1 Emphysema 2 Pulmonary fibrosis – likely asbestosis 3 Type 2 diabetes 4 Hypertension 5 Depression Thank you for Lindsay Cullen. Unfortunately, a referral letter was not available at the time of consultation, but I gather Lindsay is a retired Telstra maintenance worker who reports asbestos exposure over a ten-year period, up until 25 years ago. Lindsay is also an ex-smoker of approximately 20 pack-years, having ceased this habit 25 years ago.…
COLUMN 2: Behind Column 1 What causes this disorder? A chromosomal mutation called translocation. Translocation is when the chromosome breaks and a portion of that chromosome reattaches to another chromosome. This chromosome that is affected by this is the 8 and 14 chromosome pair.…
Response # 2 Hello Tracie Eilerman, Great post on x-ray # 1. This is actually a difficult one especially for someone with limited knowledge. I concur with you that it is essential for the advanced nurse practitioner to be skillful to discern amongst normal and aberration chest image. While the x-ray # 1 depicted aberration, understanding the patient’s symptomatic physiology in vital to aid necessary clue for prompt medical intervention.…
In her “What Caused This Man’s Chest Pain if Not a Heart Attack?” (2016), Lisa Sanders asserted that a man’s chest pain could cause doctors to double think about what type of treatment they are prescribing to a patient. Sanders supported her position by using a man’s mysterious chest pain story to inform her audience about misleading symptoms. Sanders’ purpose was to instruct her readers about undiscovered illnesses in order to show how familiar symptoms could be mistaken for something common rather than something rare and dangerous. Given the intimidating language used in the article, Sanders was writing to an intellectual audience with an explanatory tone to show that some things are not as they appear to be.…
X-rays cause bones and other structures to cast shadows due to them being denser than skin. This allows doctors and dentists alike to spot broken bones and dental problems. X-rays and other forms of radiation have a variety of uses in therapy. They are often used to kill cancerous tissues, reduce the size of a tumor, or reduce pain. For example, “radioactive iodine (specifically iodine 131) is frequently used to treat thyroid cancer, a disease that strikes about 11,000 Americans every day.…
The Patient, in this case, most probably suffering from reactive TB due to compromised immune system. The host immune system keep latent TB stay dormant for years. When the host immune system compromise usually from diseases or stress, the TB reactivate and proliferate and cause symptoms (WHO, 2016). The symptoms usually progress slowly. It may include fever, chills, weight loss, chronic productive cough, chest pain, malaise, and night sweat.…
Emphysema Emphysema, along with other diseases, is collectively known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This disease damages the alveoli, also known as air sacs. Shortness of breath results as the alveoli are gradually damaged. The leading cause of emphysema is smoking, but this disease can also be caused by long-term exposure to other airborne irritants. Emphysema can be present in the body for years without any symptoms.…
Chest Pain Chest Pain is a standout amongst the most widely recognized protests that will convey a patient to the crisis division. Looking for prompt consideration might be lifesaving, and impressive government funded instruction has been attempted to inspire patients to look for therapeutic consideration when mid-section torment strikes. While the patient might be stressed over a heart assault, there are numerous different reasons for torment in the mid-section that the social insurance expert should consider. A few analyses are life-undermining while others are less perilous.…
Hello Jhoanna, Thank you for sharing your notion regarding high-resolution computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the lung of children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Most body systems are affected by CF, however, lung disease causes the majority of morbidity and mortality in patients with CF (Puderbach et al., 2007). Other organs affected are the pancreas, kidneys, and liver. The most frequent abdominal organ affected in CF is the pancreas (Gillespie, O’ Reilly, Allen, McDermott, Chan, & Ridge, 2017).…
Police Brutality and Chest Cameras In recent years, we’ve noticed an increase in claims of police brutality. However, without any hard evidence, they’re just that: claims. With such controversial events such as the Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and John crawford shootings, police brutality and racism has become more and more in the forefront of the public eye.…
II. Health Problems for Further Assessment and Follow-up Chronic Respiratory Disease Based on Mr. Jim’s history of cigarette smoking, the chronic respiratory disease that he could be suffering from is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is primarily caused by cigarette smoking and is typified by partially reversible, progressive airway obstruction, systemic manifestations, lung inflation, and increased severity and frequency of exacerbations (O’Donnell et al. 2007,…
Effect of chronic chest diseases on right ventricle I. Effects of chronic chest disease on right heart structure and function In patients with restrictive lung disease, right ventricular hypertrophy was estimated to be present in 50% of them (Figure15) (Shivkumaret al., 1994). Despite these changes in the structure of the right ventricle, myocardial systolic function is generally conserved in pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic lung disease (Vizza et al., 1998). Concentric RV hypertrophy can predate resting hypoxia in patients with stable COPD (Vonk-Noordegraaf et al., 2005). The normally thin-walled compliant RV is hypertrophied to moderate the rising intraluminal pressure and ultimately decreases wall stress.…
Risks and Benefits of Diagnostic X-rays General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech, my audience will know more about the risks and benefits associated with diagnostic x-rays. Thesis: Medical benefits of diagnostic x-rays outweigh any slight risks. Introduction…
CT and MRI’s can help diagnose heart problems and detect the murmurs. All of these tests will help the physician determine if the patient has a heart…
X-rays can be used for many purposes like safety or even as a separation technique, but it is mostly known as a way for doctors or dentists to inspect a human body without having to undergo surgery. A few medical examples of the uses of x-rays can be finding broken bones, cracks in your teeth and other abnormalities (bullets, blood clots, cancer, tumors, swallowed items, infections, kidney stones, etc) in the body without having to go through surgery. It is typical for the human body to break a bone or to catch some unwanted disease and x-rays does the job in finding them out. X-rays are typically known to have the second most energy in the electromagnetic spectrum, but nowadays, the wavelengths and energy of an x-ray can be adjusted by the x-ray machine.…