Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory lung diseases in the world. It has been suggested that COPD cases represent 95% among all cases of chronic lower lung diseases. COPD is usually represented as several lung diseases including emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and refractory asthma. Since COPD is a chronic disease‚ it may have an effect on patients especially on their health related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL is defined as the discernments
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Lung cancer‚ emphysema and bronchitis also known as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three of the most common diseases directly linked with smoking. Furthermore‚ cigarette smoke is the cause of 80 percent of lung cancer deaths and 80% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Researches have estimated about 5.000 people deaths each year in New Zealand because of smoking or second-hand smoke exposure. Tobacco smoke globally is responsible for one in ten adult deaths which estimates
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Acute or chronic conditions. With acute or chronic conditions the patient should see improvement within 24 hours. For an injury such as a crushed or trapped fingers‚ the patient may respond very quickly‚ in minutes or even seconds. Whereas a subacute condition‚ for example an enflamed joint or rheumatic problem‚ then the response would be seen over days‚ repeating the remedy for a few days after. Usually in chronic conditions patients will see an improvement in a few days‚ usually a slow improvement
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Richter’s transformation in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Tsimberidou AM‚ Keating MJ. Source Department of Leukemia‚ The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center‚ Houston‚ TX 77030‚ USA. atsimber@mdanderson.org Abstract Richter’s syndrome (RS) is characterized by the development of high-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma. At The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center the incidence of RS is 3.9%
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease‚ commonly known as COPD by most people‚ disrupts the airflow going in and out of the lungs which reduces lung function. This disease was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2011. It has been expected that about 32 million people in the United States today have this disease. COPD occurs more often in men than in it does in women (COPD). Studies show that one can learn what Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is‚ understand how it disturbs
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Jenna Cottet Athletic Health Care Ms. Maull Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy First described in the year 1928 (McKee 2010)‚ Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that has been found to be the cause of retired NFL linebacker Junior Seau’s suicide. The disease deteriorated his brain and hindered his ability to think logically. Seau is not the
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Chronic Migraine Headaches Primary Goal: To inform the audience of the importance behind the education of Chronic Migraine Headaches‚ as it pertains to the Symptoms‚ Diagnosis and current available Treatments. Thesis Statement: I am a current sufferer of Chronic Migraine Headaches that are due to a Number of things whether they are in a controlled setting or a non controlled setting. I was Recently diagnosed with a brain aneurysm that has prevented me from completing some of my
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Chronic back pain sucks. There are a few things you can do to reduce the pain: 1. Exercise Exercising while you are in pain might be the last thing you want to do. However it is documented that moderate exercise eases chronic back pain. Workouts involving yoga and Pilates strengthen core muscles and gently stretch the taut knotted muscles that can contribute to back pain. They also help with spinal realignment and increase joint mobility. 2. Adjust Your Posture Incorrect posture can cause back
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Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver’s ability to manufacture proteins and process hormones‚ nutrients‚ medications‚ and poisons. Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening. This disease can cause: excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)‚ impotence‚ liver cancer‚ coma due to
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Weekly Journal Clinical Week 11 Clinical Date: Monday‚ November 10 2014 Working with a patient living with and experiencing chronic obstructive disease (COPD) I feel it is necessary to better understand the dyspnea. COPD is a respiratory disorder mainly caused by smoking‚ characterized by progressive‚ partly reversible airflow obstruction‚ systemic manifestation‚ and increasing frequency and severity in exacerbations. Cardinal symptoms experienced by patients with COPD are dyspnea‚ difficulty
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