Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS 245 Mark Greeder February 16‚ 2013 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ COPD‚ is a trending disease that is a common lung disease. Smoking is the leading cause of COPD but being a smoker does not mean that you will get COPD. Chronic bronchitis‚ emphysema‚ and asthma are obstructive diseases that impair breathing and cause symptoms related
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chocolate you will feel the feeling of falling in love. There is a chemical known as Phenylethylamine in cocoa which boosts mood and prompt this sensation. It gives a reason to smile! Cough Medicine Cocoa is rich with theobromine chemical. This chemical is quite effective in beating cough symptoms. So‚ why don’t you replace cough syrup with dark chocolate. In a few cases‚ it is proved to be better than medications. Reduces Blood pressure and Cholesterol Level If you eat dark chocolate on a regular basis
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incentive. ii. Medicinal value- Bayer only marketed Heroin as a cough suppressant. iii. One year later Bayer was producing nearly 1 ton of heroin and distributed it to 23 countries. iv. (One of those being the US where it has become deeply rooted in our society) C. The reason for that was heroin was unregulated for 25years. a. The US‚ had the largest market of heroin as it was not a regulated product. i. Heroin was added to cough syrups and sold over counter. b. Recreational use exploded as morphine
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defects. B. Coxsackie ____Mumps‚ with complications of orchitis‚ unilateral deafness C. Diptheria ____A gram positive diplococcus causes pneumonia‚ OM‚bacteremia & meningigits. D. Erythema Infectiousum ____Whooping cough; paroxysmal cough‚ esp nocturnal. E. HIB ____Epstein-Barr virus; herpes group. Accompanied by hepatosplenomegaly‚ Fever‚ tonsillitis‚ lymphadenopathy. F. Lyme Disease ____Fifth’s Disease; slapped cheeks. Not contagious after the rash appears;
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in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx spread into her sinuses? a. Mucous membranes of the nose‚ parasinal sinuses‚ pharynx and middle ear are connected by ducts in the throat. B. What is the cough reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing. a. Cough reflex is a long-drawn and deep inhalation followed by a complete closure of the glottis‚ which results in a strong exhalation that suddenly pushes the glottis open and sends a blast of air through
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passages and pharynx spread into her sinuses? The infection could have easily traveled into her sinuses due to the fact of how close the passages and sinuses are to each other. B. What is the cough reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing. The cough reflex is deep inhalation followed by complete closure of the glottis and strong exhalation suddenly opening the glottis‚ and blasting air through the upper respiratory passages. Cari’s respiratory
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SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? SHOULD ANY VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN? Most Vaccinations protect people from certain diseases which can make them sick‚ disabled or can in some cases even kill them. The vaccination helps boosts people’s body’s defence system‚ also known as the immune system. Vaccines create immunity which protects people from infections without causing suffering of the disease itself. Vaccines can also be called shots‚ immunizations or needles. (Smith
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Pertussis‚ also known as whooping cough‚ is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection of humans that is caused by a gram-negative bacterial pathogen Bordetella pertussis. These bacteria bind to ciliated cells that line the respiratory tract by obstructing their ciliary movement and killing the cells. B. pertussis can be transmitted from one person to another through respiratory droplets such as coughing‚ sneezing‚ or sharing a breathing space. B.pertussis host range can be found only in humans
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Case Stem: The patient is a 42 year old Latino homosexual male. Patient presented himself at the ER with his male “life partner”. Patient complains of having a persistent productive cough with blood for several weeks‚ body aches‚ fever‚ fatigue‚ profuse nocturnal sweating‚ decreased appetite and insomnia. Patient has a history of depression‚ smoking cigarettes‚ alcohol use‚ Hepatitis B and intravenous drug use. Patient admitted to recent HIV screening which he tested positive. A head-to-toe assessment
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Asthma in Emergency setting St. Georges Hospital Emergency Department Cezar Darwiche FY1 Asthma Chronic inflammatory disease of the airways Episodic cough‚ wheezing‚ dyspnea Type I hypersensitivity reaction (Ag cross links IgE on pre-sensitized mast cells and basophils triggering release of vasoactive amines) Types • • • • Extrinsic - Onset in childhood -Triggered by inhaled allergen exposure: Dust mites Cockroaches Cat antigen Molds and pollens Types Intrinsic Early adulthood
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