Diseases caused by Smoking * Chronic Bronchitis * Emphycema * Lung Cancer Signs and Symptoms Lung Cancer * Chronic Cough - A cough that you have had for a month is chronic. This is an important early symptom. It tells you something is wrong with your respiratory system. * Shortness of Breath - Shortness of breath that doesn’t go away after exercising, or that you have after little or no exertion, is not normal. Labored or difficult breathing – the feeling that
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References Arizona Department of Health Services (2008). Bureau of Tobacco Education and Prevention Strategic Plan for A Tobacco-Free Arizona. Retrieved from www.azdhs.gov/tobaccofreearizona/reports/pdf/tfa_strategic-plan.pdf Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to(2013). Smoking and Tobacco Use. Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/health_effects/ HealthMed, 2011. Relationship Between Prenatal
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ASTHMA BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Asthma is a chronic disease of the respiratory system in which the airway occasionally constricts, becomes inflamed, and is lined with excessive amounts of mucus, often in response to one or more triggers. These episodes may be triggered by such things as exposure to an environmental stimulant (or allergen), cold air, warm air, moist air, exercise or exertion, or emotional stress. In children, the most common triggers are viral illnesses such as those that
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coughing for the past week and his coughing has accompanied sputum discharge. His past medical history includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. He used to smoke but has stopped since a year ago for economical reasons as well as it is also bad for his asthma. His bowel movements have also been irregular since his admission. He also reported that he is feeling depressed and fearful about the future. Further examination revealed that he has crackles in his left lower lobe with diffuse expiratory wheezing
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HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE Let's say it's 6.15pm and you're going home (alone of course), ...after an unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles (8kms) from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that
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and told me to keep him hydrated. I took my son home that night I woke up about 12 to feed him and my son was flushed and not breathing. I rushed my son to they told me if I hadn’t did CPR on him he would of died. My son was diagnosed with chronic asthma, Gerd, and he had an allergic children’s reaction to the Benadryl. Point being they took what I said his symptoms were and ran with
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Ethnographic research: oral interview 4-5 pages double spaced An ethnography is a long term investigation of a group (often a culture) that is based on immersion in and, optimally, participation in that group. Ethnography provides a detailed exploration of group activity and may include the collection of historical information and in-person interviews of members of the group. It is an approach which employs multiple methodologies to arrive at a theoretically comprehensive understanding of a group
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the "trigger". Similarly, pollen grains encountering the moist surface of the inside of the nose, will rapidly burst to discharge their allergy-causing proteins right on the spot. If you also have asthma, this can also be caused by the same allergens that cause your hayfever. If your asthma is due to pollen it tends to begin later in the pollen season than hayfever. You should suspect hayfever in its broader sense, if you tend to sneeze or get a runny nose in the presence of a pet animal
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treatment and excess aid they need. Pg. 84 * They also may interact in activities that could be dangerous to them. Pg. 84 Asthma 3. Define Asthma and provide 4 facts about it. * Definition * Asthma is the most common pulmonary disease of childhood. Pg. 84 * 4 Facts * Asthma can begin in infancy or develop later in life. Pg. 84 * Asthma is a disease in result of many factors in that genetic predisposition interacts with circumstances in the environment. Pg. 85 *
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Discharge Plan Making arrangements for discharge planning is an extremely important and very detailed part of a patient’s care. Preparing a patient for discharge involves a multidisciplinary team, financial planning, and educating the patient, family, and everyone who is involved in the patients care. “The discharge plan is the mechanism that guides a multidisciplinary effort to achieve the successful transfer of the respiratory care patient from the health care facility to an alternative site
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