Emphysema is known as a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ which gradually damages the alveoli‚ also known as air sacs‚ in the lungs. The damage to the air sacs‚ makes it difficult to breath‚ because the body does not get all the oxygen to function properly. According to the article‚ Emphysema‚ when a person has the disease‚ "the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and eventually rupture — creating one larger air space instead of many small ones... this reduces the surface area of the lungs
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What is the impact of chronic disease wellness programs on health care costs? There is a high impact on health care cost due to chronic diseases. This is mainly due to the lowering of the mortality rate of chronic diseases. In the past there were less people living with these types of diseases or surviving them. There is also an increase in the diagnosis of these types of diseases. With the newer technologies they are able to diagnose more patients properly with these diseases as well as diagnose
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Fluid and Electrolytes Know the causes‚ nursing assessment findings and treatments for: Fluid Volume Excess (Overload): heart failure‚ renal failure‚ abnormal fluid shift‚ treat with diuretics and fluid restriction or sodium restrictions‚ record i&o’s‚ bounding pulse‚ JDV‚ crackles in lungs (from PE)‚ SOB‚ PITTING EDEMA Fluid Volume Deficit (Hypo-Volemia): shift from plasma into ICF with sodium loss‚ treat with isotonic fluids‚ blood products for blood loss‚ low BP‚ increase HR‚ weak thready pulse
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Did you know foster care kids can . I think Ponyboy should go into the foster care system because the things he does on a daily basis are inappropriate for a kid his age. Ponyboy smokes two packs of cigarettes a day and is exposed to an unsafe‚violent environment. Ponyboy should into the system because he would be in a safer environment. He would live a more stable life. Ponyboy is better off in the system because he can get a better education and live healthier lifestyle In the story‚ Ponyboy
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Your patient is a 75 year old male admitted through the Emergency Room w/ cough‚ SOB and fever‚ Chest x-ray revealed left lower lobe pneumonia. Past Medical History: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ hypertension‚ Diabetes Mellitus –Type 2‚ Gout‚ chronic renal insufficiency. Allergies: PCN Current medications: Avandia (rosiglitazone) 2mg BID Glucophage (metformin) 500mg OD Lasix (furosemide) 40 mg daily
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during the course of an acute viral illness such as the common cold or influenza. Viruses cause about 90% of acute bronchitis cases‚ whereas bacteria account for about 10%.[5][6] Chronic bronchitis‚ a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ is characterized by the presence of a productive cough that lasts for three months or more per year for at least two years. Chronic bronchitis usually develops due to recurrent injury to the airways caused by inhaled irritants. Cigarette smoking is
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Chronic Bronchitis Chronic bronchitis is the inflammation and irritation of the passage airways in the lung. Chronic bronchitis is known as one of the two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which can be very devastating. During the beginning stages of chronic bronchitis‚ slight coughing may be seen in the morning and as the disease progresses the individual may cough all throughout the day. This homeostatic imbalance causes a build up of excess mucus which in turn causes shortness
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demonstrating stones‚ and we had scheduled _____(Nova...) prior to coming in today. He is coming in _____(asymptomatic) and has not had any recent symptoms‚ although he does occasionally pass stones spontaneously. His past medical history is significant for COPD‚ diabetes mellitus‚ osteoarthritis‚ gastroesophageal reflux disease‚ hypertension‚ hyperlipidemia‚ kidney stones‚ neuropathy‚ and tracheomalacia. His past surgical history includes the shock wave lithotripsy‚ the tracheostomy‚ hemorrhoidectomy‚ and
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children and parents. Pulmonology is an area of medicine that focuses on the health of the respiratory system in men‚ women and children. Pulmonologists have specialised knowledge on diagnosing and treating conditions such as asthma‚ Cystic Fibrosis‚ COPD‚ and tuberculosis. General Practitioner
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part of a rite or for social functions only‚ has progressed into smoking as a daily habit‚ a need‚ an addiction. Thus‚ terms as menthol and lights‚ second hand smoke‚ nicotine and diseases like lung cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have become somewhat like household terms. No matter how light-heartedly the phrase above mentioned may be taken‚ what they connote in terms of effects is far more surreally dangerous than to be taken for granted. Thus‚ anti-smoking campaigns
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