Over 440,000 people are diagnosed with some type of disease or disorder every year. Breathing problems are the first problems to appear in smokers. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a breathing disease that is very common in smokers. COPD is the number one risk factor for developing lung cancer. COPD causes wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Smoking cigarettes can give smokers heart problems such as cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, high blood pressure, and many other
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January 12, 2015 Yvonna Starr Carnieri RSV Prophylaxis in Preterm Infants Respiratory syncytial virus or RSV is a common infection in young children usually causing only mild cold and upper respiratory symptoms. Infants with chronic lung disease and premature infants are likely to have more serious effects, including re-hospitalization and respiratory assistance (Haelle, 2014). In July of 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued updated guidelines to decrease RSV prophylaxis
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an irreversible debilitating disease of the airway that is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is rising. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is treatable but currently there is no known cure and it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. COPD causes reduction in airflow during the ventilation cycle due to the loss
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D.Z.is a 65-year-old man admitted to medical ward with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; emphysema). Past medical history (PMH) indicates hypertension (HTN), well managed with enalapril (Vasotec) past six years, diagnosis (Dx) of pneumonia yearly for the past three years. D.Z. appears cachectic with difficulty breathing at rest. Patient reports productive cough with thick yellow-green sputum. He seems anxious and irritable during subjective data collection. He states
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The most important cause of COPD is smoking; however, smoking is not the only cause for COPD (Ko & Hui, 2012). Evidence suggests that prolonged exposure to noxious particles and gases is related to the development of the disease (Ko & Hui, 2012). Traffic and other outdoor pollution, second-hand smoke, and biomass smoke exposure are all associated with the development of COPD (Ko & Hui, 2012). Outdoor air pollution in urban areas is a major public health problem due to emissions of air pollutants
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debris flood microbial infections. Restrictive lung disease (pneumoconiosis caused by long term exposure to dust); and pulmonary edema (accumulation in the air spaces and parenchyma of the lungs leads to impaired gas exchange of the respiratory cycle)5 restrict workers from having a normal like symptom-free livelihood. Asbestosis (a fibrosis within the lung tissue form asbestos exposure); sarcoidosis, granulomatous pulmonary diseases and pulmonary fibrosis limit the workability of workers and residents
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against respirable silica dust while limiting the exposure to respirable crystalline silica. More than 600 lives annually will be saved, 900 or more cases of silicosis will be prevented, and net benefits of $7.7 billion per year will result. The final rule will also decrease lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in workers. This rule hopes to modernize worker protection in feasible and economical ways. About 4.6 million workers are exposed to respirable crystalline
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I. Subjective Data A. Chief Complain (CC): The patient has a complaint of increasing shortness of breath, asthma, the need of medication renewal, and establishment of a primary provider. B. History of Present Illness (HPI): The patient reports having increasing shortness of breath for the past week. He states he has had asthma as long as he can remember and with the recent heat and humidity, it has worsened to the point that he has been using his rescue inhaler 6-8 times per day. He
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individual to breathe. Asthma in some cases can lead to death if not treated properly. According to themayoclinicwebpage.com, more than 5,000 Americans have lost their lives due to asthma. The number of asthma patients continues to grow until this day; it is more than common you will come in contact with someone with the disease. This essay will focus on what asthma is, a few signs of asthma symptoms and how it can be treated. Asthma is a respiratory disease that affects an individual’s breathing
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experience symptoms relating to both asthma and COPD can be categorized as having asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). All three lung conditions are prevalent and rising in the United States and because of the similarities between the symptoms of each disease, most patients are likely misdiagnosed. Although, it is extremely difficult to distinguish asthma and COPD from ACOS, Pruitt uses research data to show differences between each lung condition. There are some symptoms that vary between the three conditions
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