irreversible pulmonary damage begins may not be easy to determine. For example‚ in asthma‚ evidence suggests that this process may begin in children aged < 3 years. A prospective cohort study that followed children from birth showed that‚ in children who had wheezing episodes before age of 3 years‚ deficits in lung growth were present at the age of 6 years[6] and persisted into adolescence. In contrast‚ children whose asthma presented after the age of 3 years did not demonstrate the same declines in pulmonary
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What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. With asthma‚ there is inflammation of the air passages that results in a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. This results in asthma symptoms‚ including coughing‚ wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ and chest tightness. If it is severe‚ asthma can result in decreased activity and inability to talk. Some people refer to asthma as "bronchial asthma." Asthma symptoms can
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Shannon Green Unit 7 Anatomy and physiology for health and social care Task 5(M3) describe the routine care for each malfunction Task 5 (D2) explain how the routine care given for each malfunction affects the body system Bronchitis Smoking The person needs to stop smoking because cigarette damages the tiny hair structures in the lungs called the cilia‚ they the person continues to smoke the damage will stop the cilia from functioning properly and will increase the chances of condition
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Introduction Cirrhosis is a progressive chronic inflammation of the liver that typically results from severe chronic hepatitis or chronic alcoholism as we know. Cirrhosis is defined histologically as a diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules. In other words‚ The damaged hepatocytes regenerates‚ but the liver’s connective (scar) tissue regenerates faster. As a result‚ the liver becomes fatty and fibrous
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examples.There are many diseases and conditions‚ found in adolescence‚ that may be strongly linked to environmental exposures. Evidence shows that Asthma‚ ADHD‚ and diarrheal infections are just a few of the long list of illnesses. Although the causes of asthma are not known‚ one recent ten year study found that the ozone was linked to causing asthma‚ especially among physically active school age children living in high ozone activities. In an EPA investigation twenty seven percent of schools
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Student Name HCA/220 April‚ 28 2013 Medical Report Assignment PAITENT NAME: Smith‚ John HOSPITAL NUMBER: 859-656-6561 DATE OF ADMISSION: July‚ 23 20xx |Chapter 3 – Medical Record | |History of Present Illness | |The patient arrived‚ complaining of chronic abdominal pain‚ vomiting
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include asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Its systemic name is (RS)-4-[2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl) phenol. It has a half life of 1.6 hours‚ metabolized in the liver and exclusively excreted by the kidneys (1).
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easily spread. You can contract them through droplets in the air when someone who is sick coughs‚ sneezes or talks. You can also get them by touching shared objects such as utensils‚ towels or toys and then touching your eyes‚ nose or mouth. Pathophysiology Bronchioles are small airways (< 2 mm in diameter) and lack cartilage and submucosal glands. The terminal bronchiole‚ a 16th-generation airway‚ is the final conducting airway that terminates in the respiratory bronchioles. The acinus (ie‚ the
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INITIAL HISTORY • 32-year old white female • Has 5-day hx of fever‚ SOB‚ productive cough • R side pleuritic pain chest pain. Question #1. What else would you like to ask this patient about her history of present illness and past medical history? Answers: • How many times a year were + for pneumonia? Infections per year? • What was the onset of when this first started taking place? Timeline? • What Antibiotic therapies were used?
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ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY MANILA St. Paul University System College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences NURSING CARE STUDY (Application of Nursing Process) Name: Arellano‚AiginaLucelle H.BSN IIIDate: July 23‚ 2012 Arriola‚ Pauline Christine R. I. ASSESSMENT A. General Information B. Client’s initials: DLB Rm/Wd:5SOUTHEAS/5052A Date Admitted : November 9‚ 2012 Age: 59 Sex:F CS:Widowed Nat. FilipinoRel. Roman Catholic Educ. Attainment: Elementary Graduate Graduate
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