the placebo group who completed the study. This randomized study was stratified evenly according to several factors including age (< 0.001). Until the end of the study the rate of pulmonary exacerbations were continuously lower than the placebo group. Concomitantly‚ a reduced number of pulmonary exacerbations through the lumacaftor-ivacaftor groups also decreased the number of events leading to hospitalizations and intravenous antibiotic treatment. The decrease in hospitalizations was by 39% by LUM
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CARDIO Tendon xanthomata: deposition of yellowish cholesterol rich material in the tendons‚ asociared with hyperlipidaemia. Eg on knuckles Xanthelasma: cholesterol deposits around the eyes. Corneal Arcus: deposition of cholesterol/lipid in the cornea. CRP : acute phase of protein produced predominantly by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines Chest Pain on Xray: evidence of another cause of chest pain such as air in the mediastinum (oesophageal rupture) or aortic dissection
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chapter 85A of the Workers’ Compensation Act because he believed his Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was brought about directly from his working experiences and conditions at Tyson Foods. Ultimately‚ Mr. Serratos was not found in favor of this particular case because he could not prove his COPD was directly caused by his working conditions‚ especially since doctors believe his COPD could partially be a result of his past of
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of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events and the application of the study to the control of disease and other health problems” (para. 1). The National Asthma Education and Prevention Guidelines data showed that exacerbations of acute asthma episodes have gotten more severe over the years (Dougherty & Fahy‚ 2009). In 2010‚ one out of eleven children was diagnosed with asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2014). Children are presenting with a combination
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nearly as bad as lung cancer. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a name for long-term lung disease which includes both chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD most often starts unnoticed in young smokers‚ and usually gets far worse before it’s diagnosed. Noises in the chest‚ such as wheezing‚ rattling‚ or whistling‚ shortness of breath during activity‚ and coughing up mucus are some of the earlier signs of COPD. COPD can make it hard to breathe
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How many of you have heard of asthma or even COPD? Pretty much everyone. Now how many of you have heard of alpha 1 deficiency also known simply as alpha 1? There aren’t many that have. I’m going to inform you about it today. You will learn what it is‚ what causes it‚ what a patient with alpha 1 deficiency goes through and what can be done for that patient. Up until a few years ago‚ I myself had no clue what alpha 1 was. It wasn’t until my mom’s COPD was correctly diagnosed as alpha 1 deficiency
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"Dying means suffocating: perceptions of people living with severe COPD facing the end of life." International Journal of Palliative Nursing16.9 (2010): 451 57.Web. Peterken‚ Camilla. "Smoking and Respiratory Disease: The Role of the Community Nurse." Journal of Community Nursing 28.4 (2014): 72-7. ProQuest. Web. 6 Apr
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failure does not consist merely of a diuretic‚ but one must see how the condition affects the patient’s whole being. We must ask how the patient’s environment may have played a role in the exacerbation of their condition and what change we can provide to the environment to reduce the risk of an exacerbation. The unitary process not only describes how the nurse interacts with the patient‚ but also has an understanding of how the condition affects the whole person and how the environment plays a
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Emphysema describes a loss of elasticity within the lungs‚ enlargement of the alveoli and the destruction of the alveolar walls. There are two types of emphysema: centriacinar and panacinar. Centriacinar emphysema‚ most common form of emphysema‚ affects the center of the respiratory lobule‚ such as the bronchioles‚ which is where a majority of the alveolar ducts and sacs are located. This form of emphysema is predominately seen in smokers‚ especially male smokers. Panacinar emphysema is most commonly
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Role of Nursing in Health Promotion Jena Rosa Grand Canyon University August 25‚ 2013 According to the World Health Organization health promotion is defined as "The process of enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve‚ their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions." (WHO‚ 2013) This applies to the nursing profession in that nurses are educating patient on the steps needed for their health such as
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