percent of smokers develop COPD‚ suggesting that a genetic predisposition may also be a factor (Warren‚ 2012). COPD is the third leading cause of death and major cause of disability in the United States (National Institutes of Health‚ 2013). Pathophysiology of COPD Two primary disease processes that contribute to COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The main difference between emphysema and chronic bronchitis is that in emphysema damage is to the walls of the air sacs in the lungs and in chronic
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I. Introduction Patient 123 On 28th August 2017‚ Patient 123‚ a 45 year old Chinese uncle came to Hospital X to do a non-contrast abdomen Computed tomography (CT) scan which required a cross section view of the patient’s body anatomy to reassurance the reoccurrence of renal stones on the patient’s kidneys. Patient was ambulant‚ alert‚ conscious and cooperative as he was able to follow the instructions given by the radiographer. As he could understood and converse in Chinese‚ there was no communication
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In the last several years I developed an area of focus to sport medicine. Sports medicine is a multidisciplinary clinical and academic specialty provides continues care on and off the field‚ extending that care beyond diagnosing and treating injuries to include health promotion‚ rehabilitation and injury prevention not only to elite athletes but to any participants of physical activities in almost all age groups. My short experience in iron man events and the exposure I got during my training‚ I
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DISSEMINATED HERPES ZOSTER SYNTHES PAPER Submitted to Professor Kelly Hampton Nadeau‚ MN‚ RN In partial fulfillment of the requirements Nursing 305 Description of PATHOPHYSIOLOGY DISORDER Herpes Zoster or simply zoster is so known as Zona‚ People who suffer from Herpes zoster endure painful[->0] skin rashes with blisters[->1]‚ sometimes in a limited area on one side of the body. The Chicken Pox virus suffered by young Children and young Adults is caused from the initial infection
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Department Related Learning Experience Table of Contents Case Summary………………………………………………………...............…..……...4 I. Introduction……………………………………………………..........……......5 II. Patient’s Profile……………………………………….............….……………7 III. Pathophysiology………………………………………...........………………..8 IV. Nursing Care Plan…………………………..................................……….10 * Nursing Physical Assessment.................................................10 * Related Treatments.......................
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Assessment task 1 Case Study Due 22nd April 50% The major traumatic injuries that this patient may experience would be possible pelvic fractures‚ a lateral compression fracture‚ anterior posterior fracture (open book)‚ or vertical shear fracture. Also combine would be hypovolaemic shock and a pneumothorax which could possibly develop into a possible tension pneumothorax. The bony pelvis consists of the ilium (iliac wings)‚ ischium‚ and pubis‚ which form an anatomic ring with the sacrum. Disruption
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hypothalamic instability in traumatic brain injury: a case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil.;82:246 ’ ’ 249. Zauner‚ A.‚ Daugherty‚ W‚ P.‚ Bullock‚ M‚ R.‚ Warner‚ D‚ S. (2002) Brain oxygenation and energy metabolism: part I—biological function and pathophysiology. Neurosurgery. 51. pp. 289 ’ ’ 301 Schwartz‚ S.‚ Hδfner‚ K.‚ Med‚ C.‚ Aschoff‚ A.‚ Schwab‚ S.‚ (2000) Incidence and prognostic significance of fever following intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology. 54. pp. 354-61. Appendix I: Terms related to the
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mEq/kg (ie‚ approximately 3500 mEq in a 70-kg person). Hypokalemia is defined as a potassium level less than 3.5 mEq/L. Moderate hypokalemia is a serum level of 2.5-3 mEq/L. Severe hypokalemia is defined as a level less than 2.5 mEq/L. Pathophysiology Hypokalemia may result from conditions as varied as renal or GI losses‚ inadequate diet‚ transcellular shift (movement of potassium from serum into cells)‚ and medications. Frequency United States As many as 20% of hospitalized patients are
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arthritis was ranked as the 42nd highest contributor to global disability." [1] To help people understand rheumatoid arthritis‚ this essay will talk about the four stages of the disease and what happen inside a patient’s body that has the disease. Pathophysiology of the disease is the best way to understand what happen inside a patient’s
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Casie Coffin Disease Process ___Constipation____________________________________________ Pathophysiology Poorly understood but is thought to include interference with one of the three major functions of the colon: mucosal transport‚ myoelectric activity‚ or the processes of defecation. The urge to defecate is stimulated normally by rectal distension
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