CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE [pic] INTRODUCTION Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents significant challenges to a person’s ability to carry out functional tasks and participate in social networks. Such factors are widely recognized as contributing to a person’s sense of self identity‚ health and well-being. (Kerr‚ A‚ and C Ballinger 2010) Although there is no cure‚ the symptoms of COPD can be managed and damage to your lungs can be slowed down. If you smoke‚ quitting
Premium Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Health care Medicine
Koran Biology 1103 Melanie Waite-Altringer 28 October 2010 Chronic Wasting in Deer How would you like to see a fourteen point buck in your crossaires with a body of a sick dog? Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is destroying deer in the United States. Mule Deer‚ Whitetail Deer‚ Shiras Moose‚ and Rocky Mountain Elk are the only four susceptible to CWD. Once pronounced with Chronic Waste Disease there is no going back. Chronic Wasting Disease in Mule deer ( Odocolleus Hemronus)‚ For more than thirty
Premium Hunting Deer United States
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
Premium Rheumatoid arthritis Tennis
Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of
Premium Heart Artery Atherosclerosis
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
Premium Liver
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease‚ commonly known as COPD by most people‚ disrupts the airflow going in and out of the lungs which reduces lung function. This disease was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2011. It has been expected that about 32 million people in the United States today have this disease. COPD occurs more often in men than in it does in women (COPD). Studies show that one can learn what Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is‚ understand how it disturbs
Premium Tobacco smoking Smoking Lung cancer
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
Premium Atherosclerosis Artery Heart
Fast Food Leads To Chronic Diseases Reading an article on the front page of a prominent newspaper caught my eye‚ “Fast Food Leads To Chronic Diseases”. Recently‚ media coverage show how people are very fond of fast food and how they fail to realise its detrimental effects on their bodies. I wondered what it was that made fast food bad. Well‚ it’s like the name suggests it’s made quickly and contains sugars‚ fats‚ salts and the cooking processes have no beneficial effects on our body. Therefore
Premium Nutrition Fast food
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
Premium Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Asthma Pneumonia
Chronic Diseases Cancer is a group of diseases that deal with the uncontrolled growth of cells. A tumor refers to a collection of abnormal cells; some of them are known as benign tumors. Benign tumors do not become a cancer unless they start spreading and growing. Once these tumors begin to grow and multiply they become a cancer. There is screening for cancer available but only colon‚ breast‚ cervical and prostate cancer screenings have been known to be effective. Colon cancer or colorectal cancer
Premium Cancer