Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or also known as Chronic Bronchitis or Emphysema is a disease that happens in the lungs of people who smoke. It blocks the airflow to the lungs with black tar / black carbon. Some symptoms are excessive coughing and continuously out of breath. To ease the symptoms you could you use inhalers‚ steroids‚ antibiotics or just more oxygen. This disease will slowly kill you because it affects your respiratory system
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Abnormal Psychology Research paper Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a musculoskeletal illness (which causes chronic pain) and a chronic Fatigue disorder. It can also change sleep patterns and cause the following: digestive disorders‚ chronic headaches‚ painful menstrual periods‚ temperature sensitivity‚ morning stiffness‚ numbness or tingling of extremities‚ and even cognitive memory problems. The name fibromyalgia comes from "fibro" in Latin meaning tissue‚ "my" in Greek meaning
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rhythm sleep disorders increases the chance that children and adolescents who attend school have a tendency to fall asleep or become sleepy while at school. It has been found that ‘chronic sleep loss affects many aspects of adolescents lives and that there are repercussions of unhealthy sleep habit.’ (Owens‚ J‚ 2013). Chronic sleep loss is very serious and affects school children because the pupils are too tired to achieve high academic due to low concentration levels‚ and also raises the risk of naughtiness
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Personal Impact: Living with Chronic End-Stage Renal Disease NUR427 October 3‚ 2011 Personal Impact: Living with Chronic End-Stage Renal Disease The Chronic disease I chose is chronic end-stage renal disease. End-stage renal disease is when there is a permanent loss of total renal function. End-stage renal disease‚ is also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD)‚ with five stages. The fifth stage is the most severe stage‚ this is when the patient needs to begin dialysis‚ or be transplanted
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Chronic Consumption of Ethanol Alcohol and Neurological Dysfunction Ethanol Alcohol‚ commonly known as Alcohol is the primary mood altering drug used in the United States of America. When alcohol is consumed it is absorbed unaltered by the stomach and the small intestines. Then the ethanol molecules are distributed evenly to all of the tissues and fluids of the body. The alcohol present in the bloodstream is metabolized by the liver through three pathways. The major pathway involves an enzyme
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and the nervous system is stimulated for a short time and then reduced. * Dizziness. * Nausea. * Watery eyes. * Hyperacidity. * Weakened sense of taste and smell. * Loss of appetite. Other effects: * Shortness of breath. * Chronic coughing. * Reduced overall fitness. * Yellowish stain on the smoker’s fingers and teeth. * Smokers experience more coughs and colds as compared to non-smokers. * Difficulty recovering from minor illnesses. * Impotence for men‚ infertility
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Question # 5 Your neighbor with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has developed heart failure. Based on his underlying disease‚ what type of heart failure does he likely have and how did he develop it? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make breathing difficult. The two main factors that cause COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. “In emphysema‚ the walls between many of the air sacs are damaged. As a result
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COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Angelia Alleyne HCS/245 May 4‚ 2015 Professor Lori Olson COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ or COPD‚ is a long-term disease that causes breathing problems. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD‚ however‚ is a heterogeneous collection of diseases with differing causes‚ pathogenic mechanisms‚ and physiological effects. Therefore a comprehensive approach
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Program‚ decided to conduct an Integrating Seminar on Chronic Kidney Disease entitled “ Kidney Crush: A Diary of a Wimpy Kidney- An Integrated Seminar on the Health Promotion‚ Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease”. This will be held on August 30‚ 2013 at 1-5 PM at 3rd floor Conference Room of the Hospital. The primary aim of this activity is to enhance the knowledge of the participants on the care and management of patients with chronic kidney disease. The hospital have always placed a
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undergo include‚ fluid resuscitation‚ medication and in some extreme cases‚ dialysis or hemofiltration may be required. Acute renal failure can usually be reversed‚ but can also cause permanent loss of kidney function leading to chronic kidney disease. Scenario B Chronic renal failure: Mr. Hodges‚ a 73-year-old man‚ has had congestive
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