Summary of the Practice Issue Poorly managed COPD increases the patients’ risk of a faster progression of the disease and decreased activity tolerance to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)‚ such as walking‚ preparing meals‚ performing self-care‚ and obtaining medications from the pharmacy when needed (American Lung Association‚ 2016). Further‚ lack or patient knowledge concerning avoidance of environmental risk factors‚ proper medication administration‚ and the importance of joining a smoking
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Group Case Study: Emphysema D.Z.‚ a 65-year-old man‚ is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). He has a past medical history of hypertension‚ which has been well controlled by Enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years. He has had pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years‚ and has been a 2-pack-a-day smoker for 38 years. He appears as a cachectic man who is experiencing difficulty breathing at rest. He reports cough productive of thick
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Review “Montana: Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act” in Chapter 2. Please respond to the following: Identify the parts of this law that appear to benefit employees. ❖ An employer can only discharge an employee for a good cause. ❖ Employees can’t be discharged for reporting a public policy violation. ❖ Employees can’t be discharged for reporting employer’s violation of employer’s own written personnel policy. ❖ If employer commits wrongful discharged‚ employee may be awarded
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obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make breathing difficult. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two most common conditions that make up COPD. Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes‚ which carry air to and from your lungs. Emphysema occurs when the air sacs at the end of the smallest air passages in the lungs are gradually destroyed. Damage to your lungs from COPD can’t be reversed‚ but treatment
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There were areas where care could have been provided to meet the needs of the couple as a whole and the caregiver as the primary person taking care of the patient. The couple needed to be addressed about discharge planning from admission so that they would have more time to prepare for the transition. This would have provided them with more time to digest and accept their circumstances‚ allow time for all the questions to be thought of and asked‚ and to gather all the available resource and information
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------------------------------------------------- Objectives: * ------------------------------------------------- To introduce students the use of Present Continuous Tense * ------------------------------------------------- To list the three usage of Present Continuous Tense ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Starter 1 ------------------------------------------------- Students should know the present simple when you
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DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Date Admitted: 06/22/2013 Date Discharged: 06/25/2013 Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD‚ Internal Medicine Consultations: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology Procedures: Intravenous hydration. Complications: None. Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HOSPITAL COURSE: This 57-year-old Cuban female was admitted from my office for treatment of severe stomatitis and mild volume
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Teaching a Descriptive Writing Gender: Grade :5 Date:25.Nov.2013 Time:45 minutes General Goal(s): ◆ students will learn the elements of descriptive writing. ◆They will understand the parts of a descriptive paragraph ◆will be able to generate a descriptive paragraph. Teacher Instructions Objectives: ◆ Students will identify the elements of descriptive writing. ◆ Students will write to describe using all five senses. Outcomes: At the end of class student are expected to be able
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Rough draft for patient education plan Diagnosis: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) What is it? A (UTI) Urinary Tract Infection happens when bacteria enters and multiplies in the sterile urinary tract which causes inflammation and can result in small amounts of blood‚ pus‚ and bacteria in the urine. This can cause pain with urination‚ a sense of needing to urinate frequently‚ and sometimes cramping in the lower abdomen. The infection can involve the urethra‚ the bladder‚ sometimes the ureters
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is an umbrella term that refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow during exhalation‚ which makes it increasingly difficult to breath. Emphysema and chronic asthmatic bronchitis are the two main conditions that make up COPD. In all cases that damage to the airways eventually interferes with the exchange of the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs (mayo). COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that
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