upper and lower respiratory tracts with a note on the control system. Secondly we will consider the physiology of respiration. Thirdly we will discuss some of the major common disorders and diseases which affect the system with a special focus on asthma. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF RESPIRATION Hippocrates "counted air as an instrument of the body" just as food was eaten. Galen (129-200) felt that respiration served a triple purpose: 1) breathing cooled the heart‚ 2) air needed for production
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Asthma Case Study A 37 y/o black female with a history of asthma‚ presents to the ER with tachypnea‚ and acute shortness of breath with audible wheezing. Patient has taken her prescribed medications of Cromolyn Sodium and Ventolin at home with no relief of symptoms prior to coming to the ER. A physical exam revealed the following: HR 110‚ RR 40 with signs of accessory muscle use. Ausculation revealed decreased breath sounds with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing and pt was coughing up small amounts
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Injury or condition Causes Insufficient oxygen in inspired air ■Suffocation by smoke or gas ■ Changes in atmospheric pressure Airway obstruction ■Blocking or swelling of the airway ■ Hanging or strangulation ■Something covering the mouth/nose ■Asthma ■ Choking ■Anaphylaxis Conditions affecting the chest walls ■ crushing (by a fall of earth/sand) ■ chest wall injury with multiple rib fractures Impaired lung functions ■ lung injury ■ lungs infections such as pneumonia Damage to the brain
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year old female who came to Ospital ng Guiginto with a chief complaint of productive cough with associated difficulty of breathing & intermittent fever. She was admitted on July 16‚ 2012. She was diagnosed with Pneumonia with manifestations of Asthma. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma commonly caused by microbial agents. Classically‚ pneumonia has been categorized as being bacterial or typical‚ atypical‚ anaerobic/cavitary‚ or opportunistic. Another classification scheme categorizes
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to give a description of Huntington’s disease (HD) causes‚ pathophysiology and clinical manifestations. This paper will specifically focus on Huntington’s disease pathophysiology. Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant‚ neurodegenerative disease that attacks a person’s motor‚ cognitive and behavioral functioning (Bordelon‚ 2013). Huntington’s disease is also referred to as Huntington’s chorea due to the progression of uncontrollable dance movements
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respiratory system is like a battery in our car‚ without it we will not be able to generate the heart and the rest of our body. There is an old proverb that states‚ "Life is in the breath. He who half breathes half lives." If you have allergies‚ asthma‚ or other breathing problems‚ this proverb may sound very familiar. But a greater understanding of your breathing problems‚ along with an accurate medical diagnosis and effective treatment‚ can help you regain control. It doesn’t matter what type
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20 TYPICAL ANGINA PECTORIS 20 ANTI ISCHEMIC AGENTS 20 PREVENTIVE AGENTS 20 VASODILATORS: 20 CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS: 22 ADRENOCEPTOR ANTAGONISTS: 25 MANAGEMENT OF ANGINA PECRORIS: 26 DRUGS FOR HEART FAILURE: 27 OVERVIEW: 27 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HEART FAILURE: 28 MECHANISM AND EFFECT OF DRUG FOR HEART FAILURE: 29 ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS: OVERVIEW: A n estimated 50 million people in the united states have high blood pressure (hypertension) ‚ commonly defined as a sustained systolic
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P2: Explain the potential effects of five different life factors on the development of an individual Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FAS is the term used to describe a number of foetal abnormalities which occur in the babies of women who have abused alcohol during the course of their pregnancy. If a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy the alcohol goes across the placenta to the foetus through the bloodstream. The foetus’ liver isn’t fully formed‚ so it cannot metabolise the alcohol quickly enough‚ therefore
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: ‘Occupational Disease’ among ‘target group’ at ‘name of industry’. Eg: Asthma among quarrying workers at Sunway Quarry. Font & Size : Calibri & 12” (1.5 spacing) No. of pages : Maximum 15 pages (exclusion references and appendix) Due Date : 1 week after final exam *This is pairing assignment – 2 persons for each assignment* Task: First‚ you need to find out ONE (1) type occupational disease (eg. Asthma‚ asbestosis‚ carpal tunnel syndrome‚ etc) at any workplace/industry. As a Safety
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Lora Ashley Welge Assessing the Risks for Leukemia Pathophysiology NR 282 June 11‚ 2013 Leukemia is the malignant disorder of white blood cells in which the cells become abnormal and divide without control or order. Hematopoietic stem cells‚ also known as hemacytoblasts‚ are found in bone marrow and are the precursor to erythrocytes (red blood cells)‚ leukocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (platelets). Leukemia is caused by the mutation of the bone marrow pluripotent or most primitive
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