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. At this clinic visit‚ it is noted on a chest x-ray
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Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by symptoms such as difficulty breathing‚ wheezing‚ coughing‚ and tightness in the chest. If the asthma symptoms are triggered by exposure to chemicals or other substances on the job‚ the condition is called occupational asthma (Tarlo & Lemiere‚ 2014). The symptoms of OA may begin within 24 hours of the exposure or after a latency period of weeks to months. They generally subside on weekends and holidays if the disease is true occupational asthma. Occupational
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physical disabilities. Sadly‚ If you don’t have money‚ whatever the reason may be‚ you obviously can’t afford a place to live. There are different types of homelessness. Situational & chronic are two of them. Situational Homelessness is when a person is facing some housing‚ health care‚ financial‚ or job loss crisis. Chronic homelessness is when a person has a disabling condition and have been continuously homeless for at least a year‚ or have had at least four episodes of homelessness in the last three
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-dermal‚ -plant) Trans- 9. many‚ much ( -neuritis‚ -dipsia) Poly- 10. normal‚ good (-pnea) Eu- Section 3: Supply the Suffix Definition Example Suffix 1. surgical removal (hysto-‚ lamin-) -ectomy 2. study of (physio-‚ termin-) -logy 3. disease (somato-‚idio-) -pathy 4. inflammation (sinus-‚ lymph-) -itis 5. surgical puncture to remove fluid (amnio-) -centesis 6. softening (onycho-) -malacia 7. creating an artificial‚ or new opening (trach-‚ colo-) -stomy 8. visual examination (electrocardi-)
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Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms‚ reversible airflow obstruction‚ and bronchospasm. Common symptoms include wheezing‚ coughing‚ chest tightness‚ and shortness of breath. Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Its diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms‚ response to therapy over time. In severe cases hospitalization can be required. Chronic obstructive pulmonary
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A “Chronic Headache” is a headache that occurs 15 or more days in a month [3]. Chronic headaches may not be fully cured but can be well managed and controlled using various clinical and non-clinical methods [39]. Different types of headaches [64] have different symptomatic characteristics [3]. Individuals may have single or multiple types of chronic headaches at the same time. A headache attack occurs due to changes in the headache patient’s “internal” and/or “external” environment [31]. An example
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Steroids has side effects on the Kidneys as some people might not be aware of it. Kidneys has important functions for the body such as the regulation of blood pressure‚ and removal of waste material from the blood. However‚ steroids could cause severe damages and serious effects on the kidneys if people use them regularly. Also‚ Steroid users usually take Ultra high protein‚ and some might over intake them with weight training which could lead to kidney stones; kidney stones blocks the opening of the
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Case study: 1. With regard to the normal ageing process. Discuss expected changes that may occur. A. The Musculo-skeletal system? Aging changes in the musculoskeletal system can lead to decreased mobility‚ increase in pain‚ lower activity‚ the ability to maintain strength and co-ordination. Regular exercise can maintain strength and function and help reduce risk of falls‚ reduce pain and help the older person in maintaining levels of independence. The Musculo-skeletal is made up of
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intervention that is made to fit each situation in clinical practice related to chronic conditions. It is also becoming one of the interventions that look promising in changing the heightened statistics of those experiencing chronic conditions. By lessening and improving chronic care‚ self-management has become a topic of study (Bos-Touwen et al. 2015). As an assistant in nursing caring for the aged population‚ I was able to witness chronic conditions. Since being exposed to this‚ I see that there is a wide
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R.S. is a long-time smoker who developed bronchitic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral 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 taking an inhaled ß agonist and theophylline to manage his respiratory condition. At his clinic visit‚ it is noted that R.S. has an area of consolidation in his
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