Running head: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT PAPER Clinical Management Paper Honorata G. Shaw University of Phoenix NRP 524: Pediatrics and Adolescents Population Group: ON03FNP01 Carol King‚ MSN‚ CPNP Beverly Vandercook‚ MSN‚ CPNP‚ CLC Oct 30‚ 2004 Clinical Management Paper: Asthma Name: D. A. Age: 15 y/o Race: Caucasian Sex: F Religion: Baptist Marital Status: Single Occupation: Student Source of Medical Care: Pacific
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3.2.3 The Stepwise Regression Analyses Table 4 and 5 showed the result of multiple regression analysis of critical thinking (CT) and speaking Skill (SS) achievement. The correlation among the Debate and context‚ issue‚ implication‚ and assumption was 0.923 or 92.3% and the influence of contribution of the whole aspects of critical thinking (CT) was 0.821 or 82.1%. Partially‚ the contribution of each aspect of critical thinking (CT) toward critical thinking (CT) achievement was as follows: context
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Mr. Evje 3/10/13 ASTHMA Asthma is a lung disease that is chronic and it aggravates and tightens the airways of a person. Asthma cause recurring periods of wheezing‚ which is a whistling sound when a person breathes‚ tightness in the chest area‚ a shortness of breath‚ and coughing. Coughing mostly happens at night time or either early in the morning. The airways are the tubes that carries air in and out of the lungs‚ so it is difficult for a person who has asthma because their airways are
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What is Asthma? Asthma is a disease affecting the airways that carry air to and from the lungs. People who suffer from this chronic condition (long-lasting or recurrent) are said to be asthmatic. The inside walls of an asthmatic’s airways are swollen or inflamed. This swelling or inflammation makes the airways extremely sensitive to irritations and increases susceptibility to an allergic reaction. As inflammation causes the airways to become narrower‚ less air can pass through them‚ both to
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A report ON ASTHMA By Asma Javidshaikh The aim of this report is to let people know about Asthma This report is based on internet search‚ books and medical journals were consulted as appropriate. Intrduction Asthma is defined by the Global Initiative for Asthma as "a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role. The chronic inflammation is associated with airway hyperresponsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing‚ breathlessness
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Asthma 1.) The organ system asthma affect is the respiratory system (the lungs). Asthma is diagnosed based on medical and family histories‚ a physical exam‚ and test result. During an asthma attack the person have an acute episodes when the airways in their lungs become narrow and becomes more difficult to breath. The lungs and airways overreact to certain triggers‚ in which the lining of the airways become swollen and inflamed‚ tightness of the chest‚ and increased of mucus in the lungs. It is
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year old boy who has had a history of eczema and asthma since early childhood. According to Guibas et al (2012) asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease of childhood: its prevalence has been rising in the western world for the last three decades. In Scotland‚ 368‚000 people (1 in 14) are currently receiving treatment for asthma. This includes 72‚000 children and 296‚000 adults. There are 5.4 million people living with asthma in the UK and around 1 million of these are children
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finding. Hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis may occur due to the high respiratory rate of an acute asthma exacerbation‚ but prolonged or severe symptoms may cause hypercapnia and metabolic acidosis (Karwat‚ 2002). Chest radiography is often normal; however‚ findings can encounter hyperinflation of the lungs with flattened diaphragm if there is obvious air trapping with the diagnosis of asthma. A CXR may be obtained if the reason of the patient’s wheezing is uncertain. This is particularly helpful
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Bronchial asthma (BA) - is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in which many cells are involved‚ and cell components. Chronic inflammation leads to the development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ feeling of fullness in the chest and cough‚ especially at night or early in the morning. These episodes are usually associated with widespread but variable in their severity of airway obstruction in the lungs‚ which is often reversible
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Living With Asthma and COPD Jaclyn Carroll University of Phoenix Living With Asthma and COPD There are many things to take into consideration when diagnosing and treating asthma and COPD. They have many characteristics that can confuse one for the other and lead to the misdiagnosis and treatments that are associated with each respiratory disease. If one has never been faced with the reality of living with
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