She admits that her COPD was caused by 40 years of smoking 1-2 packs of "Camel" no filter cigarettes a day. Each year in the United States‚ hundreds of thousands die prematurely due to living unhealthy lifestyles (Friedman‚ et al.‚ 2003). As the caretakers for the grandmother
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general‚ is dangerous. People‚ whose history is of years of smoking‚ will eventually cause the disease that they will die of. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ is a disease that manifests itself with the symptoms of dyspnea (a difficult time breathing) and cyanosis (lack of oxygen in the blood‚ causing the skin to appear blue). COPD is manifested with both emphysema and chronic bronchitis; in lawmen terms these diseases are called the pink puffers and blue bloaters (Crowley). The pink puffers
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Geriatric History and Physical with Problem List and Plan California State University‚ Dominguez Hills School of Nursing Health Assessment Lab BSN 381L General Patient Information Client: 81-year-old Caucasian/Italian female Source: Client‚ seems reliable Marital status: Widower Religion: Catholic Occupation: House wife Formal education: High school Primary language: English‚ written and spoken Secondary: None Reason for Seeking Care: Shortness of breath
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Assessment 1:Case Study 1250 words (40%) Overview You are required to complete a pathophysiological template for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in relation to a case study and answer three questions. To complete the template you must summarize the relevant information for each component. This summary may consist of a combination of sentences‚ flow diagrams and dot points where relevant. The information in the template must be accurately referenced using the APA referencing style
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49227 - Vaccine Importance: Why Getting Immunized Protects You and Those You Love Many of us agree that immunizations prove critical in protecting the health of children. But‚ as we age‚ we shy away from that needle thinking we are naturally immune. Or‚ at least‚ we hope so. The truth is that staying up-to-date on vaccines offers significant protection for both children and adults while preventing outbreaks of serious illness. Also‚ the immunization of both age groups guards the other as well
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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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prostaglandins b. Antitussives iii. Depresses cough center. iv. Broncho-restricts v. Opiate or Non-opiate (DM) c. Theophylline (Theo-dur) vi. Bronchodilating vii. Treats asthma and COPD d. Exectorant viii. Guaifenisin(Robitussin) (Musinex) ix. Decreases thickness of mucous e. Intranasal sympathomimetics / corticosteroids x. For allergic nose inflammation xi. Bronchodilation
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Sandusky Case: Commonwealth v. Sandusky‚ No. 102 MM 2012 (Pa. June 4‚ 2012). Retrieved from: http://campus.westlaw.com.lib.kaplan.edu/result/default.wl?cfid=1&mt=CampusNewsBus&origin=Search&query=%22Jerry+Sandusky%22&db=ALLNEWS-AC&rlt=CLID_QRYRLT174341730191111&method=WIN&service=Search&eq=Welcome%2fCampusNewsBus&rp=%2fWelcome%2fCampusNewsBus%2fdefault.wl&sp=004042837-2000&srch=TRUE&vr=2.0&dups=False&fields=DA%28LAST+3+YEARS%29&action=Sear
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What Dreams are Made of Since the beginning of time‚ dreams have been a mysterious wonder amongst humans. Everyone has dreams‚ and people who say they do not in fact do‚ but just don’t remember their dreams or recall the information that was in them. A person spends somewhere around six years of their life dreaming‚ which is about 2‚100 days in a dream world (dreamfacts). A lot of people often have weird and unexplained dreams that they usually just overlook‚ or don’t remember‚ but research is
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Medical Record | History of Present Illness | Patient is a 64 year old Caucasian female complaining of cough‚ pyrexia‚ dyspnea‚ and fatigue for over a week. | Past Medical History | Patient has a past medical history of asthma‚ pneumonia and COPD. Patient is currently taking Atrovent
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