Assignment Fantasy Voyage and Battle of the Lung Hello everyone and welcome aboard! I am S Y. with Voyage Health. Today‚ we will embark together in my mini-sub and we shall travel through the body of this young lady named Lola. In this journey we will enter her body through the femoral vein and travel all the way to her lung. Alert! Alert! An alert just came and we are in for a surprise. Bacteria have invaded Lola’s lower lobe of her right lung and we shall report the invasion and document
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Question1. In approximately 500 words‚ describe the routhes and mechanisms of the spread of lung cancer. Metastasis is a term referring to the process by which cancer cells spread from the primary site to a distant site characterised by increased proliferation and invasiveness of the tumour cells (Engelking & cady‚2008). It occurs in the final stage of cancer development and is least responsive to cancer treatment‚ contributing to the most common cause of death in cancer patients (Stafford
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On June 12‚ 2000‚ my beloved sister‚ Mary‚ 15 months my senior‚ began receiving hospice care‚ having been diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer in March 1999. By June‚ her cancer had metastasized to her bones‚ and she had spent much of the past month in and out of the hospital due to pneumonia and chronic‚ severe pain. Her cancer journey was long and detailed; however the story I’m sharing‚ details a specific incident in her journey. I believe it is an incident that engages one’s beliefs‚ and raises
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Lung disease Approximately 402‚326 Americans living today have been diagnosed with lung cancer. Lung cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the lungs. There are two types of lung cancer‚ which includes‚ non-small cell lung cancer generally grows and spreads more slowly (more common form)‚ small cell lung cancer generally grows more quickly and is more likely to spread to other parts of the body. Lung cancer can happen to anyone and you have many ways of getting lung cancer and i am about
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Lung Volume Activity The graph below is called a spirograph. It represents the amount of air that moves into and out of the lungs with each breath‚ as measured by a device called a spirometer. (The terms that are used to describe the features of a spirograph are explained below.) • Tidal volume is the volume of air that is inhaled and exhaled in a normal breathing movement when the body is at rest. • Inspiratory reserve volume is the additional volume of air that can be taken into the lungs
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1: Cari’s story 1. How could an infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx spread into her lungs? That infection that was in the pharynx and is the nasal passages spread into the sinuses because that is where it should be draining for the nasal passages. (Tortora‚ 2013) 2. What is a cough reflex? Describe that process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing? When you cough it clears sputum and other particles that are not supposed to be there. When there
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Lung Cancer Jean Flick‚ RN‚ MS; Marty Carlson‚ RN‚ MS; and Diane Maxwell‚ RN‚ MS Top of Form Diagnostic Tests The healthcare provider completes the examination and prescribes a chest x-ray‚ which is scheduled for the next morning. 1. Which instructions should the nurse provide to prepare Mr. Prieto for the x-ray? A) "You should not eat or drink anything after midnight." Feedback: INCORRECT It is not necessary to be NPO prior to an x-ray. B) "You will need to remove jewelry‚
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Lung Capacity I. Introduction. The chest contains two lungs‚ one lung on the right side of the chest‚ the other on the left side of the chest. Each lung is made up of sections called lobes. The lungs are soft and protected by the ribcage. The purpose of the lungs is to bring oxygen into the body and to remove carbon dioxide. Oxygen is a gas that provides us with energy‚ while carbon dioxide is a waste product or “exhaust” of the body. | To deliver oxygen to the body‚ air is breathed in through
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I. Introduction 1 Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world‚ its deadly claws stretched over all continents in the world. Lung cancer is now the most prevalent form of cancer affecting Americans with an estimated 222‚500 new cases every year‚ according to the American Cancer Society in 2010. A few symptoms of Lung cancer are: stubborn cough that will not quit‚ sometimes accompanied by a hoarse throat‚ pain in the chest and respiratory infections. As the cancer worsens and spreads
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from lung cancer and other smoking related diseases than they die from aids‚ drug abuse‚ car accidents and homicide‚ combined. Cigarette smoking is a danger to our life and health. It is the leading known cause of lung cancer. Each year more than 30‚000 people will die of lung cancer and 4 out of 5 of them will get it because of cigarette smoke. Studies have proven that there is no safe way to smoke. Tobacco contains many dangerous cancer causing chemicals that affects the lungs of the
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