critical thinking questions. Case Study: D.Q. is a 57-year-old male who worked in a water treatment plant for many years. He also smoked heavily for approximately 30 years. He has been diagnosed with COPD. During an extremely hot summer, he arrived at the emergency department in severe exacerbation of the COPD. The patient’s heart rate is 123, blood pressure is 163/90, respiratory rate is 34, oxygen saturation is 86% on 2 L NC, and temperature is 37.5 celsius. In preparation for discussion, consider
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is mainly with a physiotherapist and for Harry could include benefits such as up to 12 months improved dyspnoea by increasing his exercise tolerance and increasing the skeletal muscle strength. Bellamy and Booker (2004) explain the vicious cycle of COPD in which anxiety from dyspnoea leads to panic which in turn leads to abstinence from physical activity causing muscles to decondition. For Harry this is a pertinent intervention and showing the cycle of inactivity could reinforce the message of how
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Difference in Competencies of Nurses Prepared by Associate degree vs. Baccalaureate degree Grand Canyon University November 14, 2014 A “nurse is a nurse” right? Wrong! Nurses are prepared at different levels. Each level offers its own advantage that can be taken into the nursing career to serve patients and create individualized care to ensure the best outcomes. However, each degree does not prepare future nurses in the same way. A Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing or BSN is a four to
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this insulin resistance precipitates clinical type 2 diabetes in predisposed individuals. One of the complications of diabetes is hypertension, which could eventually lead to CAD, and eventually heart failure. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: COPD is a mixture of separate disease processes that together form the complete clinical and pathophysiological picture. These processes are chronic
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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
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1. The first thing that we would ask the patient is about his sleeping habits. How many hours a night are you sleeping? How often do you get up during the night? Do you have any medical conditions or take any medications? By obtaining a complete health history on the patient we will be better equipped to make a nursing diagnosis. VS and O 2 saturation Pertinent medical history: lung diseases such as asthma or emphysema, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism Environmental factors: wood-burning stove
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, and allergic rhinitis. Asthma exacerbation
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Please print or write clearly. If your response is not legible, it will be marked as ? and you will need to rewrite it. Scenario D.Z., a 65 year-old man, is admitted to a medical floor for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, emphysema). He has a past medical history of hypertension, which has been well controlled by Enalapril (Vasotec) for the past 6 years, has had pneumonia yearly for the past 3 years, and has been a 2 pack-a-day smoker for 38 years. He appears as a
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spiritual, psychosocial: Gender: Male Age: 69 Race: Caucasian (born and raised in Anderson IN) Trump supporter Height (in): 69 Weight (kg): 74 (His wife’s cooking is really good he just wish he was hungrier but since being Dx with COPD he doesn’t eat as much anymore although Caroline’s chicken pot pie is to die for. Caroline loves to cook and the Detroit family often has members from their congregation over for dinner. Religion: Baptist- Prayer is very important for this pt
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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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