Characteristics Microorganism 1. What is the causative organism (genus and species) for the disease? Legionella pheumophilia Family Pseudomonacea: Pseudomona aeruginosa Family Pasteurellaceae Haemophilus influenza Bordetella pertussis 2. Is the causative organism a virus‚ bacterium‚ protest‚ mold or yeast? Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria 3. General characteristics. Morphology: Bacilli pleomorphic-( cocci ->filaments) varies Motility: flagella Gram
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HS140 Week 9 Final Project Name: Please answer the following case study questions using the knowledge gained in this course. Remember to cite your references in APA format. Answer the questions in complete sentences and spell-check your Assignment. Each question is worth 4 points. Case 1 A patient calls the physician’s office because she is concerned that her prescription medication looks different from what she normally takes. She mentions that her co-pay was lower too. 1. What are some initial
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Test 1 Study Guide 1. Respiration * Respiration * Gas exchange * Necessary because cells require oxygen. * Exchanging O2 and CO2 * Carbon Dioxide is a waste product and must be removed from the body. * Internal respiration = gas exchange at the cellular level. * Oxygen diffuses from the blood into the tissue cells. * External respiration = gas exchange at the alveoli level. * Oxygen from the inhaled air diffuses into the blood in the pulmonary
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latent TB (Boutayeb‚ 2006). When the infection of the bacteria causes symptoms‚ the condition is referred to as active TB. According to Webber (2009)‚ some of the symptoms include an individual often having a constant cough that lasts for more than 3 weeks. This persistent cough may be accompanied by bloody phlegm. The patient may also experience unexplained pain‚ weight loss‚ fever‚ night sweats‚ tiredness‚ fatigue‚ and loss of appetite. Causes of tuberculosis As mentioned above‚
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that M.K. has is her age‚ “because this disease progresses slowly‚ middle-aged and older people are more likely to be diagnosed with chronic bronchitis” (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine‚ 3rd ed.‚ 2006); her weight; chronic cough with sputum‚ which is more severe in the mornings‚ her cough is more severe in the mornings because when people with chronic bronchitis are laying down everything has time to build up‚ so when they finally get up in the mornings everything that was getting built up wants to get
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INCUBATION PERIOD: 1-3 days The signs and symptoms of common cold are: Severe headache‚ Runny nose‚ Sore throat‚ mild temperature‚ Persistent crying & cough‚ Vomiting or abdominal pain. The treatment that a child can undergo to cure this illnesses: Treat the symptoms with antibiotics that were prescribing from the GP‚ Encourage the child to have an enough rest‚ encourage the child to drink plenty of
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The number of people diagnosed with cancer is increasing from year to year. When it comes to women‚ their biggest threat is breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society at the end of 2016 there will be 246‚660 new cases of breast cancer among American women‚ and that around 40‚450 of those women will probably die from breast cancer. What the experts from the American Cancer Society also stated is that one in eight women in the U.S. are going to develop invasive breast cancer during their
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with a methyl group which then yields codeine. Codeine can be used to treat mild to moderate pain‚ primarily used to treat coughing. Codeine is often times combined with other non-narcotic painkillers‚ or cough medications which then works by affecting the parts of the brain to treat cough and pain. Common symptoms for chronic coughing are; - runny or stuffy nose `-frequent throat clearing and sore throat -hoarseness -wheezing and shortness of
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the nose and mouth affecting the respiratory system of the individual. It spreads by respiratory droplets through coughing and sneezing. When a person sneezes or coughs‚ they normally cover their mouth or nose using their hand out of common courtesy and then you have the numerous people who were never taught manners‚ who sneeze or cough projecting and spreading their germs up to several feet. One would hope that the people who use their hands out of common courtesy‚ practice good hygiene techniques
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passages. B.) What is the couch reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing. The cough reflex is used to clear sputum and irritants that are in the nasal passages and pharynx. There are cilia in her trachea that is moving mucus up from the lungs. When the mucus becomes abundant‚ it triggers the cough reflex. C.) Which structures found in the bronchioles and alveoli normally would protect Cari’s lungs from infectious pathogens and particulate
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