Pneumonia is a lower respiratory problem. It is an acute inflammation of the lung‚ caused by viral‚ chemical‚ bacterial‚ fungal agents. Usually happens in people with compromised immune systems‚ or people who have compromise to the structures that protect the airway (i.e. the nares dry up and can’t humdify air anymore‚ bronchioles shrivel and can’t filter the air) If anything occurs with the mucocilliary system‚ the epiglottis‚ or the nares‚ we are inviting pneumonia into our bodies. Aging also causes
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and acute hepatic failure are due to septicemia. 3. OPERATIVE REPORT PATIENT: Mara Bell Lee PHYSICIAN: Randy Greenfield‚ MD PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Pleural effusion with unknown cause. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Pleural effusion with unknown cause. PROCEDURES PERFORMED: Diagnostic thoracentesis. Four-quadrant pleural biopsy‚ Pleural drainage with small catheter temporary chest tube. PROCEDURE: With the usual Betadine scrub to the area marked by ultrasound‚ the area was anesthetized with
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Pneumonia is an infectious disease of the lungs that is characterized by alveoli (alveoli are angular cavities or pits in the lungs that absorb oxygen) that are filled with fluid or pus. The WHO announces that 1.8 million children under five years old are killed by pneumonia every year in every region of the world (2). In the United States‚ there are 53282 people decease for each year due to pneumonia.Because it is a common and serious illness ‚patients should be careful about effects of pneumonia
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trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or more of the following pathologic mechanisms: * Hypoxemia from disruption of the airway; injury to the lung parenchyma‚ rib cage‚ and respiratory musculature; massive hemorrhage; collapsed lungs; and pneumothorax * Hypovolemia from massive
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Aspiration would be appropriate for symptomatic pericardial or pleural effusions. Symptomatic pericardial effusion would have features of right-sided obstruction‚ but should also have pulsus paradoxus (drop in blood pressure of > 10 mmHg with inspiration) and muffled heart sounds. A pleural effusion large enough to cause symptoms would have decreased breath sounds in the area of the effusion and perhaps dullness to percussion (an insensitive test). Choice "C" is not the best
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the result of a restrictive chest condition. Furthermore‚ the presence of slow‚ gasping ventilations is often a suggestive sign of cerebral hypoxia and ineffective gas exchange. Irregular breathing is often a reflection of significant cardiac and pleural nervous dysfunction. Palpating the chest can yield great information useful to make an accurate diagnosis. Light palpation over the entire thoracic area‚ will assist to identify cutaneous/subcutaneous nodules‚ which can be suggestive of a focal
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DISCUSSION Lung Perfusion (Q) SPECT-CT which has a superior contrast resolution has been shown to be more sensitive‚ specific and accurate with a lower non-diagnostic rate than lung perfusion (Q) planar and SPECT imaging in the diagnosis and to detect pulmonary embolism (PE). This study found that lung perfusion (Q) Planar‚ SPECT and SPECT-CT have a similar performance in terms of specificity (100%)‚ positive predictive value (100%) with the Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiogram (CTPA) as the
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endothelial dysfunction. The following report will examine a patient’s course of illness during her stay in the ICU at XXXX. This paper will provide a discussion on the patient and her past Running Head: Sepsis 3 medical history‚ the pathophysiology of sepsis‚ the clinical manifestations of sepsis‚ the patient’s clinical course‚ and finally‚ a summary
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INTRODUCTION I chose the topic of lung cancer to educate those about the final stages of lung cancer. Lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. Men‚ women‚ and sometimes children can be affected from lung cancer. There are no definitive cures for lung cancer but there are treatments to control it and stop it from spreading. With the medical and technological advancements that have been made in the past decade‚ doctors can increase the length of one’s life who has been diagnosed
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Over exposure to asbestos can cause asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Once considered as a miracle substance‚ it was popular generated by its factors just like light weight‚ resistance to heat etc. It is a naturally manifesting product‚ which was generally used in various commercial and consumer products. Making construction materials including cement‚ insulation along with roofing shingles to consumer along with industrial applications including automobile brake pads‚ hair dryers along with pipe insulation
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