Bronchitis

They are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Emphysema involves extensive damage to the lungs over time. A way to test the progression is a pulmonary function testing (PFT’s). This test, tests the lung capacity of a person ("COPD"). This test is simple and is accurate. It involves a patient…

emphysematous lung putting forth the pathology of the disease was published by Baillie in 1789, thus emphysema was known to be a part of COPD early one (Mandal 2013). Over the years, Chronic Bronchitis became a major component linked to COPD. In 1814, British physician Charles Badham identified bronchiolitis and chronic bronchitis as disabling health conditions (Janchote 2013). He was the first person to refer to ‘catarrh,’ chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane (Janchote 2013). Physician…

Pathophysiology Q 1.1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the name applied to two related diseases, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterised by abnormal inflammatory obstruction of the airways, lung parenchyma, (respiratory bronchioles and alveoli) and pulmonary blood vessels (Brown, 2013). Research shows that COPD is being recognised as an inflammatory disorder of the large and small airways characterized by remodelling and emphysematous…

in the lungs that affects gas exchange. “This is caused by loss of elastic recoil and airflow obstruction caused by mucosal hypersecretion, mucosal edema, and bronchospasm”. One of the two Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is chronic bronchitis. It is caused when the bronchi and bronchioles become inflamed by exposure to smoke or environmental irritants. Thick mucus production begins due to the inflammatory process, which causes airway obstruction and damage to the alveolar sacs and…

The Vascular Story. Pulmonary Circulation, 1(3), 320-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2045-8932.87295 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.4103/2045-8932.87295 Chronic Bronchitis | myVMC. (2018). myVMC. Retrieved 17 April 2018, from https://www.myvmc.com/diseases/chronic-bronchitis/ https://www.myvmc.com/diseases/chronic-bronchitis/ McConnell, T. H., Paulson, V. A., & Valasek, M. A. (2014). The nature…

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of diseases where airflow is blocked leading to respiratory complications (2015). Diseases associated with COPD include emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and sometimes asthma which are described as chronic lower respiratory diseases. In 2011, COPD was the third leading cause of death in the U. S., with over 15 million Americans diagnosed. However, many people are undiagnosed and it is…

This case study is about a 78 yr. old man who is a resident in an extended facility named Greg Jones. He was diagnosed for Dementia-Alzheimer’s disease. He smoked 2 packed of cigarettes for the last 30 years and was currently diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. His daughter who visits him every Friday, expressed her concern that her father’s dementia is getting worse. Mr. Jones has two chronic diseases, first is the Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia which is a complex and…

COPD is a disease characterized by chronic airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The airflow limitation in COPD is usually progressive and is associated with an inflammatory response of the lungs (Haggerty, 2013). The pathological changes that indicate COPD include an increase in mucus producing cells, chronic inflammation in different parts of the lung, and structural changes that result from a persistent cycle of destruction and repair. Many parts of the lungs are affected,…

America. It is the third leading cause of death in the United States. COPD is described as a group of lung diseases that block airflow and make it hard for a person to breathe. This includes, but not limited to, emphysema, asthma, and even chronic bronchitis. In order to determine if you have COPD, a spirometry test can be performed to determine the amount of air expelled from your lungs. Those that suffer from this describe it as having a shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing and having…

benefits that holistic therapies can offer these conditions. The main symptoms of bronchitis are wheezing and persistent phlegm producing coughing. Inflammation of the airways can result from infection after a cold or flu. For some it may be chronic debilitating condition. It is most common in people who smoke or live in heavily polluted area babies and the elderly may also develop bronchitis if a virus has weakened their immune system. Beneficial essential…