Emphysema is one of several diseases usually labeled collectively as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It’s the most common cause of death from respiratory disease in the United States; approximately 2 million Americans are afflicted with the disease. Emphysema(COPD) appears to be more prevalent in men than women. Postmortem findings reveal few adult lungs without some degree of emphysema. Causes Emphysema(COPD) may be caused by a genetic deficiency of alpha 1 -antitrypsin (AAN)
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I remember getting a bad lung infection‚ pneumonia‚ caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae‚ a few years back. I was very sick with a high fever‚ shortness of breath‚ fatigue‚ chest pain‚ and greenish-yellow – sometimes even bloody – mucus‚ which I consistently coughed up. I suffered for roughly a month or so before my pneumonia finally disappeared and I healed up. Being an otherwise healthy individual‚ yet still experiencing the symptoms for such a lengthy amount of time‚ made me wonder about how S.
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cystic fibrosis‚ empyema‚ mycoplasma pneumonia‚ pleurisy‚ and lung abscesses. Respiratory diseases‚ mild or fatal are treated differently according to their symptoms and severity. Blankenship 2 There are many different types of diseases that can infect the lungs‚ that are not deathly fatal to ones health‚ however‚ “Bronchiectasis is an abnormal dilation of the bronchi caused by suppurative infection of the bronchial wall. It can follow suppurative pneumonia or lung abscess and may be a sequel
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treatment or awareness due to the fact that it is a very serious infection. Haemophilus influenza type b is the very common cause of bacterial meningitis. Some general and familiar examples of bacterial meningitis are pneumococcal meningitis‚ which is caused by Streptococcus pneumonia‚ meningococcal meningitis is caused by Neisseria meningitides‚ and Haemophilus meningitis is caused by Haemophilus influenza type b. There are two ways that bacteria pass to meninges through
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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) PCD also known as immotile cilia syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a defect in the tiny hairs (cilia) lining the respiratory tracts‚ Specifically‚ it is a defect in a gene coding for left-right dynein (LRD) a key structural protein in cilia (Chodhari et al.‚ 2004) and is usually inherited as an autosomal recessive trait‚ although other modes of inheritance have been reported (Krawczynski and Witt‚ 2004). Clinical picture of PCD PCD
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Empowering evidence-based decisions‚ from patients to populations Antimicrobial Stewardship Empowering Providers to Reduce Risk of Hospital Acquired Infections White Paper © 2013 Antimicrobial Stewardship ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP Empowering Providers to Reduce Risk of Hospital Acquired Infections TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 2 INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
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Chapter 21: Diseases of the Respiratory System Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) The upper respiratory tract consists of the: a) pharynx b) nasal cavity c) primary bronchi d) two of these choices Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective 1: LO 21.1 Review the anatomy of the upper and lower respiratory tract as it pertains to microbial defenses. Section Reference 1: Section 21.1 Components of the Respiratory System 2) Middle ear infections are common in children because _____. a) they
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bronchial artery branches that form around bronchiectatic cavities Active tuberculosis. Haemoptysis occurs in cavitating and non-cavitating disease‚ active disease and inactive disease (bronchiectatic cavity‚ e.g. containing mycetoma) Pneumonia (especially pneumococcal) Pulmonary thromboembolic disease Vasculitides/alveolar haemorrhage syndromes‚ e.g. Wegener’s granulomatosis‚ SLE‚ Goodpasture’s syndrome Warfarin with any of the above. P.23 Rare Lung
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I. OBJECTIVES Within 8 hours of the case presentation‚ the CEP trainees will be able to: 1.) discuss the description of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)‚ Sepsis‚ Aspiration Pneumonia‚ Asphyxia‚ and Strangulation. 2.) identify the etiology‚ incidence‚ clinical manifestations and risk factors of the diseases exhibited by the patient. 3.) present the demographic data of the patient. 4.) trace the occurrence of the disease through the presentation of the
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(high blood pressure in the lungs) and cor pulmonale (heart failure that results from lung disease) (Lung Chicago). Smokers are at a greater risk of Osteoporosis due to low Vitamin D levels secondary to steroid treatment. Lung infections such as pneumonia can occur much easier because the damaged lungs decreased ability to rid its self of foreign
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