Rosacea is a skin condition that involves facial blood vessels that become enlarged causing a red-colored flush to the cheeks and nose. The redness may be accompanied by small‚ pus-filled red bumps. It is most commonly seen on middle-aged women who have fair skin and is sometimes mistaken for acne. Rosacea cannot be cured‚ but we offer treatments that may reduce the symptoms. If rosacea is left untreated‚ it may worsen over time causing swollen and bumpy skin especially on the nose. Rosacea usually
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Asthma Most people take breathing for granted. But for many people that suffer from breathing problems as I do‚ each breath is a major achievement. Have you ever felt you can’t breathe? I have‚ imagine someone putting a pillow over your face and not being able to do anything about it. What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. If you have asthma the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. When your airways react to allergens they get narrower‚ which
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Beth Bryan with office note on Jimmy McGann from 12/29. His DOB is 12/03 age is 35 and he is male. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Non productive cough with congestion. SUBJECTIVE: This patient with history of Aids status post newmosotisis kerantina ammonia. Hairpes esogasutisis perrectual herpes and cmv hepatisis. Is seen today for the first time in four an half months. The patient indicates that mid November he stopped all his medications because‚ “I just got confused about the dosing”‚ when I asked why he
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs University of Phoenix Introduction to Health and Disease HCS 245 Mark Greeder February 16‚ 2013 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ COPD‚ is a trending disease that is a common lung disease. Smoking is the leading cause of COPD but being a smoker does not mean that you will get COPD. Chronic bronchitis‚ emphysema‚ and asthma are obstructive diseases that impair breathing and cause symptoms related
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Erysipelas is a bacterial infection in the upper layer of the skin. It is most similar with another skin infection called Cellulitis. Erysipelas is usually caused by group A Streptococcus and most often occurs on the face and legs. Erysipelas can also be caused by a cut in the skin‚ problems with drainage through the lymphatic system‚ or skin ulcers. Erysipelas can affect both children and adults. A few symptoms of Erysipelas are fever‚ chills‚ red‚ swollen‚ and painful area of skin with a raised
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Social Implications for Patient’s with COPD SCI207: Social Implications of Medical Issues August 1‚ 2011 Social Implications for Patient’s with COPD CASE 1 Mr. L.‚ a 55-year-old bartender in a large metropolitan area‚ has been a heavy smoker for 40 years. He was diagnosed as having COPD 7 years ago. Mr. L. lives in the city and takes the city bus to work‚ although he still has to walk about three blocks to the bar where he works. He has found it increasingly difficult to walk the three
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Emphysema is a lung condition in which tiny air sacs in the lungs-alveoli-fill up with air. As the air continues to build up in these sacs‚ they expand‚ and may break or become damaged and form scar tissue. Emphysema is a type of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The main cause of emphysema is long-term‚ regular tobacco smoking. It may also be caused by marijuana smoking‚ exposure to air pollutions‚ factory fumes‚ and coal and salica dust. I rare cases‚ a patient may have inherited a
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NURSING CARE PLAN- COUGH ASSESSMENT | DIAGNOSIS | PLANNING | INTERVENTION | RATIONALE | EVALUATION | Subjective Data:“Ubo siya ng ubo pero nahihirapan siyang ilabas yung kanyang plema” asverbalized bythe father.Objective Data: * Dyspnea * Wheezes upon auscultation * Facial grimace noted * Productive cough (yellow to green sputum) * V/S takenas follows:T: 37.7P: 90R: 27BP: 110/80 | Ineffective airway clearance related to retained bronchial secretions as manifested by dyspnea‚ wheezes
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Smoking causes illness and death‚ among other disadvantages. It is the most preventable lifestyle factor affecting human health. Smoking harms every organ in your body. Your heart‚ blood vessels‚ lungs and fertility are all negatively affected by smoking and the chemicals in cigarettes.Heart and Blood Vessel Health Smoking changes the structure of blood vessels. This can lead to the buildup of plaque that hardens and narrows the vessels‚ causing a disease called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis
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DEATH SUMMARY________________________________________ Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room No.: CCU-4 Date of Admission: 01/07/2014 Date of Death: 01/15/2014 at 0041 hours Admitting Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD of pulmonology Consultants: J.k. McClain‚ MD of cardiology Trevor Jordan‚ MD of nephrology This 42 year old gentleman was admitted on January the 7th and expired on January the 15th. He was admitted with progressive tachycardia‚ hemoptysis
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