TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………. 1 1.1 Case study overview ..………………………………………….. 1 1.2 Prednisolone overview …………………………………………. 1 Chapter 2 Case Analysis [clinical complexities] ………………………………… 2 2.1 Complex Issues [COPD and hypertension] ………………… 2 2.2 Complex Issues [Prednisolone use] ………………………….. 2 Chapter 3 Prednisolone Pharmacokinetics …….………………………………… 3 Chapter 4 Prednisolone Pharmacodynamics …….……………………………… 4 Chapter
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Personal Impact: A Patient Living with COPD Pamela D. Eliowitz NURS/427 May 28‚ 2012 Trecia Jones Personal Impact: A Patient Living with COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease‚ is a Chronic and progressive illness that affects a person’s ability to breath. The affects to breathing occur due to obstructive airways caused by production of mucous from continuous inflammation and by constrictive airways caused by the narrowing of the bronchial tubes from spasms
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Mostly people are always associating it with smoking but mind us we can promote respiratory health in many ways beyond not smoking. Whether using these strategies preventatively or to reduce symptoms of a condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ we can make a positive difference in the health of our respiratory system. Here are some of the preventive measures to insure the healthiness of our respiratory system. Step 1 Exercise regularly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mrs. S. is an 83 year old woman with multiple medical problems‚ including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (for which she sees a pulmonologist)‚ atrial fibrillation and systolic heart failure (for which she sees a cardiologist)‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ depression‚ and mild dementia. She comes to your provider’s office today with a new list of medications. Her pulmonologist changed her inhaler from one brand/strength to another brand/strength‚ but she is not sure why. Her cardiologist took her
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P5 – Physical and psychological theories of ageing Physical changes Hormones and Menopause: When it comes to hormones and menopause Alicia may have had a decrease in the hormone oestrogen which is known to be connected with the osteoporosis. This would have caused Alicia to be at some kind of risk of osteoporosis than others if she had genetically inherited it. However‚ to prevent osteoporosis Alicia could had exercise sessions or any different type of fitness which would have helped her strengthen
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D51.0 (Anemia‚ pernicious); G32.0 (Degeneration‚ combined‚ with anemia [pernicious]) 12. D00.01 (Neoplasm‚ lip‚ vermilion border‚ upper‚ Ca in situ) 13. I33.0 (Endocarditis‚ bacterial) 14. J44.0 (Bronchitis‚ acute‚ with‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) 15. J15.3 (Pneumonia‚ streptococcal‚ Group B) 16. E 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. A WORKBOOK Theory 1. T 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. T 9. T 10. F 11. T 12. T 13. T 14
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1 What clinical findings correlate with M.K.’s chronic bronchitis? What type of treatment and recommendations would be appropriate for M.K.’s chronic bronchitis? M.K. is a 45-year-old female; she is 5’5” and weighs 225 lbs. Her BMI is 37.4‚ which makes her obese and people with chronic bronchitis are usually overweight. She has history of smoking about 22 years‚ which is a common cause of chronic bronchitis because she was repeatedly breathing in fumes that irritate your lungs and airway tissues
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R.S. is a long-time smoker who developed bronchitic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral 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 taking an inhaled ß agonist and theophylline to manage his respiratory condition. At his clinic visit‚ it is noted that R.S. has an area of consolidation in his
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non-smokers. Health reasons are at the top of the list to why the banning of smoking in public places has come about. The Surgeon General has stated that smoking increases the risk of respiratory diseases such as emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis and pulmonary diseases. It has also been shown that‚ smokers have twice the risk of having heart attacks and not surviving‚ than non-smokers. For women‚ smoking has unique risks. Women over 35 who smoke and use oral contraceptives are in a high-risk group for
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Harmful Effects Of Smoking Smoking isn’t good for one’s body. Especially if you’ve been smoking a pack a day‚ and for a long period of time. But what is the full extent of the effects of smoking on your body? The effects of smoking varies from person to person as it will depend on the person’s vulnerability to the chemical in cigarette or tobacco smoke. It will also depend on the number of cigarette sticks a person smokes per day‚ the age when the person first started to smoke‚ and the number of
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