Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for people with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. With COPD the airflow to the lungs is restricted (obstructed). COPD is usually caused by smoking. Symptoms include cough and breathlessness. The most important treatment is to stop smoking. Inhalers are commonly used to ease symptoms. Other treatments such as steroids, antibiotics, oxygen, and mucus-thinning (mucolytic) medicines are sometimes prescribed in more severe cases, or
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having normal breathing pattern. It is difficult for a person who has a lung disease and it`s not an easy thing to live with. To have a healthy lungs are very important to life and function. If somebody has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, the breathing doesn’t always come easily. This was the reason of our patient to seek medical assistance because of experiencing shortness of breath (dyspnea) accompanied with hard cough. Thus, she with
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reduction programs. With shorter length of stays, it is often important to continue patient education after discharge from the facility utilizing outpatient teaching programs, or home care programs as outlined in Maliakkal and Sun (2014). This review of literature will affirm the necessity to incorporate all key characteristics of a well-developed, successful CHF readmission reduction program including identification of patients at risk for readmission, in-patient education, case management, timely follow
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It wasn’t until 1974 that Congress founded the National Research Act. This act is responsible for the creation of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and requirements of informed consent regarding human subjects. Five years later, the Belmont Report was developed by the National Commission. With the creation of these guidelines, ethical principles were defined to assure proper respect
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I. Introduction The lungs are one of the most important organs in the human body. They oxygen as its breathed in. They let the good things you breathe in spread through your body like oxygen and then get rid of the bad stuff like carbon dioxide. If we didn’t have lungs that functioned correctly our life could be at risk. So the question is, are there ways that we can improve our lung function? Exercise. Whatever way you exercise, your lungs improve their functions. There’s running, which has benefits
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Overcrowding in Emergency Departments across the Country Overcrowding in Emergency Departments Abstract: Emergency departments (ED’s) are considered a necessary component in the health care system. Many patients have access to this department 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. There has been an increasingly large volume of emergency room visits by both adult and pediatric patients up to 43% within the last 5 years. The overuse of the ED’s medical services across the nation is commonly referred
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Care for a Patient or Client with Complex Needs What are complex needs? Who has them? It could be argued that everyone's needs are complex and as such, complex needs have been difficult to define (Rosengard et al., 2007). This essay intends to use literature to outline a systematic and holistic approach to care of a patient's complex needs. The nursing process and its framework of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation will be utilised to provide a patient centred approach (Castledine,
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infectious diseases that affect child are meningitis and tuberculosis. ‘Studies have also found a direct link between childhood tuberculosis infection and overcrowding’ ODPM, The impact of overcrowding on health and education: a review of the evidence and literature, 2004. Findings: There are countless research papers that show how housing has an effect on a Childs health and well-being; throughout this discussion I will be focusing on how poor housing can affect a Childs physical health by
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NUR 641E Complete Class Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/nur-641e-complete-class/ Advanced Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nurse Educators Discussion Questions week 1-8 Week 1: Question 1= Find an article on a genetic disorder and summarize in two or three paragraphs the genetic component causing the disorder and any multifactorial inheritance components that may contribute to the disorder. Discuss the usual age of disease onset and if the sex-specific
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Aspects of the 6-Minute Walk Test Required Equipment Patient Preparation Measurements Quality Assurance Interpretation References PURPOSE AND SCOPE This statement provides practical guidelines for the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Specifically, it reviews indications, details factors that influence results, presents a brief step-by-step protocol, outlines safety measures, describes proper patient preparation and procedures, and offers guidelines for clinical interpretation of results. These recommendations
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