Chronic 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
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Title : Measuring the rate of oxygen uptake. Objectives : 1. To demonstrate the uptake of oxygen in respiration. 2. To measure the rate at which an organism respires. 3. To learn how to set up the apparatus for respirometers. Introduction : Respirometer A respirometer is a device that been used to measure the rate of respiration of a living organism. This can be measured by calculating the rate of exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. A simple respirometer designed to measure oxygen
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HEALTH SCIENCE JOURNAL® Volume 6‚ Issue 4 (October – December 2012) _ORIGINAL ARTICLE_ Pulmonary Function Test: The value among smokers and nonsmokers Hani A. Nawafleh 1‚ Shalabia Al- Sayed Abo Zead2‚ Dua ’a Fayez Al-Maghaireh3 1.Assistant Prof. Community Health Nursing‚ Al-Hussein Bin Talal University‚ Princess Aisha Bint AlHussein‚ Faculty of Nursing‚-Jordan 2.Associated Prof. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein‚ Faculty of NursingJordan 3.Al-Zaytoonah Private
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Assignment 2 front sheet Unit 11 Learner name Assessor name Adama kanu Dr A Carter Teaching starts on Hand out date Student submission deadline Teacher assessment date 29 September 2014 03 October 2014 24 October 2014 28 October 2014 Qualification Unit number and title BTEC Applied Science level 3 Extended National Diploma – medical profile Unit 11: Physiology of human body systems (10 credits‚ 60 hours) Assignment title 2 Assignment 2/4: Physiology of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems (P3
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Medical Diagnosis: Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis Nursing Diagnosis: Activity intolerance r/t laparoscopic abdominal incisions AEB SOB during ambulation‚ increased respirations at 38‚ O2 sat 80% room air after walking 50 ft. Normal Physiology: The gallbladder is situated inferior to the liver. The gallbladder is a structure that functions as a storage space for bile that is produced in the liver. The liver produces and secretes bile
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Management of Patients with Lower Respiratory Problems Chapter 28 Acute Bronchitis An inflammation of the bronchi in the lower respiratory tract Clinical Manifestations Cough‚ Headache‚ Malaise‚ SOB‚ Fever‚ Dyspnea‚ Normal Breath Sounds or Wheezes‚ Chest Pain Nursing Care Supportive i.e. fluids‚ rest‚ cough suppressants‚ bronchodilators‚ inhaled corticosteroids Pneumonia • Acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma Types of Pneumonia • Community Acquired (CAP) – Before hospitalization • Medical
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HOLISTIC EDUCATION IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) AT UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG (UMP) M.I.Mohd Fadzil (Ph.D)‚ S.Ezrin Hani‚ A.J. Mohammad Ezuan‚ I. Norazura‚ M.Z. Mohd Zuzainy ‚ S.A. Afiza‚ S. Nurud Suria‚ A. Norhidayah Occupational Safety and Health Programme Department of Technology Management Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Management‚ University Malaysia Pahang‚ Lebuhraya Tun Razak‚ 26300 Gambang Kuantan‚ Pahang. INTRODUCTION Issues on Occupational Safety
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ a common preventable and treatable disease‚ is characterized by persistent airflow limitation that is usually progressive and associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and the lung to noxious particles or gases (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease). COPD may include other airflow obstruction diseases such as‚ emphysema‚ asthma‚ and chronic bronchitis. Asthma is known as chronic reactive airway disease
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CARDIOVASCULAR Dsyrhythmias * Etiology * Disturbances in automaticity – initiation of impulse is altered * Disturbances in conduction – alteration in the speed the impulse travels * Reentry of impulses – cardiac tissue is depolarized multiple times by the same impulse * Speed‚ distance and location can be changed or affected (blockages cause change in heart rhythm) * Risk factors * Cardiovascular disease‚ MI * MI – death of tissue – no electricity
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A surgical nurse is responsible for monitoring and ensuring quality healthcare for a patient following surgery. Assessment‚ diagnosis‚ planning‚ intervention‚ and outcome evaluation are inherent in the post operative nurse’s role with the aim of a successful recovery for the patient. The appropriate provision of care is integral for prevention of complications that can arise from the anaesthesia or the surgical procedure. Whilst complications are common at least half of all complications are preventable
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