Asthma

Pneumonia is an inflammatory infection of the lungs that primarily affects the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. Pneumonia is a major health concern in the United States and a key cause of mortality and morbidity. Pneumonia can be acquired in the community, in the hospital environment, by aspiration, or inhalation of infective microorganisms (Cilloniz, Martin-Loeches, Garcia-Vidal, San Jose, and Torres, 2016). The purpose of this paper will be to educate and inform on the pneumonia…

Detoxification of the lungs This way you can clean your lungs naturally Cleansing your lungs lets you detox them of infection, lower the risk of cancer, expand lung capacity and improve the health of the respiratory tract. This is primarily suggested to smokers and people living in places with polluted air. Here are the four ways of cleansing your lungs 1. Breathing exercises They are one of the best methods of lung cleansing. This doesn’t mean just taking a deep breath, it takes a lot more.…

Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a dangerous cancer, that commonly attacks the lungs and abdomen in a persons body. The three common diseases for mesothelioma are pleural (forms in the lungs), peritoneal (abdominal cavity), and pericardial (lining of the heart). A lot of medical researcher have studied this cancerous disease and have found that mesothelioma is gradually caused by exposures to asbestos. This was not a common disease, until more industries and mining plantations started to occur.…

Diet and exercise are important tasks to maintain a heathy lifestyle, but you still may develop ear, nose, and throat conditions that require consultations with an ENT specialist. Periodic breathing issues and allergic reactions are common, but if you are experiencing symptoms that last for longer periods of time, visiting a specialist is imperative. Here are a few signs that will require a consultation with an ear, nose, and throat doctor. Chronic Ear Infections Most people have experienced…

could indicate that she has type two respiratory failure. The main aims when treating type two respiratory failure is directed at reversing the underlying cause. Non-invasive ventilation with a tight-fitting facial or nasal mask with low levels of oxygen therapy often stabilizes these patients. When a patient is suffering from type two respiratory failure, the effectiveness of a peak flow would not affect the treatment given directly, especially when time critical, however, in none emergency…

PLAN: COPD Treatment 1. Oxygen therapy (evidence of Oxygen saturation: 92%)- Potential utilization of supplemental oxygen (if oxygen saturation below 92%) should be titrated to improve the patient’s hypoxemia with a target oxygen saturation of 88-92%. Patient interested in purchasing an oxygen saturation monitor for at home. 2. Smoking Cessation-Provided education to the patient to why breathing symptoms are present. Patient in agreement to quit smoking. Patient interested in starting…

The differential diagnoses include COPD (emphysema, cor pulmonale,) and possible stage I hypertension. 4. My diagnosis for Mason is pulmonary emphysema, which is an obstructive disease characterized by the enlargement of airways beyond the terminal bronchioles with destruction of alveolar walls resulting in loss of elastic recoil and airflow limitation. Cigarette smoking is the main cause of pulmonary emphysema with signs and symptoms, including dyspnea on exertion, cough with scant mucus,…

Agents: Description of clinical signs fit description of cholinergic toxidrome due to the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, which has effects on both the peripheral and central nervous system. Nerve agents including: Tabun (GA), Soman (GD), Sarin (GB), GF and VX. carbamate pesticide (aldicarb), organophosphate pesticides including: parathion and malathion, hydrogen cyanide Vapor or aerosal(mg ⋅ min/m3) Tabun (GA): LCt50: 400, Sarin (GB): LCt50: 100, Soman (GD): LCt 50: 50, VX: LCt50: 10,…

Poisonous diethylene glycol laced glycerin rather than glycerin was mixed into cough syrup that led to the debilitating sickness in 86 children mostly under the age of five in Haiti. Out of the 86 children, only nine survived. Unknowingly, Diethylene glycol, under the name glycerin, was added to cough syrups which lead to many deaths across many countries, Panama, China, India, Bangladesh, Argentina and Nigeria. The symptoms included kidney failure, misfiring of the central nervous system,…

Why Do Sustenance Hypersensitivities Happen? "As per a study discharged in 2013 by the Communities for Sickness Control and Avoidance, nourishment hypersensitivities among youngsters expanded roughly half somewhere around 1997 and 2011" (Charge) Sustenance sensitivities have dependably been around, yet despite everything we don't know precisely why it is that they create in our bodies. There are numerous hypotheses that appear to be on track in finding a genuine purpose behind the reason for…