the mouth and throat Heart disease Memory Loss with the passage of time. Premature Aging Premature death Low Sperm Count Emphysema COPD Wrinkles Let’s examine a few of these effects in detail: COPD: A lot of people think lung cancer is the biggest issue when it comes to the effects of smoking but COPD is more rampant (and poorer in diagnosis).But then‚what is COPD? Wikipedia says‚ COPD stands for Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease and “is the co-occurrence of chronic bronchitis and emphysema‚ a
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disadvantage of having a habit and how much money you invest in smoking once you are addicted. Smoking can lead to lung cancer and chronic lung problems‚ such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ which can lead to a lower quality of life and death. It is the number one preventable cause of death. Smoking can lead to other organ damage‚ cadiovascular disease‚ other cancers and a host of health issues. Smoking causes one in five deaths and nine out of 10 cancer deaths according to the American
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790.29 Borderline Diabetes Mellitus 401.9 Hypertension 414.00 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease Principal Procedure None Total Charges $3‚794.25 DRG _0192‚ CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE W/O CC/MCC ___________ DRG Wt. __00.7120____ Full Update Hospital Reimbursement__$3‚578.58____ Reduced Update Hospital Reimbursement__$3‚364.98___ Medicare Assigned DRG : 0192‚ CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE W/O CC/MCC MDC : 04‚ DRG Weight = 00.7120‚ GLOS = 002.8‚ ALOS = 003.3 Estimated Medicare
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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 either of these diseases knowing what to look for is something that is not easy. While asthma and COPD are both similar respiratory defects‚ COPD is often misdiagnosed asthma and goes untreated. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory of the airways. The inflammation of the airways is usually associated with constant wheezing
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Melinda ENC 1101 4/September/2011 Freedom from smoking Smoking cigarettes was one of the worst if not the worst habit I ever had I am finally free from smoking. I started smoking cigarettes at the very young age of fifteen. I did it because everybody else was doing it. I thought it was the cool thing to do. I was a kid who just wanted to fit in. I remember how that first cigarette tasted. It was a menthol cigarette and it was
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Dangers of Cigarettes According to John Chukurah‚ “The main health risks in tobacco pertain to diseases of the cardiovascular system‚ in particular myocardial infarction (heart attack)‚ cardiovascular disease‚ diseases of the respiratory tract such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ asthma‚ emphysema‚ and cancer” (42). Smoking may lead to many unpleasant outcomes such as heart disease‚ throat cancer‚ and lung cancer. Cancer is one of the common hazards of smoking. Cancer tends to
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combat air pollution. Because life is too precious to waste it breathing bad air. Air pollution is a health hazard to us because it is a factor of cancer‚ diseases and permanent health issues. There are numerous health problems associated with air pollution most of them are respiratory such as asthma‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ and lung cancer (Martin Hughes). Not only is it effecting normal healthy adults but the NIEHS finds children are most likely to get ill/cancer from
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Emphysema is known as a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ which gradually damages the alveoli‚ also known as air sacs‚ in the lungs. The damage to the air sacs‚ makes it difficult to breath‚ because the body does not get all the oxygen to function properly. According to the article‚ Emphysema‚ when a person has the disease‚ "the inner walls of the air sacs weaken and eventually rupture — creating one larger air space instead of many small ones... this reduces the surface area of the lungs
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causes damage to your brain‚ arms and legs‚ eyes‚ lungs‚ heart and many more. The worst thing a cigarette can do is kill you. Smoking also causes many diseases such as heart disease‚ lung cancer and COPD. COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is a progressive disease that makes it harder to breathe. “Progressive” means that the disease gets worse over time. COPD can cause coughing that produces mucus (a slimy substance in the throat)‚ wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightness
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the arms and legs‚an inabilty to concentrate on their work and coughing more than usual.These unpleasent symptoms make some people continue to smoke‚even though the symptoms usually disappear in a relatively short time. Smoking causes a number of diseases‚some of them life-threatening.Cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemicals‚some of which are harmful to the body.We shall find more about the ones that have been linked to health problems. · NICOTINE This is the addictive drug that is present in
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