Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection spread through inhaling tiny droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person. It is a serious condition but can be cured with proper treatment. TB mainly affects the lungs. However‚ it can affect any part of the body‚ including the bones and nervous system. Typical symptoms of TB include: having a persistent cough for more than three weeks that brings up phlegm‚ which may be bloody weight loss night sweats high temperature (fever) tiredness
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"Here you go‚ Cynthia‚" said the doctor‚ handing the little girl a lollipop. She had gone with the symptoms of an ear infection‚ but luckily the symptoms resulted in being nothing other than allergies. "You were very good today." "What do you say to Dr. Washington?" asked the girl’s mother‚ looking into her eyes. Shyly‚ she looked up into his eyes. "Thank you‚" she whispered‚ her ear twitching just a bit. Doctor Washington was a human and towered over her‚ and since Cynthia was a raccoon chimera
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only one cell. Bacteria multiply by splitting themselves in two‚ which is called a binary fission. Because of this they can increase in number rapidly. The majority are harmless‚ but some can be pathogenic which results in bacterial infection occuring. Bacterial infections can be treated by using antibiotics. Bacteria can evolve a resistance to antibiotic e.g. MRSA. Some diseases caused by bacteria include tuberculosis‚ pneumonia‚ salmonella‚ tetanus and syphilis. Viruses - are extremely small
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Surgical site infections are one the most common type of hospital-acquired infection‚ even in occurrence with pneumonia. This is an ongoing problem in today’s health care system. Nurses have many duties to the patient by implementing and following protocols to prevent infections and should also work with the whole health care team to avoid them. Preventing surgical site infections is very important in the perioperative environment. This is so important‚ that the CDC and Hospital Infection Control Practices
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As respiratory therapist it is imperative to ensure that the treatment given is of top quality as well as efficient and cost-effective. In the pass‚ quality care was hindered by improper recommendations on therapy for patients from physicians‚ which led to increased cost in respiratory care. As a result‚ medical directors of respiratory care and RT’s have implemented protocols to keep misallocations from occurring. In addition‚ to the regulations created‚ having properly trained and educated RT’s
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RESPIRATORY PIGMENTS Colored‚ metal-containing proteins that combine reversibly with oxygen‚ found in the body fluids or tissues of multi-cellular invertebrate animals and microorganisms. The role of these pigments is primarily to aid in the transport of molecular oxygen. Thus they are distinguished from respiratory enzymes‚ which are concerned with the metabolic consumption of oxygen. Four distinctly colored groups of respiratory pigments exist among invertebrates: hemoglobins (purple‚ become orange-red
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the body of which all perform various activities and all interrelate with at least one other system; the nervous system. The most complex of all body systems‚ the nervous system controls all functions within the body. The main function of the respiratory system is to inhale oxygen and exhale the waste product carbon dioxide. Oxygen is breathed through the mouth and nostrils into the lungs. The gas then diffuses through the alveolar walls and into the red blood cells. Carbon dioxide carried back
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Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are‚ quite simply‚infections that are acquired whilst one is in hospital. In medical literature they are called Nosocomial infections. They are defined as not being present upon admission to the hospital. This topic is important to nurses as it is often the nurses who spread the infection‚ when caring for patients with many different diseases and infections. Therefore nurses should be aware of new developments and research on the topic of reducing hospital acquired
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Air enters the nose by passing through the external nares or nostrils. The mucosa lining the nasal cavity‚ called the respiratory mucosa‚ warms the air as it flows pa Respiratory physiology The major function of the respiratory system is to supply the body with oxygen and to dispose of carbon dioxide. To do this‚ at least four distinct events‚ collectively called respiration‚ must occur: 1. Pulmonary ventilation Air must move into and out of the lungs so that the gases in
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A. Patient Diagnosis: Acute Respiratory Failure (hypoxic and hypercapnic) Patient Intervention: gait training – progressing from walker to cane B. Pathology for Diagnosis: Acute Respiratory Failure can result from any irregularity in the components of the respiratory system. Moreover‚ patients who go into cardiogenic shock because of hypoperfusion often experience respiratory failure. “Respiratory failure may result from either a reduction in ventilatory capacity or an increase in ventilatory demand
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