surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/secondhandsmoke/index.html www.cdc.gov/tobacco Negative effects of Second Hand Smoke on your Baby: * Increased risk of Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) * Increased incidence of asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, respiratory and ear infections, and chronic cough * Increased risk of lung cancer Second hand smoke What can you do to protect you baby? Do not allow anyone to smoke near your baby. You need to speak up and protect them. Make your
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meaning there is solid evidence that it's cancer-causing — and estimates that it's responsible for the deaths of about 3,000 American nonsmokers every year. Each year, between 150,000 and 300,000 children under the age of 18 months get pneumonia or bronchitis from exposure to smoking. When guests light up, it can increase your kids' risk of developing asthma — and if your child is already asthmatic, it can make symptoms
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I believe this patient is having an episode of spontaneous pneumothorax. Spontaneous pneumothorax could affect a respiratory illness in a patient that is suffering from bronchitis or asthma. This condition usually targets athletic young males who often have good health. Basically, spontaneous pneumothorax is a small tear that causes air to leak out of the lung. Usually if the tear is small the patients lung will collapse a little, however, if it is a significant tear then the entire lung may collapse
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researchers wanted to test the effectivity of tawa-tawa plant (Euphorbia hirta) treated with Riboflavin in the development of blood platelets. Euphorbia hirta is often used traditionally for female disorders, respiratory ailments (cough, coryza, bronchitis, and asthma), and worm infestations in children, dysentery, jaundice, pimples, gonorrhea, digestive problems, and tumors. It is reported to contain alkanes, triterpenes,
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smoking was advertised as being healthy. But recent years, the media, now knowing the harmful effects of smoking, is making an effort towards campaigning against it. Some long term effects of Nicotine include Coronary Heart Disease, Emphysema, chronic Bronchitis, and lung and other cancers. Alcohol is made by fermentation which is the chemical action of yeast on sugars. It is a depressant causing the nervous system to slow down. Driving under the influence of alcohol is a major issue in America. Consequences
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Derek is admitted to the emergency department critically unwell. Consider the presenting symptoms as outlined in the social history, video clips and medical records and address the following; a) Provide and interpretation of Derek’s ABGs. Derek’s blood gases are as follows PaO2 80mm/Hg PaCO2 52mm/Hg PH 7.25 HCO3 30 The results show that Derek has respiratory acidosis. According to Porth and Matfin, (2009) respiratory acidosis is a condition was an acid imbalance occurs in the body
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data in Indian and Asian traditional medicine indicate that the plant is used mostly for intestinal disorders such as diarrhea and antihelminthic and to a lesser extent topical for conjunctivitis and even for respiratory disorders such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. This plant is slightly poisonous. This plant describe to be a slender-stemmed, annual hairy plant with many branches from the base to the top, the branches simple or forked and ascending or spreading, up to 40 centimeters tall, reddish
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abdominal pain, and rectal bleeding. A comprehensive history and examination is performed. A 32-year-old patient presents complaining of flu-like symptoms characterized by unremitting cough, sinus pain, and thick nasal discharge. An examination reveals bronchitis and sinus infection. The patient is prescribed a 7-day course of Zithromax. Established patient on Lithium presents for routine blood work to monitor therapeutic levels and kidney function. A nurse reviews the results and advises the patient that
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Many origins of the Spanish Flu have been proposed. One theory is that Chinese laborers that were in Canada may have been the origin for the flu. "Historian Christopher Langford has shown that China suffered a lower mortality rate from the Spanish flu than other nations did, suggesting some immunity was at large in the population because of earlier exposure to the virus."[4]Archival evidence suggests that China had a respratory disease outbreak in 1917. Also, 3,000 of the 25,000 Chinese laborers
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Smoking is an extremely hard habit to break and Nicotine is a highly addictive drug. Smoking increases your risk of oral, uterine, liver, kidney, bladder, stomach, cervical cancer and Leukemia. Smoking also causes emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. It is also the main cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (also known as COPD). 80% of deaths associated with COPD are due to smoking. It is also a fact that more woman die from lung cancer than breast cancer. One cigarette contains over
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