HCA/240 Matthew Hoffman “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that may result in severe morbidity and includes chronic bronchitis‚ emphysema‚ or sometimes both. It is primarily linked with current or former smokers and is characterized by a loss of lung function over time‚ making it more difficult for someone to breathe and limiting personal activities‚ ultimately leading to decreased quality of life”. (Barrett‚ 2008). “One of the most important things regarding COPD
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Lung Cancer Have you ever thought of what it’s like to have Lung Cancer? It’s a common disease for adults but‚ rare for kids to get. About 234‚030 people have been diagnosed with Lung Cancer this year‚ mostly male adults. It’s a very common disease for adults world wide. It’s the 5th worst disease in the world. Read to find out all about Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer is a common disease caused mostly by smoking weed and tobacco and Asbestos. Asbestos is a mineral that can woven into fabrics for fire-resistant
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This document is in response to your verbal request via phone call on Thursday May 31‚ 2018. Since you stated you were unable to put this request in writing‚ I hope that I address all of the concerns yourself‚ Dennis Lunde‚ and Dr. Shaun Patterson requested. PRID #50771811 Scene description: Found patient supine in bed with head elevated in care of Tri-Boro Ambulance. Patient in obvious respiratory distress with copious amounts of thick milky white substance coming from both mouth and nose.
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Lucy story points out the inauguration of her disease and her premature adulthood. She needed to make numerous routine and wellbeing developmental change. Several proofs occur connecting countless illness to individual actions such as alcohol drinking‚ poor nutrient consumption‚ inactive lifestyles‚ drug abuse and smoking (Taylor and Field‚ 2007). Ng et al.‚ (1994) disputed that there are a host of interrelating and multifaceted risk issues related with asthma illness in patients. Nevertheless‚
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Pneumocystis pneumonia Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) or pneumocystosis is a form of pneumonia‚ caused by the yeast-like fungus (which had previously been erroneously classified as a protozoan) Pneumocystis jirovecii. The older name Pneumocystis carinii‚‚ (which now only applies to the Pneumocystis species that is found in rats)‚ is still in common usage. As a result‚ Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is also known as Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia and (incorrectly) asPneumocystis carinii pneumonia. PROMINENT
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Overview Patient is a 83 year-old female‚ presented to the ED on 7/2/13 with complaints of chest pain caused by what family believed to be aspiration pneumonia‚ also with worsening stage 4 sacral wound. Patient has a past medical history of a subdural hematoma secondary to a fall from a ladder‚ IDDM‚ bleeding gastric ulcer‚ and aspiration pneumonia. EKG and cardiac enzymes were ordered in the ED‚ EKG was unremarkable with a normal sinus rate and rhythm‚ enzymes within acceptable range. Patient sacral
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windpipe of a person who has dysphagia‚ and coughing or throat clearing cannot remove it then the food or liquid that stays in the windpipe may enter the lungs. This can create a chance for harmful bacteria to grow and a serious infection (aspiration pneumonia) can result (Groher & Crary‚ 2010). There are many disorders that can lead an individual to have difficulty swallowing. One example would be when someone suffers a stroke. Swallowing involves organized interactions between several areas of the
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Topic Selected The topic of pneumonia is appropriate for a teaching plan for the older adult population due to the fact that older adults are at risk for acquiring pneumonia. Description of the Teaching Plan The learning objectives for this teaching plan are health promotion and prevention. As nurses it is important to promote good health and prevent disease. One goal for this teaching plan is that students will be able to promote respiratory heath in their patients. Another goal is that
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December 17th‚ 1899 – exactly seven years since Mr. Pneumonia touched the life of Johnsy. Mr. Pneumonia’s icy cold hands no longer affected the people of Greenwich Village. As he walked along the streets‚ no one seemed to care. He walked briskly passing a squatty flat on the corner of 6th avenue; this small flat was the studio of one of Mr. Pneumonia’s survivors – Johnsy. “Well this is it‚ Sudie.” said Johnsy‚ as she drew out a deep breath and picked up the last of her bags. Johnsy‚ now after
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an advocate for sick and needy people who have no body to speak for them ‚and not only that‚ to be their companion. Ashley‚ was diagnosed with Rhado myosarcoma and during her treatment she under went various miss treatment such as aspiration pneumonia‚ wrong blood type‚ wrong medications and infiltrations . October 15th‚ 1998-January 18th‚ 2010. Secondly‚ I am trying to revitalize myself‚ you see when Ashley died I died too. I want to gain the energy to beat my depression and to graduate
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