Living With Asthma and COPD Jaclyn Carroll University of Phoenix Living With Asthma and COPD There are many things to take into consideration when diagnosing and treating asthma and COPD. They have many characteristics that can confuse one for the other and lead to the misdiagnosis and treatments that are associated with each respiratory disease. If one has never been faced with the reality of living with
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bronchi. The bronchioles then are a functional branch of the bronchi. The tiny pockets of alveoli store air briefly in order for oxygen to be absorbed in the bloodstream. Through the alveoli the gas exchange into the lungs occurs. Pathophysiology of COPD COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is typically caused by inhaled irritants such as tobacco smoke. It is a chronic inflammation of the airways‚ lung tissue‚ and pulmonary blood vessels. It limits air flow and is irreversible. The
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purpose of this paper is to analyze my own experience and the research I found regarding discharge planning. Discharge planning consists of an array of assessments and teachings as the patient moves from one facility (hospital) to another (home‚ nursing home‚ etc.). Essentially‚ this is significant in preventing a patient from re-hospitalization. In regards to my patient‚ she received an assessment and teachings concerning her mental status‚ mobility‚ previous surgery‚ current medications‚ and overall
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nursing care. Discharge planning can be defined as the assessment of inpatients medical conditions for the purpose of arranging appropriate care upon leaving the facility‚ within this planning it includes how long the patient will be in the hospital‚ the expected outcomes and whether there are special needs or requirements on discharge Watts and Garner‚ (2005). According to Goodman‚ (2010) a recent audit has identified that 16% of patients did not feel involved in their discharge arrangements. Rose
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Kimberley Ayala Discharge Planning Checklist Discharging a patient from a hospital setting should be very easy‚ according to all of the patients that are in the hospital and don’t care about anything at the moment except getting home. While the patient is inpatient there are many things that could go wrong‚ however in house the patient is being controlled and managed. When a patient goes home there are no monitors or hourly blood draws to ensure their safety and survival. Discharge planning is not
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patient that has Chronic Obstuctive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) .The essay will focus on a 65 year old gentleman Mr Abraham who has been admitted into a general medical ward‚with an acute exacerbation of COPD. Mr Abraham is well known to the ward as he is admitted regularly‚ the ward staff are aware of the fact that he continues to smoke and uses his inhalers incorrectly. World Health Organisation (WHO 2010) state "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction
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Constructive Discharge‚ Employee ID - 4022 Message: With respect to the case filed by our former employee against the company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ constructive discharge‚ I would like to draw your attention towards the legalities of constructive discharge. Constructive discharge occurs when employees resign because their employer ’s behavior has become so intolerable or heinous or made life so difficult that the employee has no choice but to resign (Constructive Discharge). The
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This memo should clear up any questions you have remaining about the situation of the constructive discharge/ violation of Title VII lawsuit filed by our former employee‚ and will also give some suggestions for how we can avoid this problem in the future. First‚ it should be made clear that constructive discharge is that act of “forcing an employee out of a job with an ultimatum to either resign or face one of several unpleasant consequences”‚ which could be‚ among other things‚ unwanted transfer
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY____________________________________ Patient Name: Brenda C. Seggerman Patient ID: 903321 Date of Admission: 03/27/---Date of Discharge: 03/30/---Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic pregnancy. Surgical Procedures 1. Exploratory laparotomy. 2. Partial salpingectomy. 3. Evacuation of hemoperitoneum. 4. Lysis of adhesions. Complications: Blood loss requiring transfusion x2. HISTORY: This 35-year-old white female‚ gravida 3‚ para 1-0-2-1‚ had her last menstrual period in early January. Prior
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: ENGELHART‚ Benjamin Patient ID: 112592 DOB: 10/5/1967 Age: 46 Sex: Male Date of Admission: 11/14/2012 Date of Discharge: 11/17/2012 Admitting Physician: Bernard Kester‚ MD‚ General Surgery Procedures Performed: Laparoscopic appendectomy‚ with placemat of right lower quadrant drain 11/14/2012 Complications: None Discharge Diagnosis: Acute suppurative appendicitis‚ perforated. DIAGNOSTIC LAB/IMAGING: Lab results
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