_______________________________________ Part I—The Initial Physical Examination Scenario Mary and Bill adopted a three-year-old toddler named Sam two weeks ago. Sam is good-natured and very inquisitive. Typically‚ before the finalization of an adoption‚ children are required to undergo a routine examination by a physician. However‚ the required examination is not meant to be a complete health screening‚ and many conditions are not even checked. Therefore‚ Mary and Bill are bringing Sam to Trinity
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The Path of Respiratory Therapy Introduction About a year ago‚ I came home from work one night and walked into the kitchen to where my mother was standing. There was a feeling of uneasiness and the panic began to clench my stomach. She looked so sad‚ so stressed; maybe it was the frizzy hair‚ the bags beneath her eyes‚ the way her back slouched in a low negative curve‚ or her eyes. Her eyes looked at me before she turned them away‚ but in that fragment of a second‚ it’s almost like I could look
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"The substance of the lung is dilatable and extensible like the tinder made from a fungus. But it is spongy and if you press it‚ it yields to the force which compresses it‚ and if the force is removed‚ it increases again to its original size." - Leonardo da Vinci‚ late 15th century.23 The beginning of accurate knowledge concerning the physiology of breathing dates back to the 17th century. Before that time‚ the ideas in vogue about why and how we breathe were mystical and strange. Hippocrates “counted
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The respiratory rate is a very important tool through which it is possible to recognise early signs of deterioration of a patient (Philip‚ Richardson & Maurice Cohen 2013‚ p. 570). Despite this‚ there is an increasing amount of cases in which healthcare professionals‚ nurses in particular‚ do not routinely assess and document this important vital sign correctly (Massey & Meredith 2010‚ p. 538). This essay will discuss the reasons why healthcare professionals are likely to omit assessing and documenting
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"Systems thinking" involves thinking in loops rather than in straight lines. Because all parts of a system are interrelated‚ if change becomes initiated in one part of the system all parts will be impacted in a ripple effect all the way back to the original action – this is called a feedback loop. Discuss how a feedback loop would benefit a change initiative within an organization. Most systems have feedback loops‚ which enforce communication in some type of way. If an organization implements a
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Effects of Smoking on Respiratory System Effects of Smoking on Respiratory System Every day‚ millions of people light up a cigarette and smoke. Some have just started smoking‚ while others have smoked their whole lives. Most likely‚ once you start smoking‚ you won’t be able to stop. It will be nearly impossible and if possible‚ it will not be easy. When people start smoking‚ they don’t really think about the harm that they are doing to themselves with every cigarette. Some don’t know how bad
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Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms‚ and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli‚ pleura and pleural cavity‚ and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting‚ such as the common cold‚ to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia‚ pulmonary embolism‚ and lung cancer
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spread into her sinuses? The infection in Cari’s nasal passages and pharynx was able to spread into her sinuses due to the sinuses being a drainage area for the nasal passages. B.) What is the couch reflex? Describe the process that Cari’s respiratory system is using to clear her lungs by coughing. The cough reflex is used to clear sputum and irritants that are in the nasal passages and pharynx. There are cilia in her trachea that is moving mucus up from the lungs. When the mucus becomes abundant
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CO2 production. Lung capacity simply means the maximum amount of air you can take into your lungs. Lung capacity and CO2 production closely relate to the respiratory system. The respiratory system is the system in which oxygen goes into your body and carbon dioxide comes out; In short it’s breathing. The structures involved in the respiratory system are mouth/nose‚ mucus/cilia‚ pharynx‚ larynx‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli‚ pleura‚ and diaphragm. There functions are as followed: Air enters the body
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Learning Objectives: To define the following terms: ventiliation‚ inspiration‚ expiration‚ forced expiration‚ tidal volume‚ expiratory reserve volume‚ inspiratory reserve volume‚ residual volume‚ vital capacity‚ forced expiratory volume‚ minute respiratory volume‚ surfactant‚ and pneumothorax. To describe the role of muscles and volume changes in the mechanics of breathing. To understand that the lungs do not contain muscle and that respirations are therefore caused by external forces. To explore
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