Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Information on what is COPD COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. It is a common and serious chronic lung disease (2014, April 26). Over time, it gets worse due to the lack of air going into the lungs (2014, April 26). It makes it hard to breath. Smokers have a high risk of getting COPD. Other factors that lead to lung irritation are air pollution, chemicals fumes, smoke, or dust (2014
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Asthma is a disease in which the lungs become inflamed, causing symptoms like wheezing and coughing. It affects about 7–10 percent of children and about 7–9 percent of adults, the majority of them being males. Children who have asthma have an increased susceptibility to allergens such as pollen, dust mites, or animal dander, which can cause an allergic reaction. Furthermore, activities such as sports and exercising can cause an asthma attack. The amount of asthma cases in urban areas has steadily
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Shortness of Breath, Pediatric Shortness of breath means your child has trouble breathing. It can also mean that your child has a medical problem that is causing the shortness of breath. Your child should get immediate medical care for shortness of breath. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS Pay attention to any changes in your child’s symptoms. Take these actions to help with your child’s condition: • Do not allow your child to smoke. Talk to your child about the risks of smoking. • Have your child
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Pathophysiology: The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a long-term and progressive condition. In this disorder, airways and the alveoli in the lungs get impaired. In this condition, the cough develops with mucus to struggle to breathe. COPD applies to a group of lung diseases .it can be a combination of Emphysema, Bronchitis, and some time in non-reversible asthma. The two primary COPD conditions are chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema. These diseases distress different parts of the lungs, but
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) The medical diagnosis I chose to write about from my patient I had at clinical’s is COPD. COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is made up of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Approximately 12.7 million people in the United States have COPD and 24 million have impaired lung function with probable underlying COPD. (P. 303) Smoking has a big role in the cause of emphysema and chronic bronchitis along with some air pollution, dusts, and
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In this case-study, the concept map outlines the presentation of RT, a 62-year-old female to the Emergency Department (ED) with complaints of dyspnea, cough, and a low-grade fever. RT’s past medical history includes risk factors for infection that includes: COPD, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2 that is controlled by diet, non-compliance with medications, and past refusal of immunizations for the flu and pneumonia. RT’s lab work, chest x-ray, and vital signs are indicative of community acquired
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issue in Washington’s District of Columbia is Asthma. This condition affects mostly children and almost 12% of the children in the District suffer from asthma. During the late 1990’s, numerous children died from asthma each year. Asthma is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and swelling of the airways. It affects around 8.2% of children in the United States. Asthma attacks have led to 750,000 emergency departments’ visits and 200,000 hospitalizations each year. In fact, it is the leading
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Philip Morris the makers of Marlboro cigarettes, amongst other leading brands, have taken steps to alert its customers of the dangers of smoking. The company have faced a number of major legal actions in the United States the most recent being a $10 billion (£6 billion) damages settlement related to its marketing of 'light' cigarettes. The company have taken out adverts in major newspapers to advise customers that 'light' cigarettes offer no significant health benefits over any other type of cigarette
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chronically ill and in need of continued care. The case manager will investigate all options and contact agencies for financial assistance if needed. Within the last ten years much advancement has been made including better respiratory equipment and government initiatives that help reimburse for the equipment. The PPS (prospective payment system) was initiated by Medicare for the purpose of reimbursement for different types of respiratory equipment. The case manager has one of the most important roles
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Health is a key factor in the living growth of a person. Remaining healthy and, free of disease can become difficult for some people to do. Illness can occur in many different parts of the body, causing many harmful complications. The lungs belonging to the respiratory system in humans control the amounts of oxygen inhaled into the body and, the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled from the body. Oxygen is then passed to blood cells which then circulate throughout the body giving off the oxygen where
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