Emphysema - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory condition characterized by airflow limitation currently affecting more than 5% of the population and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the US COPD is ranked 3rd in cause of death responsible for killing more than 120‚000 individuals per year. The National Health Interview Survey reports the prevalence of emphysema at 18 cases per 1000 persons and chronic bronchitis
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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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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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Jamilieh Knight Sjogren Syndrome Sjogren’s Syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease where the white blood cells attack the moisture producing glands. The disorder may cause dry eye‚ mouth‚ skin‚ nose‚ and vaginal dryness. Sjogren can also affect the kidney‚ gastrointestinal system‚ blood vessels‚ lungs‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ and the central nervous system. Sjogren’s can occur alongside other autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis‚ lupus or scleroderma. The consequences of Sjögren’s syndrome
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HOW DOES DISEASE AFFECT THE LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION? * THE KIDNEY There are two kidneys‚ each about the size of a fist‚ located on either side of the spine at the lowest level of the rib cage. Each kidney contains up to a million functioning units called nephrons. A nephron consists of a filtering unit of tiny blood vessels called a glomerulus attached to a tubule. When blood enters the glomerulus‚ it is filtered and the remaining fluid then passes along the tubule. In the tubule‚ chemicals and
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Demographic Paper Pekin Illinois is a relatively small community located in Central Illinois half way between St. Louis and Chicago. It boasted a total community population of 33857 during the last census period of 2008. The total population consisted of roughly a 50/50 male to female ratio with a median age of 37.1 and represented 94.4% Caucasian‚ 2.4% African American‚ 1.9% Hispanic and 1.1% Asian races. Due to this population mix many of the culturally and racially indicated diseases states‚
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Demographic Paper HCS/490 May 10‚ 2012 Demographic Paper Diabetes type II is a chronic disease defined as high glucose levels in the blood as a result of little or no insulin production by the pancreas. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “Diabetes is rank as the seventh leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Diabetes is also one of the main leading causes of kidney failure‚ lower extremities amputation‚ blindness and heart
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Heart disease is a chronic health disorder that accounts for 30% of all deaths. Heart disease has many risk factors‚ such as genetics‚ unhealthy eating habits‚ lack of physical activity‚ and smoking. Here‚ we will discuss those risk factors‚ and discuss ways to diminish those risk factors. Heart disease or coronary artery disease is caused by a blockage in the blood vessels that supply the heart. The blockages are caused by plaque which contains cholesterol in large amounts that adhere to the artery
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Demographics 2013 Contents Week 1 – Introduction of Demographics 4 Six Interrelated Macro environmental Forces 4 Key Demographic Trends 5 Economic conditions 5 External Macro environment 5 Competition 5 Social and Cultural Forces 7 Industry Life Cycles 8 Political and Legal Forces 8 Fiscal and Monetary policy 8 Week 2 – Basic Demographic measures 10 Basic Demographics Measures 10 Descriptive Statistic methods 10 Types of Data 11 Comparing and Evaluating Data 12
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English 10 WFW1 Concept Paper Final Draft: “Demographic Winter and Its Effect on Society” For years‚ people have in mind that the world’s population has been increasing annually. While it is true that a daily increment of 215‚060 and yearly growth of 1.10% is happening on our world population of 7‚174‚592‚903 (United Nations‚ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division‚ population Estimates‚ and Projections Sections)‚ the demographic trend is actually changing in contrast to the
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