoking with the typical patient being overweight. It is symptomatically diagnosed with a conformation of chest radiography showing increased bronchial vascular markings‚ congested lung fields‚ enlarged horizontal cardiac silhouette and evidence of previous pulmonary
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Chronic Heart Failure Exacerbation Preparation Questions 1. List the risk factors for chronic left-sided heart failure related to coronary artery disease. Coronary Artery disease‚ Hypertension‚ Substance abuse‚ Dysrhythmias‚ Diabetes mellitus‚ Smoking/tobacco use‚ Obesity 2. Explain the cause of the compensations for chronic heart failure. Insufficient cardiac output causes compensatory mechanisms work to improve cardiac output. They include‚ sympathetic nervous system stimulation‚ Renin=angiotensin
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younger generation. Cancer‚ heart disease and stroke are the county’s three leading causes of death‚ yet billions of money are spent to cure these diseases. One in three of us suffer from chronic diseases. Could there be a solution to this epidemic? Forks over Knives takes us through a health-related research about chronic diseases by two researchers‚ Dr. T. Colin Campbell‚ a nutritional scientist from Cornell university‚ and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyne‚ a former surgeon at the world renowned Cleveland clinic
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Jones’s symptoms would be to ultimately restore her output of urine. Treatments available for urine restoration include fluid resuscitation and possible dialysis for the more chronic cases. The prognosis for acute renal failure caused by ischemic acute tubular necrosis is good since the tubular cells renew. Scenario B: Chronic renal failure. Mr. Hodges‚ a 73-year-old man‚ has had congestive heart failure for the past 5 years. His doctor has told him that
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kind of health care. It is offered to those whose illness cannot be cured. It helps people to live as well as possible while they manage their illness. This assignment discusses the principles of chronic‚ complex and palliative care. It will also looks at the assessment and management strategies in chronic‚ complex and palliative care. Furthermore‚ this will look at case study of 70 year old man diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the right lung. The topics to be covered in this case study are nursing
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The condition can be dire with a sudden attack‚ or it can develop gradually as lung function deteriorates. Respiratory acidosis can be caused by diseases or conditions that affect the lungs themselves‚ such as emphysema‚ as in Helen’s case‚ chronic bronchitis‚ asthma‚ or severe pneumonia. Drugs like anesthetics‚ sedatives‚ and narcotics can interfere with breathing by depressing the respiratory center in the brain. Head injuries or brain tumors can also interfere with signals sent by the brain to
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Steven Gard Case Study 3 7/18/2012 s2444532 R.S. has smoked for many years and has developed chronic bronchitis‚ a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial vascular disease. His arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.32‚ PaCO2 = 60 mm Hg‚ PaO2 = 50 mm Hg‚ HCO3- = 30 mEq/L. His hematocrit is 52% with normal red cell indices. He is using an inhaled ß2 agonist and theophylline to manage his respiratory disease
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medication to control blood potassium or blood calcium levels. She could also have dialysis to remove toxins from her blood. Most of the time treatment for this can repair the kidney in a couple of days. The worst case scenario is this leading to chronic kidney disease. Reference Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (1998-2013). Acute Kidney Failure. Retrieved from
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The definition of Fibromyalgia according to (CDC) The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website said‚ “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain‚ abnormal pain processing‚ sleep disturbance‚ fatigue and often psychological distress” (“Arthritis”). Though this may be the case‚ throughout the decades the upbringing of Fibromyalgia had various labels and misconceptions. Whether it was determining basic symptoms‚ an illogical diagnosis‚ or treatment plan
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