across the United States as well as Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands.” (www.answers.com). The American Lung Association’s goals are to eliminate tobacco use and tobacco-related lung disease‚ improve the air we breathe so it will not cause or worsen lung disease‚ and to reduce the burden of the lung disease on patients and their families. The American Lung Association is a non-profit service organization that funds research; develops public education materials‚ sponsors conferences‚ and lobbies
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because they believe smoking will make them act‚ look‚ relax‚ feel different or to fit in. There are many reasons why people start to smoke‚ but is it worth it to start? Cigarette smoking causes a variety of life-threatening diseases‚ including lung cancer‚ emphysema‚ and heart disease. An estimated 430‚000 deaths each year are directly caused by cigarette smoking. Smoking is responsible for changes in all parts of the body‚ including the digestive system. This fact can have serious consequences because
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Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing‚ chest tightness‚ shortness of breath‚ and coughing. The coughing usually occurs at night or early in the morning. People who have asthma have inflamed airways. It makes the airways swollen and very sensitive. Severe asthma attacks may require emergency care‚ and they can be fatal. There is no cure of asthma. Even if you feel fine‚ you still have the disease and asthma can flare up at
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Guys‚ today im going to talk about a disease that affects 25 million Americans today. The annual cost of this disease is said to be nearly 18 million each year. It is the fourth leading cause of work absenteeism which totals to as much as 15 million workdays missed each year. Close to nine people die a day because of it‚ and in the last decade the amount of people with this disease has increased by nearly 15% in the United States. I’m talking about asthma. A disease that the Department of Health and
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should be banned. Most people know that smoking can cause lung cancer‚ but it can also cause many other cancers‚ diseases and illnesses. In the UK there are over 100‚000 deaths each year and contributes too many more. From these deaths‚ about 42‚800 are from smoking related cancers‚ 30‚600 are from cardiovascular disease and 29‚100 people die slowly from emphysema and chronic lung diseases. The cigarettes that you are smoking contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances
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There are many type of disease that can affect the Respiratory system. The disease that can affect this system is Lung Cancer‚ Bronchitis‚ Emphysema and Pneumonia. The disease that can affect the system as well is called Asthma. This disease is one of the common diseases I’ve known beside lung cancer. Asthma is a lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. When the airways get inflamed‚ it causes the airways to become swollen and the muscles around it tighten. This makes it difficult for
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Cough‚ wheeze and chest tightness caused by asthma are relieved by bronchodilator inhalers. It used for fast relieve the blockage airway of breath due to asthma. They can be used before people exercise. Asthma Nebulizer this a machine used to anyone who have difficult to breath and they can not use small inhalers. It changes the medicine from liquid to mist to make inhaler in to lungs. It`s fast than an inhaler. Asthma inhaler is the most used one and easiest to use to relieve asthma. There are
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their 2nd birthday * Hospitalization is rarely required and generally occur in infants under 6 months of age IV. Risk Factors: * Premature infants * Children under 2 years of age that suffer from congenital heart or chronic lung disease * Children and adults with compromised immune systems * Adults that are 65 and older V. Diagnostic Tests: * RT-PCR assay test of secretions * Antigen detection testing * Cell culture VI. Treatments:
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good health and prevent disease. One goal for this teaching plan is that students will be able to promote respiratory heath in their patients. Another goal is that students will be able to learn how to prevent pneumonia in their patients. One intervention to promote health is to know who is at risk. Nurses need to know how to recognize who is at risk for pneumonia. Patients at risk for developing pneumonia are “the very elderly‚ smokers‚ and those with chronic lung disease or any severe illness or
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Plenty of respiratory diseases‚ especially asthma‚ has appeared in the past few centuries as a result of the industrial revolution which increased the number of factories‚ thus increased air pollution. Asthma is a widespread‚ degenerative illness that disturbs the outflow of air which goes in and out of the lungs‚ and it affects all people of all ages. This essay will discuss the definition and the distinct types of asthma‚ intrinsic and extrinsic. Asthma is a type III hypersensitivity and a common
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