asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by episodes of where the patient may experience shortness of breath and wheezing. This difficulty in breathing is caused by the swelling and constriction of airways of the lungs. (Bernstein & Levy 2014‚ p. 03-04) The physiological process of asthma can vary from person to person depending
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Following the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct and ensuring confidentiality‚ dignity and respect is maintained throughout this essay‚ I will be changing the child’s name to Alfie (NMC‚ 2015). Alfie was a 3 year old who my mentor and I triaged and assessed in the early hours of the morning in A and E. He presented with a barking cough‚ temperature of 40°C and very irritable. These are all common signs and symptoms of croup. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2012) defines
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effects‚ long term and short-term effects. The short term effects happen after a few years of smoking and usually are coughing‚ wheezing‚ dizziness‚ nausea‚ shortness of breath‚ phlegm production‚ bad breath‚ decreased physical fitness and reduced lung function. Although those may not seem bad or even noticeable at the time they are nothing compared to the long-term effects. The long-term effects‚ which happen after years and years of smoking‚ include Emphysema‚ heart disease‚ pregnancy complications;
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What is huffing? The intentional breathing of gas or vapors with the purpose of reaching a high. What does huffing do to the brain? Changes the electrical activity of the brain. On a elecroencephalograpghy‚ (or EEG) the brain will show up as sharp impulses. What toxic effects and the "risks" that occur with this practice on the body. The brain: changes the electrical activity within the brain‚ possibly resulting in hallucinations and convulsions. Also the center of emotional behavior
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lion heart Amanda Chong You came out of the sea‚ skin dappled scales of sunlight; Riding crests‚ waves of fish in your fists. Washed up‚ your gills snapped shut. Water whipped the first breath of your lungs‚ Your lips’ bud teased by morning mists. You conquered the shore‚ its ivory coast. Your legs still rocked with the memory of waves. Sinews of sand ran across your back- Rising runes of your oceanic origins. Your heart thumped- an animal skin drum heralding the coming of a prince. In the jungle
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approach‚ however supraglottic approach causes rapid increase in airway pressure compared to subglottic method thus increases the risk of barotrauma ‚ impairs ventilation and consequently results in hypercapnia and blowing debris or secretions into lungs[6-9]. HFJV have been increasingly used in several ways: Via the lateral port of rigid bronchoscope[10-13]‚trans-tracheally[14]or by moving catheter through bronchoscope [15‚ 16]and using nasotracheal or orotracheal catheters[17‚
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Southern Africa is home to a very primitive fish with extraordinary abilities. It’s the lungfish. And while it not only has gills like any other fish‚ it can also breathe air directly using a modified swim bladder that acts as a lung. When water levels are high‚ this isn’t so important. But the rains will eventually fail. The constant burning sun will dry up all the water. Fish are left flapping on the surface as the water disappears. Only the air-adopting lungfish is able to cope with these extreme
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care nurses. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a condition that makes breathing very difficult and is one of the most common lung diseases. (A.D.A.M. Inc.‚ 2013) There are two main forms of COPD which are; chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Chronic bronchitis involves a long-term cough with mucus and emphysema involves the destruction of the lungs over time. Most COPD suffers have a combination of both conditions. COPD suffers can benefit greatly from a community care nurse. There
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PART TWO: Assignment associated with the Integrated Day in Circulation and Breathing The Integrated Day aims to help you to integrate your learning; both learning in the horizontal modules and your learning in the vertical modules. The aim is to try to help you focus on the objective of the MBBS course: to understand and how a firm grasp of the biomedical sciences helps you to understand and manage health and disease in your patients. What was the most important thing you learnt during the day
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How fish breathe The water surrounding a fish contains a small percentage of dissolved oxygen. In the surface waters there can be about 5 ml. of oxygen per litre of water. This is much less than the 210 ml. of oxygen per litre of air that we breath‚ so the fish must use a special system for concentrating the oxygen in the water to meet their physiological needs. Here it comes again‚ a counter current exchange system‚ similar to the one we found in the fish’s swim bladder and in the tuna’s muscles
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