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Bronchiectasis Description Bronchiectasis is a lung condition in which there is stretching and enlargement of bronchial tubes (airways) of the lungs. It is permanent abnormal dilatation of one or more bronchi/ bronchiole due to destruction of ciliated epithelium, elastic and muscular tissue. The destructive process may be initiated by primary microbial infection (necrotizing pneumonia, tuberculosis, aspergillosis, etc.) or obstruction (foreign body, tumour, lymph node, etc.) resulting in stasis…

assess a scene, you need to assess not only the person, but you also need to assess the surround area around the person. There are three things to consider when assessing if the scene is safe: is the person unconscious, do they respond, and is their chest rising and falling normally. If the person is unconscious, does not respond, and is not breathing, you move on to the next step of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but if the person does not present any one of these three do not move on to the…

perform CPR. If this patient is not breathing normally, coughing, or moving begin chest compressions. To do this you must use the palm of you hand to push down hard in the center of the chest. Pump hard about 2 inches 30 times. After the chest compressions proceed to tilt head back and lift the chin, then pinch the nose with one hand and cove the mouth the other. Give two long breaths to the patient, then proceed with more chest compressions.…

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Pulse oximetry was taped on patient’s toe. False desaturation was noticed from irregular waveforms and was corrected when patient uncrossed legs. • Chest assessment – Wheezes were heard on expiration in the right upper lobe, right middle lobe, and right lower lobe. Bronchiectasis leads to occasional wheezes and diminished breath sounds. Breath sounds were diminished in the left upper lobe, left middle…

for prevention Body (Main point 1) I. Causes - “An arrhythmia is an aberrant heart rhythm which is either a change in the speed or pattern of the heartbeats. Symptoms commonly associated with arrhythmias include palpitations, near syncope, syncope, chest pain, and shortness of breath.” A. Sub point 1. Hereditary conditions are the leading cause of cardiac arrhythmia. Because there are many other conditions related. 2. Aging is the next, as we get older so does the heart. This can cause…

moderate discomfort and substernal chest pressure. With this he had chest pain radiating down into his left arm that was accompanied by tingling sensations. Often, he has had difficulty breathing and shortness of breath. Any elongated or increased exertion resulted in increased pain in his chest and heart along with dyspnea, mild light-headedness, nausea, and diaphoresis. There was no past data indicating correlation to cardiovascular diseases or heartburn/chest pain. Although, past doctor…

straight and use all my upper body strength as firm pressure. In the meantime, I will do thirty chest compressions. A chest compression is pushing down about two inches on the breast bone and coming up in a faster rhythm. This helps to revive the heartbeat. While I am doing chest compressions I should minimize interruptions or breaks. Usually the breaks happen when people switch out from doing chest compressions and another person starts. It is very important that when doing CPR that we keep…

struggled to do this, whereas twelve months ago he thinks he could have managed this without too much difficulty. There has been a recent productive cough and Peter is just completing a course of Augmentin Duo Forte. He did have an episode of chest pain a few weeks back that led to a presentation to Austin ED. A gather nothing untoward was detected and Peter has since seen David Clark who has arranged an echocardiogram and an angiogram. I gather these…

Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by a microorganism. Pneumonia can affect one or both lungs. The infection may be caused by fungi, bacteria, Parasites, viruses and chemicals. Pneumonia produces inflammation in the lung's air sacs, also referred to as alveoli. The alveoli fill with fluid or pus, making it difficult to breathe. Pneumonia often is a complication of another condition, such as the flu. Symptoms of pneumonia can range from mild to life threatening…