Associate Level Material Indoor Air Pollution Resources: Chapter 19 of Environmental Science and the EPA web site‚ “Introduction to Air Quality”. Retrieved from‚ http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html Complete the following chart: Pollutant Sources Health effects Is Your Risk Level Acceptable? Solutions Sustainable Replacements‚ when appropriate Radon Natural decay of uranium found in almost all soils. Radon leaks into homes through walls‚ floors‚ and water. Lung cancer unknown Seal cracks
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Applying the Results and Conclusion of the Research Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Research Utilization HCS 465 Cindy Laub‚ PhD January 26‚ 2014 Applying the Results and Conclusion of the Research • Results: data collection methods The results were taken from the physician’s claims database identifying physician encounters occurring in the emergency departments that had a principal diagnosis of asthma. Also used for data collection were the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan registry
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Clinical assessment and causes Haemoptysis is a common and non-specific feature of many lung diseases. It can be a sign of significant underlying lung disease. In up to one-third of cases‚ no cause will be found. An early assessment of the likely underlying cause needs to be made and investigated accordingly. Diagnostic approach to haemoptysis Small volume haemoptysis is a commonly encountered problem in the out-patient department. It can be safely and efficiently investigated as an out-patient
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During this experiment‚ three different volumes were measured in order to give a better understanding of the capability and durability of your respiratory system. In order to determine the results there were two main processes that had to be preformed. These processes include inhalation and exhalation. Inhalation‚ or inspiration occurs when air is moving into your lungs. The second processes‚ exhalation‚ or expiration occurs when air is moving out of your lungs (Gutiereez‚ 2014). Even though
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BLOG- I have shortness of breath‚ is it Asthma? Feeling short of breath can be an uncomfortable or frightening experience. The medical term for shortness of breath is dyspnea. This can start suddenly‚ over minutes to hours. It can also happen over a longer period of time‚ from weeks to months. It can be caused by problems with the lungs or with the heart‚ or by a low blood count‚ but its specific cause can sometimes take a while to pinpoint. Many cases of shortness of breath have a simple underlying
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COPD which is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is known as a condition that progressively makes it harder to breathe because the airflow into and out of the lungs is reduced. This usually occurs because the airways and air sacs lose their elastic quality‚ the walls between the air sacs are destroyed‚ the walls of the airways become swollen‚ or if the airways are clogged because they made more mucus than usual. Three main conditions of this disease are emphysema‚ chronic obstructive bronchitis
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Pulmonary fibrosis is the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue in the lungs. Pulmonary fibrosis is one of a family of related diseases called interstitial lung diseases. All of these diseases can result in lung scarring. (Ebina M 2010) "Fibrosis" is a term used to refer to scarring‚ so pulmonary fibrosis means scarring throughout the lungs. In some people‚ chronic pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis develop without an identifiable cause. Most of these people have a condition
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Breathing is a critical component of respiration‚ a process in which life sustaining oxygen is delivered to all the cells in the body and carbon dioxide is removed and released into the air. Breathing difficulties are symptoms of a variety of mild to serious underlying disorders‚ diseases and conditions that interfere with normal respiration and breathing. Hence‚ the ability to carry out and document a full respiratory assessment is an essential skill for all nurses. While conducting the assessment
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Respiratory Volumes Activity 2: Measuring Normal Respiratory Volumes 1. Minute respiratory volume: 7‚500 ml 2. Judging from the trace you generated‚ inspiration took place over how many seconds? 2 seconds 3. Expiration took place over how many seconds? 2 seconds 4. Does the duration of inspiration or expiration vary during ERV or FVC? Yes Activity 3: Effect of Restricted Air Flow on Respiratory Volumes 5. How does this set of data compare to the data you recorded for Activity
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University of Phoenix Material Practicum Learning Agreement | | | | | * Practicum Goal: * Prevent further complications in respiratory distress by educating the nurse on the use of CPAP and BiPAP to support the patient population with acute respiratory distress and other chronic respiratory illness. | * Complete this column for Week One – NUR/590A | * Complete this column for Week Two – NUR/590A | * Complete this column for Week Two – NUR/590A | * Complete Before
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