Asthma and emphysema are both known as obstructive lung diseases. Obstructive lung disease occurs when the airway is obstructed and is worse with expiration. For example‚ more force is required to exhale and emptying the lungs is slowed (Huether & McCance‚ 2012‚ p. 689). The most common type of obstructive lung diseases are asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and emphysema. Although‚ they are categorized as obstructive lung disease they have many similarities in that they have similar symptoms such as
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I’m writing to you because I wish to ask for your assistance with getting my re-enlistment code changed. A few months back‚ I was separated from the Air Force due to the belief that I was still affected by childhood asthma. When I first enlisted‚ I brought up the childhood asthma to the recruiter and I said that I haven’t had any symptoms since the age of 10 or used my rescue inhaler since I was 7‚ he stated I would be fine and wouldn’t need a waiver to continue the process since it was before
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Abstract In this assignment the scenario presented is of a mother bringing her daughter into the emergency room during an asthma attack. Though both of her parents work‚ they cannot afford medical insurance for themselves or her. They also earn too much money to qualify for state or federal aid. She is treated with medication for her asthma attack at the hospital and she and her mother leave. Two weeks later‚ they return to the hospital in a virtually identical scenario. I will be discussing whether
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Clinical Management Paper Honorata G. Shaw University of Phoenix NRP 524: Pediatrics and Adolescents Population Group: ON03FNP01 Carol King‚ MSN‚ CPNP Beverly Vandercook‚ MSN‚ CPNP‚ CLC Oct 30‚ 2004 Clinical Management Paper: Asthma Name: D. A. Age: 15 y/o Race: Caucasian Sex: F Religion: Baptist Marital Status: Single Occupation: Student Source of Medical Care: Pacific Care HMO Healthcare Provider: RMC
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the problem that must be tackled and the affected population. After this step‚ one should try to determine how to resolve‚ reduce and prevent the disease or any other problem that has been identified. The clients or population in this scenario are asthma patients. The goals and objective that will be developed will favor both the clients and the physicians. The strengths and weaknesses of the clients need to be catered for and at the same time; the steps for implementing the interventions of nurses
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Bronchitis is caused when the main air passages to the lungs become inflated. This respiratory disorder may be a short-lived disorder‚ or in some cases a long-lived‚ chronic‚ disorder. In most cases‚ short-lived‚ or acute Bronchitis follows a viral respiratory infection of some kind‚ and usually will go away on its own within a week. The order in which this disorder spreads through your body is as follows‚ your nose‚ sinuses‚ throat‚ and then spreads to the lungs. In other cases‚ there is a possibility
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During his journey through Argentina‚ Chile‚ Peru‚ Colombia and Venezuela‚ with his good friend Granado‚ Che Guevara had many asthma attacks (Richards). These attacks caused for Guevara to be put in medical care time after time. This gave them both time to experience all of the terrible conditions in the hospitals and in all the countries they traveled through. These experiences caused for Guevara to form a negative impression of the capitalists in South America. The major factor that caused for
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very uncomfortable. HOW DO YOU GET ECZEMA? Eczema is not a contagious skin disease‚ but it does effect around 1 in 10 people. Its causes aren’t fully understood yet‚ but eczema seems to occur in people with family or personal history of allergic asthma‚ rhinitis‚ conjunctivitis‚ food allergies‚ icthyosis vulgaris‚ and keratosis pilaris. Eczema has always seemed to be a genetic skin disease‚ but until recently the researchers have been unable to identify a specific gene involved in the passing on
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According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare the frequency of asthma among Australian children is one of the highest in the world. A national survey conducted in 2008 found that 20.8% of people aged 0 to 15 years old were diagnosed with asthma‚ whilst 11.3% were found to show current signs and symptoms of asthma amongst this age group. To gain a greater understanding of this problem this essay will critically evaluate a case study where Steven‚ a 15 year old Indigenous Australian male
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THE IMPACT OF ASTHMA & CHRONIC ILLNESSES Explore the social and economic implications for the individual‚ the family‚ and the community of a child with a chronic illness such as asthma. Asthma is one of the most common long term chronic illnesses in children. About one out of every eight or nine Australian children have asthma. Australia has one of the highest levels of asthma in the world. It not only affects the child themselves but also affects their family and the wider community. (National
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