Introduction: Cystic fibrosis (CF) also known as mucoviscidosis is an inherited disease that causes the body to produce mucus that’s extremely thick and sticky. The mucus in people with CF is thicker than normal because CF affects cells in the epithelium‚ the layer of cells that lines the passages in the body’s organs. In a person who does not have CF‚ the epithelial cells produce a thin‚ watery mucus that acts like a lubricant and helps protect the body’s tissues. In a person with CF‚ however
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ASSIGNMENT TITLE: ESSAY ASSIGNMENT SUBTITLE: CYSTIC FIBROSIS COURSE CODE: BIOL 172 COURSE TITLE: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY II CRN: 12495 SEMESTER: STUDENT NAME: STUDENT ID: PROGRAMME: BSC GENERAL NURSING DATE OF SUBMISSION: 27-11-2012 LECTURER’S NAME: JO ELLEN COLE Cystic fibrosis is an inherited gene caused by a defective gene‚ which affects tissues that produce mucous secretions. Cystic fibrosis affects organs like the lungs‚ the gastrointestinal
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What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a disease that is passed down through families‚ from parent to child due to a faulty gene. It currently affects both babies‚ children and young adults. This faulty gene controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells‚ so the lungs and digestive system become so clogged with mucus‚ it makes it hard to breathe and digest food. Cystic fibrous causes many effects on the body‚ but it mainly affects the digestive system‚ pancreas and the lungs
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Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that causes mucus like substance to accumulate in the lungs‚ digestion track and various parts of the body. This is a disorder of the exocrine glands. Cystic Fibrosis is most common in children and young adults. This disease is usually not found in people over the age of forty years old because you are born with the disease and normally die young. This is a very harsh disease that makes it extremely hard to breathe. There are over one-thousand people diagnosed with Cystic
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Speech Outline *Title: Cystic Fibrosis *Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates about cystic fibrosis and how severe it really is. *Thesis Statement: Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that is slowly killing our children and the question is how can we help these children in their times of need? Introduction Attention-getter: How many people love children? how would you feel if you knew that a mass majority of our youth has been born with and/or died from cystic fibrosis? Preview: Today I will be
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Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening genetic disease and is a progressive‚ permanent disorder in which the glands making sweat‚ mucus and intestinal secretions don’t function correctly. Clinical Symptoms The accumulation of thick‚ sticky mucus associated with CF‚ blocks the tubes that transport air resulting in lung and sinus infections‚ wheezing and persistent coughs. Thick mucus can obstruct tubes that transport digestive enzymes from the pancreas to the
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Cystic fibrosis: Overview and Implications Christopher Phillips‚ SN BTC Blackhawk Technical College Health Promotion 02/14/13 Cystic Fibrosis: Overview and Implications Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a worldwide autosomal recessive disorder genetically inherited that causes chronic progressive health alterations of the bodily systems (Lyczak et al‚ 2004‚ p. 194). Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR)‚ located on the long arm of chromosome seven‚ results
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A Nursing Diagnosis for Cystic Fibrosis Nursing diagnoses describe problems that can be addressed by nursing measures. Because nurses can ’t diagnose a disease or prescribe medication‚ a nursing diagnosis doesn ’t describe a disease or prescribe medications or treatments beyond a nurse ’s scope of practice. In the case of a disease like cystic fibrosis‚ nursing diagnoses center on treating problems caused by the disease. Description According to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
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Cystic fibrosis is when thick mucus is produced due to a hereditary genetic disorder; the mucus produced is so thick that it clogs the body’s tubes and passageways. Cystic fibrosis is caused by the mutation in a gene known as the CFTR gene; this fault in the gene causes the normal workings of a protein to be blocked allowing too much salt and not enough water into cells. These result in the build-up of thick mucus in the body’s tubes and passageways blocking them‚ these blockages damage the lungs
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March 4‚ 2013 Cystic Fibrosis Hey‚ My name is Ivy Clements and today I will be informing you all about Cystic Fibrosis. How many of you know what Cystic Fibrosis is? Well today I am going to inform you on what Cystic Fibrosis actually is. I am going to start off this speech by telling you about Cystic Fibrosis‚ then I am going to tell you some of the signs and symptoms‚ and I am going to end with telling you a few facts and figures about this disease. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most
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