Hello my name is ---------and here to persuade you to stop smoking. Smoking is not only bad for health it is also as bad for the people around you. Breathing other people’s smoke is called passive‚ involuntary or secondhand smoking. The non-smoker breathes "side stream" smoke from the burning tip of the cigarette and "mainstream" smoke that has been inhaled and then exhaled by the smoker. Secondhand smoke is a major source of indoor air pollution. How does this affect the passive
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The Asthma Epidemic: Diagnosis‚ Treatments and Management‚ all prospects towards a better future Asthma is a multifactorial chronic disorder that has displayed a significant increase in prevalence and incidence worldwide over the past two decades‚ particularly in developed countries (Hazeldine‚ 2013). The World Health Organization estimates that 235 million people currently suffer from this common respiratory condition. Despite this growth‚ over that same period of time‚ global asthma mortality
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Paper Presentation on [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10351] AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE EXCISE TAX ON ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 141‚ 142‚ 143‚ 144‚ 145‚ 8‚ 131 AND 288 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997‚ AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9334‚ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Commonly known as SIN TAX REFORM ACT OF 2012 “Stick to One” OVERVIEW Sin Tax is a tax levied on products or activities‚ which are considered sinful or harmful and considered
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Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique in which one becomes a helper in the intrinsic changing process and express acceptance to the clients through the use of the spirits of MI. However‚ there are times in which one may encounter MI traps or challenges (Dart‚ 2011a). According to Dart MI challenges or traps often occur when the provider persuades clients to change‚ yet the clients demonstrate no interest towards change (Dart‚ 2011a). As a result‚ the client-nurse relationship may be compromised
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Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory airways disorder which leads to bronchoconstriction of the trachea and shorten the breath. It is a global serious health problem‚ where 5% to 10% of different age peoples suffer this disorder (Ukena‚ Fishman‚ & Niebling‚ 2008). Bronchial asthma has many manifestations as the recurrent acute shortness of breath episodes‚ which typically occur at night and early morning hours. In addition‚ it could cause other symptoms including wheezing‚ coughing‚ and feeling
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report ( use scenario given) Explain the potential effects of five different life factors‚ on the development of an individual. Life factors: genetic‚ eg predisposition to particular conditions‚ cystic fibrosis‚ coeliac disease‚ asthma‚ brittle bone disease‚ rheumatic disease; biological‚ eg foetal alcohol syndrome‚ maternal infections‚ effects of diet in pregnancy; environmental‚ eg exposure to pollution‚ damp/overcrowded
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Name : Harini chilka. Course applied for :MSC physiotherapy. Education is the most valuable and precious thing in life. It is also the one thing you can assure that nobody can take away from you. There are always many reasons for taking certain decisions in our life. In my case its life experience which proved to be my turning point for building up a career for better future. My grandfather was suffering from hemiplegia. I had grown up seeing
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also assists with the monitoring of disease progression‚ with the assessment of the patients response to therapy and helps the practitioner decide on appropriate treatment/ pharmacological pathways for the individual patient. Spirometry is also performed on all COPD patients that are referred to the service from the hospital Discharge Bundle. The author co-ordinates the pulmonary rehabilitation service for patients with various respiratory conditions. Pulmonary rehabilitation aims to increase the
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Chapter 29: Nursing Management: Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse teaches a patient with chronic bronchitis about a new prescription for Advair Diskus (combined fluticasone and salmeterol). Which action by the patient would indicate to the nurse that teaching about medication administration has been successful? a. The patient shakes the device before use. b. The patient attaches a spacer to the Diskus. c. The patient rapidly inhales the medication. d. The patient
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………. 1 1.1 Case study overview ..………………………………………….. 1 1.2 Prednisolone overview …………………………………………. 1 Chapter 2 Case Analysis [clinical complexities] ………………………………… 2 2.1 Complex Issues [COPD and hypertension] ………………… 2 2.2 Complex Issues [Prednisolone use] ………………………….. 2 Chapter 3 Prednisolone Pharmacokinetics …….………………………………… 3 Chapter 4 Prednisolone Pharmacodynamics …….……………………………… 4 Chapter
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