Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Smoking can be of tobacco products or marijuana, tobacco is the main product smoked with an estimate of 1 billion smokers in the world today. Smoking has effects to both the smokers and the people living with them and the most common of them is cancer. Smoking has various impacts ranging from health, financial and social. All these impacts are negative since there is no known documented positive effect of smoking Smoking causes various types of cancers namely; tongue, bladder, ovary, lung,…

Scenario: 70 year old Male, No fixed abode, currently living in a hostel. Complaint: Feeling hot, Productive Cough (Green) for a duration of 5 days. When a patient first presents to any point of care within the healthcare system, a number of key steps must be undertaken. As the patient enters into the GP’s room, one would introduce oneself by name and their role. This brief introduction would allow the patient, to begin to build rapport within the patient doctor relationship, this is vital as…

What do you think the number one killer in the United States is? The answer: tobacco use. Deaths from tobacco use in 2000 beat the total number of deaths from obesity with an astonishing 435,000 deaths. This also beat the total number of deaths by alcohol use, microbial agents, toxic agents, motor vehicle accidents/collisions, firearm use, sexual behavior, and illicit drug use (Marshall). So if smoking is the number one killer, shouldn’t we take steps to reduce the number of smokers? One small,…

these numbers still tend to increase in the future. Cigarettes have a huge influence on the lives of us, causing many human diseases such as lung cancer smoking, throat cancer, heart disease,... (cancer). In the huge number of people death by smoking in the US, death by cancer take about 36 percent, 39 percent are from heart disease and stroke, and 24 percent are from lung disease (cancer). Cigarette is a indirectly killer, just…

The Federal Highway Administration reported that last year, Americans drove a record of 3.15 trillion in vehicle miles; while the year before, in 2014, Americans drove an average of 3.02 trillion of vehicle miles. The numbers are there, showing that the vehicle miles that Americans are driving every year are going up as the gas prices is going down. Furthermore, the general population is spending more time on the roads compare to previous years, either sitting in their own cars or on any…

depending on the patient’s condition. Anyone who have problem in breathing normally, or having chronic diseases may require mechanical ventilator. It also includes patients suffering from spinal cord injury, stroke or any other disorders. Rapid growth in geriatric population, changing lifestyles, increase in the cases of preterm birth, growing pollution levels & urbanisation, and high prevalence of chronic diseases are some of the key driving factors for the growth of the Global Mechanical…

Study of Clinic Users,” stated that “as compared with the poor who have homes, homeless persons were more likely to have dermatological problems (32% vs 21%), functional limitation (median, 2 vs 0 per person), seizures (14% vs 6%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (21% vs 12%), social isolation, serious vision problems (22% vs 12%), foot pain, and grossly decayed teeth (median, 1 vs 0 per person)” (Gelberg et al.). This, paired with the lack of appropriate healthcare, becomes a major issue.…

We have also discussed that the kidney and lungs play a vital part in maintaining homeostasis. The elderly or aged individuals are more likely to develop kidney lung problems/diseases which will make this age group more likely to develop a pH imbalance. When the aged develop kidney and/or lung diseases the medical treatments such as diuretic can also cause an imbalanced homeostasis. One must remember that the elderly has approximately forty-five percent water within the body while adults…

In past few decades in American automotive industry especially General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler also known as "BIG THREES” were remained in headlines over their disappointing demand and sales results. We have also seen a role of US Government as a savior by providing financial support. "U.S. spent about $80 billion to rescue GM, Chrysler, and their auto-part suppliers. With all the government-held shares sold, Uncle Sam booked a $10.5 billion loss on its GM investment. The U.S. lost another $1…

concentration of homosexual males working in the organization. This trend of lifestyle increases the transmission of HIV/AIDS drastically and in the meantime result health risks in the workplace. Employees need to do the test regularly to prevent the disease and adapt suitable life environment, not only for the company but also for their own…