anything foreign enters the body it automatically tries’s to kill it. I am now going to enter the femoral vein now by being injected. Femoral means thigh in medical terminology (Thibodaux &Patton‚ 2008). Since the femoral vein is located posterior to the artery it makes it easier to enter (Pal‚ 2008). Also because I’m in a vein that I will be bouncing around because veins have a bounce to them. I’m traveling up through the external and common iliac veins. Now I’ve ran into the interior vena cava. The inferior
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the right and left ventricle‚ right and left atrium‚ aorta‚ capillaries‚ pulmonary arteries and veins and the anterior and posterior vena cava. All of the following structures maintain the heart’s beating cycle and the circulation of blood throughout the body. Three main types of blood vessels: Arteries - Thick-walled tubes in which blood is brought from the heart to various parts of the body. Within these organs‚ the arteries turn into arterioles‚ which are smaller in size and bring blood into the
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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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Case Study R.S. has smoked for many years and has developed chronic bronchitis‚ a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial vascular disease. His arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.32‚ PaCO2 = 60 mm Hg‚ PaO2 = 50 mm Hg‚ HCO3- = 30 mEq/L. His hematocrit is 52% with normal red cell indices. He is using an inhaled ß2 agonist and Theophylline to manage his respiratory disease. At this clinic visit‚ it is noted on a
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Smooth muscle- are involuntary muscles found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach‚ intestines or bladder. Smooth Muscles have many functions in the body‚ but one of the functions of smooth muscles in the bladder contracts to push urine out of the body. Skeletal muscle- Skeletal Muscles are muscles attached to the skeleton. The skeletal muscles main function is to contract to support the skeleton in movement. Skeletal muscles are voluntary because we have complete control of the movements
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE [pic] INTRODUCTION Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents significant challenges to a person’s ability to carry out functional tasks and participate in social networks. Such factors are widely recognized as contributing to a person’s sense of self identity‚ health and well-being. (Kerr‚ A‚ and C Ballinger 2010) Although there is no cure‚ the symptoms of COPD can be managed and damage to your lungs can be slowed down. If you smoke‚ quitting
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The Role of inflammation in the advancement of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease. Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the collective term used for respiratory disease‚ including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The disease develops slowly and is often not diagnosed until it is advanced and irreparable damage is evident (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease‚ 2011). The disease is characterised by airflow obstruction and lung parenchyma. Parenchyma
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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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Discussion 5.1: Lung Diagnosis For this week this question I have chosen asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Asthma and COPD are chronic respiratory conditions. These two conditions have been the focus of multiple studies‚ and discussions with the health care community as millions of people worldwide are affected and died due to its complications. Asthma is a chronic condition‚ characterized by the inflammation of the airways and airflow obstruction(Goolsby‚ Grubbs‚ & Goolsby
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult. It is progressive which means it gets worse over time if left untreated. In COPD‚ less air flows in and out of the airways because of one of the following: the airways and air sacs lose their elastic quality‚ the walls between many of the air sacs are destroyed‚ the walls of the airways become thick and inflamed and/ or the airways make more mucus than usual. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/copd/
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