Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Study

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    Family Health Assessment

    Catholic, they believes strongly in their Christian faith. Sarah Jones family has history of diabetes, hypertension, constipation, alcoholism and long history of smoking. Sarah Jones has history of diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a long 2 history of smoking cigarette ,chronic back pain, insomnia,depression and she weighs 300lbs and height 4.5ft tall , has never being married and has no children. Sarah Jones lives with her parents and she is an unemployed student, Sarah’s parents

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    Nursing Careplan

    admitted sometime in August for a COPD exacerbation. Significant client health history (include family history) C.W. is a 65 year old female who lives with her ex-husband. She has a history of leukocytosis, anemia, hyponatremia, COPD, valley fever, chronic pain syndrome, back pain, osteoporosis, small-bowel obstruction, peripheral neuropathy, constipation, and pneumothorax. C.W. also admits to being a current smoker. She smokes approximately 1½ packs per day. C.W. has a family history of hypertension

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    Asthma

    Common asthma triggers include: •Animals (pet hair or dander) •Dust •Changes in weather (most often cold weather) •Chemicals in the air or in food •Exercise •Mold •Pollen •Strong emotions (stress) •Tobacco smoke Data: Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects an estimated 16.4 million adults (aged ≥ 18 years)1 and 7.0 million children (aged< 18 years)1 in the United States (U.S.), regardless of age, sex, race, or ethnicity. Although the exact cause of asthma is unknown and it cannot

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    Chronic Disease

    Respiratory Disease Paper Shonay Williams HCS/245 September 9, 2014 Susan Fahrney Respiratory Disease Paper Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by either a bacteria, a virus, or fungus. The alveoli or (air sacs) fill up with fluid and pus and then become solid. This disease would be considered a tertiary disease. It is classified as a tertiary disease because it is an end result of some other types of infections or illnesses. The flu is one of the main illnesses that

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    Health Promotion

    promotion which are primary, secondary and tertiary. All three levels are applied to every type of disease. The goal in health promotion is to better educate patients and families in their health so as to alleviate the financial burdens of the public related to disease and the effects of long term conditions that can result from the mismanagement of some conditions. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is one of these conditions that if not managed correctly can lead to financial burden. COPD

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    Not All Companies Are Viewed as Equal

    industry, someone has to look out of the consumers that are not looking out for themselves. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2013, there were 42.1 million people in the United States that smoked cigarettes. Smoking causes many diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Smoking is considered to be the leading cause of preventable deaths in the US. It is responsible for about 480,000 deaths

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    Bsn Paper

    health risks for those objectives noted by Health People 2020. The two objectives that will be discussed include smoking, to include health related problems that result in this behavior, and respiratory illnesses, including Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Within the paper, prevention of exacerbation will also be noted as it relates to each illness. Tobacco Use Scientific knowledge about the health effects of tobacco use

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    Respiratory Disease Paper

    Respiratory Disease Paper Lisa N. HCS/245 University of Phoenix Understanding COPD COPD (short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is an obstructive lung disease that over time makes it hard to breathe. COPD is a disease that involves inflammation and thickening of the airways. It also involves destruction of the tissue of the lung where oxygen is exchanged. Obstruction in COPD means that the flow of air in and out of the lungs is less than it should be. When that happens, less oxygen

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    Concept Map Asthma

    ----------------------- Erikson: Industry vs. Inferiority -Patient states math is her favorite subject. We made a game out of math problems on post-its until her mom arrived. -Patient states she has lots of friends in her class, she talked about who her best friends were. Maslow: -Physiologic needs including calmly sitting so she is able to breath, drinking water since she is thirsty and SOB. -Establishing safe people she can go to when she has difficulty breathing. Safe people

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    Development Through the Life Stages Unit 4, P5 and M3

    development through the life stages p5 physical and psychological changes associated with ageing. menopause. The menopause is caused by a change in the balance of the body's sex hormones. In the lead-up to the menopause, oestrogen levels decrease, causing the ovaries to stop producing an egg each month. Oestrogen is the female sex hormone that regulates a woman's periods on average woman reach the menopause at the age of 52, some woman experience the menopause in their 30s or 40s

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