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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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease that affects 14 percent of our population that is over the age of 40 years old (Casey, 2016). COPD happens when airflow is decreased, or limited, which impairs the gas exchange in the alveoli, which are the sacs within our lungs. This is considered a progressive disease that continues to get worse over time and this disease makes it hard for a person to breathe (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, n.d.). This illness can produce wheezing
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The job of the lungs is to bring in oxygen and then oxygenate the blood, but COPD disrupts this. As less fresh air enters the lungs, the less oxygen someone will get to oxygenate their blood which can lead to hypoxia. The likelihood for a heart attack increases as the heart receives less oxygen. Pulmonary hypertension can also occur as COPD progresses. This can be caused by the pulmonary arteries constricting due to hypoxia, dysfunction in the endothelial tissue, and the pulmonary capillary bed
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Disease also referred to as COPD is the name that identifies a group of lung diseases. These diseases consist of bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and refractory asthma. An individual can have COPD for years and not know it. When the disease is in the early stages the symptoms are not completely mature and are barely discernible. As the disease matures and progresses the symptoms become more noticeable. Although millions of individuals are living with COPD, this disease is the fourth
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destruction of the lungs over time, and the air sac are damaged and loses their stretch and less air gets in and out of the lungs. The lifestyles factors that leads to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is smoking, air pollution, genetics, age, occupational dust and chemicals. Smoking, COPD, and the immune system. “Although the immune system is designed to protect the body from harm, it may actually worsen the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” according to University of Cincinnati Research
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Current diagnosis COPD/Emphysema. Patient XX was diagnosed with COPD in 2009. COPD is a progressive disease with presence of airflow obstruction, which may be cause by chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Emphysema is a pathological condition caused by the destruction of alveolar walls and a consequent permanent enlargement of the alveolar sacs. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), a diagnosis of COPD is made based on the patient’s signs and symptoms, medical and family history, and
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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 has increased greatly
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management of COPD is oxygen therapy, which is the medical intervention for administering oxygen. Oxygen therapy has been found to be beneficial in reducing breathlessness and increasing exercise tolerance (Journal of Community Nursing, (Edwards) 2005). However, the British Thoracic Society (2008) state that oxygen is a treatment for hypoxamia and, not for breathlessness because oxygen has not been shown to have any effect on the sensation of breathlessness in non-hypoxaemic patients. COPD is a disease
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this disease is, the etiology, transmission, how outside factors affect it, and ultimately, why men are more vulnerable than women. Emphysema, which is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), affects the respiratory system. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the two diseases that fall under COPD (Demirjian, 2012, para. 1). The most common known cause of emphysema is from cigarette smoking due to the pollutants in tobacco. Studies show that while cigarette smoking is the major cause, other
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Compare and Contrast Essay University Composition and Communication 1 Deborah Karahalis June 9, 2013 Thesis Statement Chronic bronchitis (COPD) and emphysema are both chronic diseases that affect a great deal of people in our everyday lives. Chronic bronchitis (COPD) and emphysema are diseases people normally don’t realize they have until further down the line when it generally gets more severe; simply from living uneducated on symptoms of it. There
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