just by being around it at all. For example‚ smoking causes wrinkles in your skin‚ emphysema‚ and can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Wrinkles form around the corners of a person that smokes mouth and makes the person look older than what they really are. Emphysema is a type of lung disease which makes it hard to breathe and is deadly. Chronic obstructive pulmonary
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Tanya Hicks Anatomy & Physiology Respiratory Assignment. ! 1.) The control center inside of the brain is called the medulla oblongata. Our breathing is controlled by the level of carbon dioxide that we have in our blood. The pons sends out a signal from the medulla to the diaphragm to activate. The diaphragm is also sent a a signal from the phoenic nerve‚ that comes from the cervical plexus in the spinal cord. This makes the diaphragm contract and flatten and increases the space inside of the thoracic
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Case Study One COPD HCS 507 09/06/2014 Stephen Loughran‚ MSN-FNP‚ RN Case Study One COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive‚ non-reversible disease that makes breathing difficult. COPD is characterized by coughing‚ often productive; wheezing; shortness of breath; and chest tightness. The leading cause of COPD is cigarette smoking (National Institutes of Health‚ 2013). While 85 % of COPD patients are or were smokers‚ only 10-25 percent of smokers develop COPD‚ suggesting
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supplemental oxygen. Mild to moderate hypoxemia is a common arterial blood gas finding. Hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis may occur due to the high respiratory rate of an acute asthma exacerbation‚ but prolonged or severe symptoms may cause hypercapnia and metabolic acidosis (Karwat‚ 2002). Chest radiography is often normal; however‚ findings can encounter hyperinflation of the lungs with flattened diaphragm if there is obvious air trapping with the diagnosis of asthma. A CXR may be obtained
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Essay Title: Health Promotion :Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Word count:1‚905 The Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC 2008)states that a nurse should be able to protect and promote the health and well-being of those in their care. This essay will be discussing the health promotion role of a nurse looking after a patient that has Chronic Obstuctive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) .The essay will focus on a 65 year old gentleman Mr Abraham who has been admitted into a general medical ward‚with an acute
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pollen allergies. And 14.6 million Americans have asthma. Oftentimes‚ asthma and allergies occur together. When they do‚ they can make life miserable if left untreated. Millions of Americans have breathing problems because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ or COPD‚ which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Breathing problems may also stem from other serious problems such
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Vocabulary words Oxygenation and Elimination VOCABULARY WORDS NURS 161 Oxygenation and Elimination Unit II NOTE: This vocabulary list is not complete. Many words are repetitions from your anatomy and physiology class. It would be impossible to list all the words that would apply to every student. You are responsible for looking up words you don’t know on your own. This vocabulary list is only to be used as a helping tool. Many of these vocabulary words are used in your test questions
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RUBRIC FOR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 (Signature Assignment: Written Assignment) Criteria Exceeding Expectations (4) Meeting Expectations (3) Approaching Expectations (2) Not Meeting Expectations (1) Score Content / Information Discussion Question 1 CLO 3 For consequences of COPD‚ identifies effects: 1) on the right heart‚ 2) on RBC number‚ 3) in blood gases‚ 4) clinical findings Information is scientifically sound‚ thorough‚ necessary and sufficient. Provides 3-4 consequences of
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It causes damage to your brain‚ arms and legs‚ eyes‚ lungs‚ heart and many more. The worst thing a cigarette can do is kill you. Smoking also causes many diseases such as heart disease‚ lung cancer and COPD. COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is a progressive disease that makes it harder to breathe. “Progressive” means that the disease gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces mucus (a slimy substance in the throat)‚ wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightness
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highlighted. The focus of the appraisal with be on “Promoting the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; patients and their carer’s views” (Caress et al‚ 2010). The format of the appraisal will be formed around a set of criteria (see appendix 1). The journal looks at the views of patients and their carer’s experiences with living the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ its causes‚ how they manage with the symptoms‚ its progression and what role they adopt
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