This concept was taken from module 5 "assessing problems related to cardiovascular assessment"‚ sub topic 1" assessment of the heart". According to statistics from world health organization‚ 20 million people died from heart related problems in 2015. This population records that half of this people fall under the age of 50 and 25% under the age of 40. The heart is a hollow muscular organ which is situated in the thoracic cavity. It is located between the lungs in the middle of the chest. The heart
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communicable disease in which we must be aware of‚ it is exceedingly contagious. The main sign that one portrays when this disease is present is uncontained aggressive coughing‚ which can lead to difficulty in breathing to some individuals. Whooping cough is also another name for pertussis mainly because a whooping sound is heard when the patient tries to breath. Pertussis‚ is an upper respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Common cold like symptoms occur about a week after
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described in Tabers cyclopedia medical dictionary‚ “as inflammation of the lungs‚ usually due to an infection with bacteria‚ viruses‚ or other pathogenic organisms” (p.1833) The pathophysiology of pneumonia is broken down in four stages cough‚ red hepatization‚ gray hepatization‚ and resolution. The first stage is congestion. This happens once the organism reaches the alveoli‚ which results in fluid entering the alveoli. Inside the alveoli there is fluid called serous. Once the organism
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Part I 1. The illness is transmitted from one person to another through aerosol droplets. It begins as a mild respiratory infection‚ progresses to a cough‚ develops into a paroxysms of cough (whoop) before symptoms wane over weeks to months (duration is typically 6 – 10 weeks). Some symptoms include only sneezing‚ low fever‚ and slight cough and then within a several days you develop the whooping. The mechanism is 2) microscopic droplets carrying Bordetella pertussis are inhaled; 2) bacteria
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Flu) is a serious disease spread by coughs and sneezes and caused by influenza A or B viruses‚ mainly during the winter season. It can cause mild to severe illness and at times can lead to death. Signs and symptoms include fever‚ headache‚ muscle aches‚ and weakness. A cough‚ sore throat‚ and runny nose can also be present. The best way to prevent influenza is by getting a flu vaccination each year. The flu spreads through tiny wet drops produced when a person coughs‚ sneezes‚ or talks. A person can
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Imagine a world where people became sick and cannot recover from a disease that was once almost completely eradicated from the United States and many parts of the world‚ all because parents stop vaccinating their children. This has happened in England and can and will happen here in the United States and around the world if the trend of parents choosing to not have their children vaccinated against infectious diseases continues. Children should be vaccinated for the continued safety of the general
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2002‚ spread to Taiwan‚ Canada‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Phillipines‚ Thailand‚ South Africa and The USA. It lasted until July 2003 and it affected about 8000 people. Symptoms * Fever Above 38 Degrees Celsius * Myalgia (Aching Muscles) * Cough‚ Diarrhoea & Eventually Pneumonia * Treatment & Consequences * Mortality Rate Is 15 % & As High As 56% In Elderly * Broad Specrum Antibiotics * Antiviral Drugs & Steroids & Ventilation Prevention * No Sharing
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don’t see depression as a serious health issue‚ but it really is. The television show Glee often overlooks this issue along with most of society. But in one particular episode‚ one of the main character’s speaks out against it by singing the song “Cough Syrup” by Young The Giant. Blaine Anderson‚ played by actor Darren Criss‚ sings this song while‚ unknown by the rest of the characters in the show‚ David Karofsky attempts to take his own life. It was a powerful and moving episode with a great message
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Life events can determine your destiny‚ but sometimes your destiny doesn’t turn out the way you would like. An example of this is in the T.V. series The Flash. There is a man named Hunter Zolomon. As a kid his father murdered his mother right in front of him. Then you fast forward and he literally becomes a speed demon. And he did everything he could to go faster and faster will killing everyone in his path. Either way he went on the bad path because of his life events. When i was in kindergarten
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irony to establish the story’s events and to create a humorous yet subtle way to show the misfortunes of Fortunato which eventually leads up to his death. For example‚ “Enough‚ he said; the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough” (Poe 241). Fortunato is correct because the cough does not kill him‚ however his death occurs later in the story because of a totally different reason. This conversation contributes to the story’s mood by adding a bit of humor since readers
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