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‚ and other symptoms. Furthermore‚ non-smokers
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neither the ward nor the hospital shall be disclosed. The patient is Miss Webster who is a 46 year old female admitted to the ward with shortness of breath and an exacerbation of her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Her past medical history includes asthma‚ COPD‚ chronic bronchitis‚ frequent chest infections‚ endometriosis‚ polycystic ovarian syndrome and a radical hysterectomy in 2007. As previously mentioned the Roper Logan and Tierney model shall be used in order to identify an
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Introduction: Having a sound understanding of pathophysiology is imperative for all allied health practitioners within the Australian healthcare system. Pathophysiology is defined to be the functional changes associated with particular diseases (Webster‚ 2016). Knowledge of pathophysiology and its related mechanisms is essential as it helps with the thorough understanding of certain diseases‚ its aetiology and its impact on the patient’s day-to-day life (ANZPAC‚ 2012). The aim of all healthcare practitioners
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Each time a cigarette is smoked the detrimental chemicals pass through the airways to the lungs. A person may start with just a cough‚ but as time goes on they can come to develop asthma‚ COPD‚ emphysema‚ and then even cancer. When the lungs become irritated from the smoke‚ the cells that produce mucus will grow in quantity and size. This causes thicker and greater amounts of mucus in the lungs and airways. When there is an overproduction of mucus‚ your system has a hard time clearing it out. The
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Nurses ’ Role in Health Assessment of Patient with COPD and CHF The nursing role in health assessment involves a systematic collection of data that provides information to facilitate a plan of care to deliver the best care for the patient. Assessment is the foundation of nursing practice. The nurse carries out health assessment to determine the patient ’s condition of health‚ risk factors‚ as well as the need for health education in order to develop an individualized care plan. The nurse
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Lung Function The lung is the main target of the smoke inhaled by cigarettes because it has direct contact with the chemicals. Smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ or COPD‚ which affects the function of the lungs and how they deliver oxygen into the body. COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema and involves a change in the structure of your lung tissue and airways. If you have asthma‚ smoking can increase the frequency and severity of attacks. Smoking diminishes
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Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It seemed to me that a lot of the symptoms were the same‚ and therefore the diseases were also the same‚ however I was incorrect. If a person cannot exhale completely due to a narrow or blocked airway in
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The risk for chronic or progressive lung infections increase in COPD or emphysema patients due to the destruction of the lungs phagocytic cells‚ also known as the alveolar macrophages. The lack of an innate lung defense‚ as a result of smoking and environmental irritants‚ is demonstrated by the inability of the macrophages
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pain (angina) and persistent cough. He was alert and oriented and was able to answer all past history medical questions. Joe has been diagnosed through his family physician with Diabetes Mellitus‚ hypertension‚ and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD). Joe told the ER Physician Dr. Black that he had stopped taking his insulin because of the drastic drop in his blood sugars. The patient stated that he has no known drug allergies. Joe also stated that his urine output had also decreased over the
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in assessing both Mr Murphy and Mrs Murphy within their home. This is appropriate due to Mr Murphy not being the only person who will suffer from psychological and physical hardship during this time in life. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by progressive airflow obstruction worsening exercise performance‚ and contributes
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