According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease impacting the lungs‚ making it increasingly hard to breathe. The two main forms of COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The majority of people who suffer from COPD have a combination of both forms which leads to long-term coughing with excessive mucus and progressive lung damage. The main cause of COPD is smoking or long-term exposure to second-hand smoke or heavy pollution‚ but there are
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wall from infection. Bronchodilator: This drug causes dilation‚ or enlargement‚ of the opening of a bronchus to improve ventilation to the lungs. An example is albuterol‚ delivered via an inhaler. Bronchopleural: A bronchopleural fistula is an abnormal connection between the bronchial tube and the pleural cavity (space). Occurring as a result of lung disease or surgical complication‚ this can cause an air leak into the pleural space. bronchiol/o bronchiole‚ small bronchus Bronchiolitis:
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after surgery‚ when they have pneumonia‚ a lung disease like (COPD)‚ or if they become on extensive bed rest. The patient may find that they can only take small‚ shallow breaths. Breathing this way makes it harder to get air into the patient lungs and can cause fluid and mucus to build up in the lungs. This could cause a serious lung infection like pneumonia. An incentive spirometer is a breathing exercise used to help a patient take deep breaths and keep lungs clear after surgery. Spirometer measures
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alveoli. Proper suctioning may be required when cough is ineffective for removal of secretions. | After suctioning patient’s airway will be free of sputum and secretions | Encourage deep breathing from diaphragm and coughing. | This will promote lung expansion. Increased airflow. (Maury 2011) | Moist air enters the airway. | Monitor O2 saturation throughout acute phase.Establish a chest x-ray. | Establishes baseline in order to monitor oxygen exchange regression or progression. | If the oxygen
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body and aids in digestion‚ the pancreas works to provide our body with the insulin that manages the levels of sugars in the blood. Folks‚ we have just received an alert that a bacterium is starting to invade the left lower lobe of Miss Waters right lung. We must hurry along our journey. 10 minutes later…. Now that we have reached the inferior vena cava we will continue on to the superior vena cava. Whoa! Hold on people‚ the blood is pushing us quickly and into the right ventricle. The right ventricle
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Pneumonia‚ Restrictive or Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Medically pneumonia can be explained as infection of the lungs‚ this infection can be either bacterial‚ viral or fungi infection in which the air sacs may fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation can affect both lungs (double pneumonia)‚ only one lung (single pneumonia) or can be only in certain lobes (lobar pneumonia). As the air sacs may fill with fluid this can produce cough with pus or phlegm‚ fever‚ chills‚ and difficulty breathing
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disease of the secretory glands (National Blood‚ Heart and Lung Institute‚ 2013). Affecting about 30‚000 people‚ it is an autosomal recessive disorder due to mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene (National Blood‚ Heart and Lung Institute‚ 2013). Usually diagnosed at a young age‚ CF causes the mucus‚ sweat and digestive fluids to become thick and sticky (Mayo Clinic) resulting in ducts‚ passageways‚ and tubes in the lungs and pancreas becoming plugged‚ causing respiratory‚ digestive
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Smoking causes illness and death‚ among other disadvantages. It is the most preventable lifestyle factor affecting human health. Smoking harms every organ in your body. Your heart‚ blood vessels‚ lungs and fertility are all negatively affected by smoking and the chemicals in cigarettes.Heart and Blood Vessel Health Smoking changes the structure of blood vessels. This can lead to the buildup of plaque that hardens and narrows the vessels‚ causing a disease called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis
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national cost of childhood asthma was upwards of $20 billion annually (National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Morbidity & Mortality: 2009). The statistics within an inner-city population‚ specifically in New York City (NYC) are even grimmer. Lifetime
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the mouth and/or nose. The air flows into the pharynx(throat) and enters the trachea(windpipe). The air then flows into one of two bronchi‚ left bronchus and right bronchus. The left bronchus transports air to the left lung and the right bronchus transports oxygen to the left lung. The bronchi split into smaller bronchi‚ which split into even smaller tubes called bronchioles. The part of the Respiratory System described‚ nose to bronchioles‚ is called the respiratory tract. At the bottom of the bronchioles
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