differentiation of pulmonary dendritic cells in smoker with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) to explore the possible role of dendritic cells in smokers suffering COPD” (Yan-wei‚ Yong-jiang‚ & Xian-sheng‚ 2010). Dendritic cells (DCs) are inflammatory cells that are considered to be the promoter of immune responses; knowing this the researchers hypothesized that DCs may play an important role in the development of the disease. Subjects were broken into three groups based on an illness
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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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Case Study One COPD HCS 507 09/06/2014 Stephen Loughran‚ MSN-FNP‚ RN Case Study One COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive‚ non-reversible disease that makes breathing difficult. COPD is characterized by coughing‚ often productive; wheezing; shortness of breath; and chest tightness. The leading cause of COPD is cigarette smoking (National Institutes of Health‚ 2013). While 85 % of COPD patients are or were smokers‚ only 10-25 percent of smokers develop COPD‚ suggesting
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COPD COPD is characterized by airflow limitation that is poorly reversible. Cumulative‚ chronic exposure to cigarette smoking is the number one cause of the disease‚ but repeated exposure to secondhand smoke‚ air pollution and occupational exposure (to coal‚ cotton‚ grain) are also important risk factors. Chronic inflammation plays a major role in COPD pathophysiology. Smoking and other airway irritants cause neutrophils‚ T-lymphocytes‚ and other inflammatory
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Comorbidities Systemic manifestations and Comorbidities of COPD It defines Comorbidities’ existence of each disease entity separate addition‚ during the clinical course of a disease object office [1]. The presence of Comorbidities has prognostic value with respect to survival‚ but also compared with the functional state. As with other chronic diseases‚ the prevalence of Comorbidities in elderly COPD is extremely high‚ the severity of Comorbidities and their impact on the various health status of
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The aim of the assignment is to demonstrate the role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) when assessing and analysing the health needs of a specific population. The author will focus on one specific disease‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in relation to South Asian men living in both the United Kingdom (UK) and in South Asia. In view of the large demographics of South Asia the author will specifically focus on Indian‚ Pakistan and Bangladeshi groups also making a comparison with
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Respiratory disorders and diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. They encompass any number of conditions that affect the breathing system and can range from a mild common cold to more severe lung cancer. These disorders can be classified in many ways‚ one of which is a group called chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Included in that group is a disease called emphysema. “Respiratory Disorders” Emphysema is an irreversible‚ progressive disease that gradually damages
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References: Anthonisen‚ N.R.‚ Manfreda‚ J. and Warren‚ C.P.W. (1987) Antibiotic-therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary-disease. Annals of International Medicine‚ 106(2)‚ p. 196-204. Barbera‚ J.A.‚ Roca‚ J. and Ferrer‚ A. (1997) Mechanisms of worsening gas exchange during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. European Respiratory Journal‚ (10)‚ p. 1285-1291. Barnes‚ P. J. and Celli‚ B. R. (2009) Systemic manifestations and comorbidities
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become one of the major leading causes of mortality worldwide and the prevalence has increased in the last decades (Konstantikaki et al.‚ 2011‚p. 275; Macedo & Usmani 2009‚p. 39). A report compiled by WHO described COPD will be the third leading of mortality rate in the world by 2020 ( Jain‚ Rohan‚ Sharma & Thakkar 2011‚p.258; Macedo & Usmani 2009. p. 39.It has become a serious economic and social burden in individual‚ family and society/ ( Konstantikaki
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student should be able to: 1) Define the following terms- acute and chronic inflammation‚ transmigration‚ pavementing‚ chemotaxis‚ phagocytosis 2) Name the cardinal signs of inflammation 3) Describe the sequence of vascular changes 4) Enumerate the cellular events of acute inflammation 5) List common examples of acute inflammation 6) List common examples of chronic inflammation 7) Describe the histological features of chronic inflammation 8) Differentiate between exudates and transudate 9)
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