Nearly 10 percent of children in the United States suffer from asthma‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dealing with a chronic health condition like asthma has several significant effects on a child’s lifestyle. Childhood should be fun and carefree‚ but kids with asthma have to take on some very big worries and responsibilities. They need to learn which symptoms and events are likely to trigger an attack‚ such as cold weather‚ exercise‚ stressful situations and exposure
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smoke (also called environmental tobacco ... died from illnesses related to second-hand ... asthma cases in Australia are caused by second-hand. CDC - Fact Sheet - Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke ... www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data.../fact.../secondhand_smoke/health_effects/ Secondhand smoke causes nearly 34‚000 premature deaths from heart disease each year in the ... Secondhand smoke can trigger an asthma attack in a child. [PDF] Passive smoking - Cancer Council Australia www.cancer.org.au/..
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COPD Salve Aguilar West Coast University Pathophysiology Dr. Isabelle Tardif August 7‚ 2015 Abstract The case study presents the outcome of smoking that resulted to RS’ chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His ABGs’ show partially compensated respiratory acidosis as manifested by decreased pH‚ increased PaCO2‚ decreased PaO2 and increased HCO3. RS most likely has the following clinical findings caused by COPD: enlarged right heart along with the signs and symptoms
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PATIENT CASE: _______________________________________________________________________ Patient X is a 52-year-old man who lives in Bowen Hills‚ Brisbane. He is an automotive repair man. However‚ he has recently lost his job and has stayed idle for one year. Recently‚ he was playing basketball with his eldest son and suddenly developed a substernal chest pressure. When he thought it was just a typical ‘heartburn’‚ he continued playing. After another 20 minutes‚ he had an intolerable sharp‚ nagging
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In review article of self-management education in asthma and COPD known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A professor of respiratory medicine and educator provide research on 5 European countries ask individuals how many times they visits their general practitioner for review of asthma or COPD. In the discussions 83% of the patients were reported to see their general practitioner that left the patients who has asthma or copd on their own for forty-nine minutes. In the article‚
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Coping With Diverticulitis: The What‚ the Why‚ the How Diverticulitis is a common condition in the United States‚ though its prevalence is growing worldwide. In the developed world‚ greater than 65% of adults over the age of 65 have some form of diverticular disease (McGarry‚ 2011). Although the condition is extremely common‚ severe complications requiring surgery occur in approximately 1% of patients overall (McGarry‚ 2011). Diverticulitis is a condition that can be acute or chronic with
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APPENDICITIS Case study Patient name: J.K Sex: Male Race: Fijian Age: 47 Personal History Mr. J.K is married with four children. He describes himself as a socialable person likes to explore new things. Occupation: He works at the Nasinu Town Council as a Carpenter Family History: -his father is a known diabetic patient and his grandmother died of leukemia -his paternal uncle had died from septicemia. Social History: Cigarettes 1 pack per week x 12years now; he stopped smoking
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BMC111223604 HEART ATTACK A malfunction in the human body system indicates that the organs are not working properly or efficiently. There are different diseases and illnesses that can affect the cardiovascular system such as stroke‚ heart attack‚ asthma and high blood pressure. I will be outlining how a heart attack affects the cardiovascular system. This will make the heart not work properly and also weaken the organs and can even cause death. The heart beats on average 70 times a minute to push
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NS 3205 Study Guide for Final Exam Chapter 42 Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems 1. Identify the etiologies and clinical manifestations common to all types of anemia. (See Table 42-1 p 870 and Chart 42-1 p 871) Common Cause Sickle cell disease: autosomal recessive inheritance of two defective gene alleles for hemoglobin synthesis Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency anemia: X-linked recessive deficiency of enzyme G6PD Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: abnormal
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the legs and feet. “It is estimated that peripheral vascular disease affects 30 percent of the adult population‚ and two-thirds of all cases are asymptomatic” (PubMed 1998). This paper will talk about the anatomy and physiology‚ etiology and pathophysiology‚ signs and symptoms‚ diagnostic and laboratory tests‚ and treatments about this disease. Peripheral vascular disease is commonly located in the arteries of the lower extremities which include the femoral artery‚ iliac artery‚ popliteal artery
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