prescribed to patients who had asthma but now it has gone out of fashion. More allergies are developed in non-smokers or people who give up smoking than smokers. Many severe bronchitis patients find that their first cigarette of the day clears their lungs and get rid of all their sputum for the next few hours. The nicotine relaxes the muscles in the bronchial walls keeping them at the right tension. It also reduces muscle tension in other parts of the body‚ reducing tension on the arteries‚ therefore
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Smoking while pregnant will heavily impact a baby’s weight‚ body‚ and lungs. Smoking will also potentially cause a baby to have heart problems and problems with brain function. Common complications include stillbirth‚
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those around them‚ referred to as second-hand smoke. b. Smoking effects on respiratory system The smoke causes irritation in the trachea and larynx. May results in reduced lung function and breathless caused by the swelling of the lung airway and the large amounts of excess mucus in the lung passages. This increases the risk of lung infection and symptoms such as coughing and wheezing (Ford‚ Stephenson & Ford‚ 2017) 3. Psychological effects
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1408 February 5‚ 2013 Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the number one form of deadly cancer in the United States. It is not only something that can kill you but also can put a strain on you and your family financially‚ emotionally‚ and medically. Lung cancer is formed when the cells of the lungs grow in an uncontrolled way‚ this creates a lump or a tumor which can either be malignant (cancerous) or benign (not cancerous). Radon gases‚ smoking‚ and second hand smoke cause lung cancer. Radon gas is
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Variable. 2. Independent Variable. 3. Controlled Variables. 4. Which respiratory volume was calculated? 5. What was the purpose of the nose clip? RESULTS See Table 2: Average Breathing Rates and Lung Volumes See Graph: Comparison of Resting and Exercising Lung Volumes and Breathing Rate 1. Did the breathing rate increase‚ decrease‚ or not change with exercise? 2. Did the tidal volume increase‚ decrease‚ or not change with exercise? 3. Did the expiratory
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gives him something to do when he’s bored or driving. 2. Smoking cigarettes kills. a. Thousands of people die from smoking related diseases every year. b. Tobacco smoke contributes to a number of different types of cancer including lung‚ throat‚ and mouth cancer. c. Smoking also causes you to have high blood pressure and increase the wear and tear on your heart this can eventually cause heart attack and strokes. d. It slows your blood flow‚ cutting of oxygen to your hands
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effects on the body; it affects the heart‚ brain and lungs. When high doses of marijuana are used the brain experiences many different types of symptoms some symptoms are hallucinations‚ delusions‚ impaired memory and disorientations. Marijuana use causes major effects on the heart after a few minutes of smoking marijuana the heart is made to start beating more up to 20-50 beats per minute it will also drop your blood level. Marijuana also affects the lungs‚ after smoking you may experience stinging and
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in the farms. Farmers get good income by growing the tobacco as an agricultural plant. Tobacco is also used in preparation of some medicines. But when tobacco is used just for pleasure‚ is harmful to life. Smoking causes many harmful diseases like lung cancer‚ emphysema‚ heart attacks‚ high blood pressure‚ and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and can lead to birth effects. Some people smoke just for fashion. Generally a person starts smoking with friends or colleagues just for fun. Slowly they
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progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli. The biggest know cause or risk factor for emphysema is smoking. while the following are not as important as primary cigarette smoke exposure‚ they are minor contributory risk factors: low body weight‚ childhood respiratory disorders‚ exposure to passive cigarette smoke‚ air pollution‚ occupational dust or inhaled chemicals. symptoms of the condition include: frequent lung infections‚ producing
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Government‚ and try as they may‚ they cannot cover up the fact that cigarettes provide huge income for them. It is for this reason alone‚ that smoking will never be banned by the Government‚ in spite of so many people getting afflicted by its effects. Lung cancer and mouth cancer are some of the biggest dangers of smoking‚ and one single cigarette contains thousands of harmful chemicals. There are very few people who can actually recognize the dangers involved‚ and quit it altogether. Even though approximately
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