INRODUCTION Smoking is the inhalation of the smoke of burning tobacco encased in cigarettes‚ pipes‚ and cigars. Casual smoking is the act of smoking only occasionally‚ usually in a social situation or to relieve stress. Many health experts now regard habitual smoking as a psychological addiction‚ two and one with serious consequences.[1] It is the practice in which a substance‚ most commonly tobacco or cannabis‚ is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled.[2] This is primarily practiced as a route
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Exam Case Scenario Pathophysiology of Asthma Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by episodes in which the bronchioles constrict due to oversensitivity. In asthma‚ the airways (bronchioles) constrict making it difficult to get air in or out of the lungs. Breathlessness is the main symptom. The bronchi and bronchioles become inflamed and constricted. Asthmatics usually react to triggers. Triggers are substances and situations that would not normally trouble an asthma free person. Asthma
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Test 1 Study Guide 1. Respiration * Respiration * Gas exchange * Necessary because cells require oxygen. * Exchanging O2 and CO2 * Carbon Dioxide is a waste product and must be removed from the body. * Internal respiration = gas exchange at the cellular level. * Oxygen diffuses from the blood into the tissue cells. * External respiration = gas exchange at the alveoli level. * Oxygen from the inhaled air diffuses into the blood in the pulmonary
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Chronic Disease: Asthma Outline Kyle S. Leister SCI-162 08/12/2012 Dr. John Wallman Chronic Disease: Asthma Outline I. Introduction: Looking at Asthma and breaking it down to fully understand the chronic disease. II. Description of Asthma: A. Meaning of Asthma 1. Asthma as a word means‚ “To breathe hard.” Just as the definition of the word‚ people with asthma have a hard time breathing‚ tightness in the chest and wheezing can occur. It is also a chronic disease of the respiratory
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M37_MARI0000_00_SE_CH37.qxd 3/29/11 2:34 PM Page 237 R E V I E W S H E E T NAME ____________________________________ EXERCISE LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ 37 Respiratory System Physiology Mechanics of Respiration 1. For each of the following cases‚ check the column appropriate to your observations on the operation of the model lung. Diaphragm pushed up Change Increased Decreased ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ In the size of the balloons (lungs) In direction of air flow Increased ✓ In internal
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Smoking - effects on your body Summary Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco smoke that causes smokers to continue to smoke. Addicted smokers need enough nicotine over a day to �feel normal� � to satisfy cravings or control their mood. How much nicotine a smoker needs determines how much smoke they are likely to inhale‚ no matter what type of cigarette they smoke. Along with nicotine‚ smokers also inhale about 7‚000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning
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Cough Heather Colome University of South Florida Cough CASE ONE: Mrs. L. Windermere is a 73-year-old woman under your care for more than a decade. She has no chronic medical conditions and comes in once a year in the spring just to “catch up.” In this visit her only complaint is a cough. It started a month or two ago following a cold. She hadn’t been very ill – just some congestion and rhinorrhea. After those symptoms mostly resolved‚ she developed this cough. She asks‚ “Is there something
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NAME: Nigel Khan UNIVERSITY BANNER ID: 747625 PROGRAMME OF STUDY: M. Sc. Safety‚ Health and Environment/Occupational Hygiene COURSE: The Chemical Environment TERM: 2 LEVEL: 7 ASSIGNMENT: 1 SESSION: 2012/13 TUTOR: Stuart Allan WORD COUNT: 1‚891 Carbon fibre is a strong‚ yet light‚ reinforced polymer. Carbon fibres are used in applications where high strength and light weight are required. Carbon fibres can also be easily moulded into the desired shape. They are also
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INTRODUCTION “Compliance” implies the degree to which a patient takes a medication as it has been prescribed. [1] The term compliance has largely been replaced by “adherence” for practical purposes; however the latter denotes negative connotations. [2] The term “medication adherence” is defined by NICE as the extent to which the patient’s action matches the agreed recommendations of the prescriber. [3] “Adherence” seems to imply a patient’s choice to follow prescribed therapy‚ while “compliance”
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Student Name: Dealon Rouse | Patient Initials: JB | Admission Diagnosis: Left Total Knee Arthroplasty &Excision of Left Knee Mass Related to Gouty Arthritis | Date(s) of Care: 11/10/11- 11/12/11 | Age: 46 | | Date of Admission: 11/10/11 | Gender: Male | | Marital Status: Married | Room #: 507 | Code Status: Full Code | Occupation: Electrician | Race: Hispanic | Isolation Type: | Religion: Roman Catholic | | Allergies: No Known Allergies | History of Present Illness:
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