vrable at the spine institute for pain management. She suffers from chronic advanced COPD and is oxygen dependent at 2L/min continuously. She is followed by Dr. Pandya for pulmonary. She suffers from Atrial Fib for which she takes Coumadin. She is follow by Dr. Chalassani for cardiology. He also monitors her Coumadin level monthly. She suffers from co-morbidities of chronic shortness of breath related to her COPD‚ chronic anxiety as a result of her shortness of breath and GERD which is stable with
Premium Family Patient Nursing
Chapter 37 Bronchodilators and Respiratory Drugs A. Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract * COPD * Asthma * Emphysema * Chronic bronchitis B. Bronchial Asthma * Recurrent and reversible shortness of breath * Occurs when the airways of the lungs become narrow as a result of: * Bronchospasms * Inflammation of the bronchial mucosa * Edema of the bronchial mucosa * Production of viscid mucus * Alveolar ducts/alveoli remain open‚ but airflow to
Premium Asthma
Preventing Hospital Readmissions in Congestive Heart Failure Patients 1 KA R A M A S T E R S SAMMY RAMIREZ Heart Failure 2 Three major types of heart failure Left-sided heart failure Right-sided heart failure High-output heart failure (Ignatavicius & Workman‚ 2013) (CDC‚ 2013) (CDC‚ 2013) Heart Failure 3 About 5.1 million Americans have heart failure (CDC‚ 2013) Roughly half of those diagnosed with heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis (CDC‚ 2013) In 2009‚ 1 in 9
Premium Heart failure Cardiology Hospital
sensitivity to the sun‚ which causes red spots on parts of the body like the neck‚ tissues‚ and arms. Women are more susceptible than men to this disorder as well as other autoimmune diseases.2 The chronic form of this disorder is characterized by exacerbations and remissions. When a person has SLE‚ symptoms may include fatigue‚ joint pain‚ swelling‚ and headaches‚ they may also develop a fever and weight gain or loss. In the severe form‚ the patient may develop major organ manifestation. If your doctor
Premium Immune system Inflammation Rheumatoid arthritis
COPD occurs when noxious particle creates an inflammable sense in the lung. 3. COPD can destroy lung and worsen over time. (Transition : Now that you know about respiratory disease‚ let me move to second affect which is cancer) II. Shisha bar vigorously develop cancer. A. Toxic elements
Premium Smoking Tobacco Tobacco smoking
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION (FACILITY NAME HERE) Jane Smith Dates of Evaluation: 9/12/96 Case No.: 111‚111 9/13/96 Building No.: 11 Admission Date: 9/2/96 Date of Report: 9/14/96 PURPOSE FOR EVALUATION: Rather than "Reason for Referral" the first
Premium Psychiatry Psychology Schizophrenia
Running head: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Congestive Heart Failure – Case Study Pathophysiology – BSRN – 420 Instructors: October 10‚ 2010 Report on Congestive Heart Failure The heart is a muscle‚ the most important one in the body. It works like a pump; it receives blood from the body and pumps the blood into the lungs‚ where it receives oxygen. This oxygen rich blood is then pumped out in to the body system to nourish the body. Congestive heart failure occurs when this pumping
Premium Heart Heart failure Blood
NURSING 112 - HEALTH ILLNESS CONCEPTS SPRING SEMESTER 2015 DATE January 9‚ Friday TOPIC Orientation/Syllabus/ Safety- Patient Safety Goals/ REQUIRED READINGS Handout Silvestri‚ Ch. 5 January 12‚ Monday ATI Test Taking Strategies Communication- Therapeutic communication Teaching & Learning- Patient educator January 16‚ Friday January 23‚ Friday January 19 no school January 26‚ Monday Inflammation- Appendicitis (perioperative care) Inflammation- Appendicitis (perioperative care) Martin Luther
Premium 1983 1967 1980
educate patients about the management plan in a brief and effective way as all my previous and current preceptor does. I managed 9 patients independently. The reasons for the visits are well child‚ diabetes follow up‚ urinary flow obstruction and COPD follow up‚ HTN management in second trimester pregnant women‚ abnormal vaginal discharge‚ fever and headache and family planning consultation.
Premium
Tobacco smoke contains more than 4‚000 chemical compounds many of which directly lead to diseases(7). Excessive smoking leads to profound health risks such as lung cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The effects of smoking are not limited to those who smoke firsthand; it inflicts harm on those around them as well. Second-hand smoke also causes very serious problems and because of the toxins inhaled by common people it can be just as bad as smoking. Banning smoking on college
Premium Tobacco Smoking Tobacco smoking