the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)‚ smoking is the leading cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ and it is considered one of the most common lung diseases known. “COPD is a diagnostic term used to describe a group of conditions that are characterized by respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea (shortness of breath)‚ cough‚ sputum production‚ limitation of air flow‚ and chronic inflammation of the lungs.” (Falvo‚ 2008‚ p. 420). Often‚ people have both. On the flip
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urban legends that I remember was The Kidney Heist. One of my favorite things to do is searching creepy stories or news and share with my mother. I remember When I read this article about the kidney heist‚ I was shocked. A traveling businessman was in a bar and was bought drinks by a stranger. He woke up in a tub covered in ice‚ and couldn’t remember what happen the night before. Then he recognized that his kidney was being removed‚ the strangers steal his kidney to sell on the black market for transplants
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ACUTE CARE NEEDS NPCG2025 STUDENT ID 25586394 Word count: 1986 CASE STUDY On admission to the hospital it is important that Mr Taylor is given an immediate and systematic assessment which will alert the healthcare professionals to any deterioration in his condition. The assessment method used in this case is the Airway‚ Breathing‚ Circulation‚ Disability‚ Exposure (ABCDE) approach. Thim et al (2012) suggests that the aims of this approach are to provide the patient
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of “I’m donating my kidney to a stranger” “I’m donating my kidney to a stranger” is an article written by Richard Wilson in 2008. The article is about a woman‚ Paula Wilson‚ who is considered to be Scotland’s first altruistic organ donor. Paula’s decision began when her mother suffered from kidney failure. Paula wanted to donate her kidney to her mother‚ to save her. Unfortunately Paula and her mother’s blood type wasn’t the same. Therefore Paula couldn’t donate her kidney to her mother. When
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Air Pollution Earth is the only place in the universe that can support human life. It is very important that we realize this fact and take very good care of it. Various human activities cause the destruction of earth. Human beings can live a few days without food and water however humans can last only a few seconds without oxygen. Various human activities lead to the aggravation of the quality of air.
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Emphysema‚ also referred to as pulmonary emphysema‚ is a degenerative‚ nonreversible disease. It is characterized by an enlargement of the airways beyond the terminal bronchioles. This airway enlargement can be due to a myriad of causes. Emphysema is commonly referred to as COPD; however‚ emphysema is only one type of COPD. Chronic bronchitis is the other. In cases of COPD‚ emphysema and chronic bronchitis typically accompany one another‚ but emphysema can also occur by itself. There are two types
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could affect her career as a singer‚ because it would lead her to breathlessness. Moreover‚ as Alicia gets older she would start experiencing a reduction in the strength of her chest muscles and the lungs become weak. Alicia could also develop a chronic disease‚ such as bronchitis. Bronchitis is known to be a sort of inflammation of the airways which is connected to the windpipe to the lungs. Alicia could also experience a few common disorders from the respiratory
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tests‚ measuring lung function‚ specifically the volume and the flow of air that can be inhaled and exhaled. - Spirometry is the most useful for evaluating losses in respiration function and for following the course of certain respiratory disease. 3. Explain why the residual volume cannot be determined by Spirometry. - Because pirometry can only measure how much air is moving out of or into the lungs‚ not how much is contained at a particular time. 4. You are a Nurse working a 19:00
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Asthma is a respitory inflammatory disease prevalent in the lives of many Australians‚ this condition has been though to be brought on through a client’s genetics or environmental factors such as air pollution. Asthma can often be categorized through a patients noticable and long-term symptoms which will be detailed through out this case. This case study for the patient depicted dislosures the pathophysiology and management of an asthmatic process. Though there is no cure for asthma‚ there are a
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to get lung cancer just by being around it at all. For example‚ smoking causes wrinkles in your skin‚ emphysema‚ and can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Wrinkles form around the corners of a person that smokes mouth and makes the person look older than what they really are. Emphysema is a type of lung disease which makes it hard to breathe and is deadly. Chronic obstructive pulmonary
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