Insomnia is a symptom‚ not a stand-alone diagnosis or a disease. By definition‚ insomnia is” difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep‚ or both”or the perception of poor quality sleep. It is also a common sleep problem that can affect your quality of life.Poeple with insomnia have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. They wake up during the night or wake up too early next morning. Insomnia may therefore be due to inadequate quality sleep. Insomnia is not defined by a specific number of hours
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Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (2008) 24‚ 28—40 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pathophysiology of acid base balance: The theory practice relationship Sharon L. Edwards ∗ Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College‚ Chalfont Campus‚ Newland Park‚ Gorelands Lane‚ Chalfont St. Giles‚ Buckinghamshire HP8 4AD‚ United Kingdom Accepted 13 May 2007 KEYWORDS Acid base balance; Arterial blood gases; Acidosis; Alkalosis Summary There are many disorders/diseases that lead to changes in acid base balance
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first step is to decide whether the acute cough is potentially life threatening (Pneumonia‚ Severe Exacerbation of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)‚ Pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ or Heart Failure) or not (Upper respiratory infection (URI)‚ Lower respiratory infection (LRI)‚ Asthma‚ Bronchiectasis‚ Upper Airway Cough Syndrome (UACS)‚ and COPD). Pratter et al. (2006) found that in managing patients with subacute cough the first step is to determine whether or not the cough has followed an obvious
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symptoms‚ I asked the ICU nurse if they tested her for sepsis. She confirmed that she did have sepsis and they were now treating that along with a laundry list of other things. Eight days later‚ my mother passed away from complications of: Sepsis‚ COPD‚ Pneumonia‚ Hypoxia‚ Klebsiella‚ and Hypercapnia (carbon-dioxide poisoning). Sepsis is a condition that can be a cause or result of other diseases and infections. Wayne Robson and Ron Daniels (2013) quote the definition as: Sepsis is a life-threatening
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cholesterol levels in smokers’ bodies. Men who smoke are also ten times more likely to die from lung cancer than non-smokers. Smoking is harmful to the respiratory and circulatory systems. It causes high blood pressure‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ and diabetes. A person’s appearance is changed when smoking. A smoker’s skin‚ nails and teeth are stained and his breath is stink like smoke. For female smokers‚ their cervix‚ and uterus are vulnerable to cancer. They might also develop fertility
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inhaling approximately 7000 chemicals inside their lungs ‚ 250 of which are poisonous and 70 carcinogenic. These chemicals are not only damaging the lungs‚ but also traveling through the body and causing several diseases . Smoking increases the chance of COPD‚ Coronary heart disease‚ stroke and lung cancer (www.about.com).Alchol is very
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a thoracotomy to perform a lung biopsy. The surgeon said that the chest x-ray showed infiltrates and that pulmonologist wanted a tissue sample. The patient was a male approximately 60 years old. He had a large barrel chest‚ which might indicate COPD. The procedure involved making an incision in the chest between two ribs. The surgeon continued cutting and cauterizing the incision until he reach the right lung. He then isolated and excised a 1 inch by half inch piece of lung. It looked like
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Emphysema is a lung condition in which tiny air sacs in the lungs-alveoli-fill up with air. As the air continues to build up in these sacs‚ they expand‚ and may break or become damaged and form scar tissue. Emphysema is a type of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The main cause of emphysema is long-term‚ regular tobacco smoking. It may also be caused by marijuana smoking‚ exposure to air pollutions‚ factory fumes‚ and coal and salica dust. I rare cases‚ a patient may have inherited a
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Most people believe Pneumonia is an illness that only affects older adults‚ the very young‚ or people with impaired immune systems. However‚ the truth is that pneumonia is a serious illness that can strike anyone at any age—even healthy individuals. Pneumonia is nothing to sneeze at. Although pneumonia is a common illness‚ there are a few things you may not know about this lung infection. Here are six surprising pneumonia facts everyone should make it their business to know: Pneumonia is a Leading
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Chapter 37 Bronchodilators and Respiratory Drugs A. Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract * COPD * Asthma * Emphysema * Chronic bronchitis B. Bronchial Asthma * Recurrent and reversible shortness of breath * Occurs when the airways of the lungs become narrow as a result of: * Bronchospasms * Inflammation of the bronchial mucosa * Edema of the bronchial mucosa * Production of viscid mucus * Alveolar ducts/alveoli remain open‚ but airflow to
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