Discussion 5.1: Lung Diagnosis For this week this question I have chosen asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Asthma and COPD are chronic respiratory conditions. These two conditions have been the focus of multiple studies‚ and discussions with the health care community as millions of people worldwide are affected and died due to its complications. Asthma is a chronic condition‚ characterized by the inflammation of the airways and airflow obstruction(Goolsby‚ Grubbs‚ & Goolsby
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Case Study A 26-year-old woman went to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath over the previous three days that had increased in intensity (Nash & Goldfarb‚ 2006). The patient was at the hospital for over three hours before she was able to see a physician. The physician did a complete exam and ordered blood tests‚ a chest x-ray‚ lung scan and electrocardiogram.The patient waited for three more hours before the physician told her that he believed she had asthma and should follow
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Asthma is a condition of the respiratory which is caused by the tightness of the muscles in the airways‚ which therefore causes the individual with this condition to breathe out reduced amount of air which then leads to difficulty in inhaling and exhaling. According to the World Health Organization (2010)‚ this condition is due to inflammation of the air passages in the lungs and affects the sensitivity of the nerve endings in the airways so they become easily irritated. In an attack‚ the lining
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Emphysema describes a loss of elasticity within the lungs‚ enlargement of the alveoli and the destruction of the alveolar walls. There are two types of emphysema: centriacinar and panacinar. Centriacinar emphysema‚ most common form of emphysema‚ affects the center of the respiratory lobule‚ such as the bronchioles‚ which is where a majority of the alveolar ducts and sacs are located. This form of emphysema is predominately seen in smokers‚ especially male smokers. Panacinar emphysema is most commonly
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The elderly are more prone to catheter associated urinary tract infections. In long term health care facilities the chance of an elderly person developing a urinary tract infection from a catheter is greatly increased. Elderly patients with urinary retention problems receive indwelling urinary catheters which typically remain in place for 30 days or longer. Indwelling catheters cause a patient’s chance of contracting bacteremia to increase by 30 times. The longer a patient has a long term indwelling
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CASE STUDY OF A PATIENT WITH BRONCHIECTASIS INTRODUCTION The respiratory system is divided into upper and lower respiratory system. The upper respiratory system refers to the nose‚ pharynx and associated structure while the lower respiratory system contains the larynx. Bronchiectasis is an uncommon type of chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease. Bronchiectasis can be categorized as a chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease manifested by airways that are inflamed and easily collapsible‚ resulting
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR INDIAN PEDIATRICS 297 VOLUME 41__MARCH 17‚ 2004 stereotypic hand wringing and washing movements. All her milestones virtually regressed over one year after an episode of bronchopneumonia. Environmental factors like fever has been reported to trigger the onset of RS in genetically predisposed subjects‚ though there are hardly any reports in the literature. Seizures are one of the supportive criteria but these are overestimated. Nonseizure events like twitching/jerking/head
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Respiratory Function Jeremiah Schmidt - 17456597 ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION The aim of practical 3 under the respiratory control subsection was to investigate the effects that hyperventilation and rebreathing have on ventilation rate and breaking point and to observe the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) on water pH (School of Science and Health 2012). The results from respiration rate and breaking point were then compared to the different sexes and further
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Supporting organizations of Respiratory Therapy There are several organizations that support Respiratory therapists. These organizations support respiratory therapists in many ways such as continuing education and research‚ certifying therapists‚ and setting standards for therapists these organizations give respiratory therapists the support they need to be successful. I am going to tell you a little about each of the 4 organizations that play a role in the success of respiratory therapists.
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Activity 3.3.4: Respiratory Therapy Resume Introduction A baby comes into the world too early and her lungs are not yet fully developed. An elderly man who has smoked for years now finds himself gasping for breath. A teenage boy who has always struggled with asthma wants to improve his ability to play team sports. A young woman pulled out of the water after a near drowning finds it painful to take in and expel air. All of the patients described above need assistance getting sufficient amounts
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